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Pepper Balls Fired By Hong Kong Cops Amid Protests Against Security Law, Elections
Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China.
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Hong Kong Police Fire Water Cannon To Disperse Protesters
Hong Kong police used water cannon Wednesday to disperse small groups of protesters who gathered in a popular shopping district in defiance of a ban on rallies, a day after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the city.
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"I Can't Be Silent": Hong Kong People Aim To Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary Despite Ban
Many Hong Kong people will find their own way to mark the 31st anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on protesters in and around Tiananmen Square, after an annual candlelight vigil was cancelled for the first time because of the coronavirus.
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300 Arrested As Thousands Protest In Hong Kong Over China's Proposed Law
Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 300 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to voice anger over national security legislation proposed by China, that has raised international alarm over freedoms in the city.
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"Doesn't Matter If It's Christmas": Hong Kong Activists Amid Continuing Protests
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping malls chanting pro-democracy slogans on Wednesday as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathering on nearby streets.
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Journalist Blinded In One Eye Reporting Hong Kong Protests Seeks Justice
Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
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"Still Angry": Hong Kong Protesters Return To The Streets
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray in Hong Kong on Sunday as tens of thousands of black-clad protesters flooded into the streets, a week after pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide local election victory.
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Fire Holds Off Hong Kong Police At Protest Campus
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers warned they may use live rounds if confronted by deadly weapons.
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Hong Kong Police Warn Of "Live Fire" If They Face Deadly Weapons From Protesters
Hong Kong police Monday warned for the first time that they may use "live rounds" after pro-democracy protesters fired arrows and threw petrol bombs at officers at a beseiged university campus, as the crisis engulfing the city veered deeper into danger.
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Hong Kong Police Officer Hit By Arrow As Protesters Dig In At Campus
A police officer was struck by an arrow fired by a Hong Kong protester on Sunday, as fierce clashes raged around a campus which has turned into a base for a pro-democracy movement whose unrelenting protests have plunged the city into turmoil.
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Police Shoot Protester, Set Man On Fire Amid Hong Kong Fury
A Hong Kong police officer shot a masked protester in an incident shown live on Facebook Monday while a man was set alight, during one of the most violent days of clashes seen since pro-democracy unrest erupted more than five months ago.
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Clean-Up At Newspaper Office In China After Bombs Were Thrown Into Lobby
Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China's official news agency Xinhua on Sunday, one of the buildings vandalised in a violent day of protests which also saw activists hurl petrol bombs and set fire to metro stations.
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Thousands Protest Police Brutality In Hong Kong, Face Tear Gas
Hong Kong riot police fired volleys of tear gas to try to disperse thousands of protesters, many wearing now-banned face masks, who converged on the Kowloon harbour front on Sunday to denounce perceived police brutality over months of unrest.
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China Wanted Executive Fired For Supporting Hong Kong Protests: NBA Chief
China demanded that a Houston Rockets executive be sacked for supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has said.
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Artist Yoshitomo Nara's Cartoon Girl Breaks Record, Sold For 25 Million
As violence escalated in Hong Kong over the weekend with protesters starting fires and throwing petrol bombs and police responding with tear gas, a roomful of Asia's elite gathered to bid on art and wine.
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Pepper Balls Fired By Hong Kong Cops Amid Protests Against Security Law, Elections
Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China.
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Hong Kong Police Fire Water Cannon To Disperse Protesters
Hong Kong police used water cannon Wednesday to disperse small groups of protesters who gathered in a popular shopping district in defiance of a ban on rallies, a day after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the city.
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"I Can't Be Silent": Hong Kong People Aim To Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary Despite Ban
Many Hong Kong people will find their own way to mark the 31st anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on protesters in and around Tiananmen Square, after an annual candlelight vigil was cancelled for the first time because of the coronavirus.
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300 Arrested As Thousands Protest In Hong Kong Over China's Proposed Law
Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 300 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to voice anger over national security legislation proposed by China, that has raised international alarm over freedoms in the city.
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"Doesn't Matter If It's Christmas": Hong Kong Activists Amid Continuing Protests
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping malls chanting pro-democracy slogans on Wednesday as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathering on nearby streets.
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Journalist Blinded In One Eye Reporting Hong Kong Protests Seeks Justice
Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
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"Still Angry": Hong Kong Protesters Return To The Streets
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray in Hong Kong on Sunday as tens of thousands of black-clad protesters flooded into the streets, a week after pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide local election victory.
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Fire Holds Off Hong Kong Police At Protest Campus
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers warned they may use live rounds if confronted by deadly weapons.
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Hong Kong Police Warn Of "Live Fire" If They Face Deadly Weapons From Protesters
Hong Kong police Monday warned for the first time that they may use "live rounds" after pro-democracy protesters fired arrows and threw petrol bombs at officers at a beseiged university campus, as the crisis engulfing the city veered deeper into danger.
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Hong Kong Police Officer Hit By Arrow As Protesters Dig In At Campus
A police officer was struck by an arrow fired by a Hong Kong protester on Sunday, as fierce clashes raged around a campus which has turned into a base for a pro-democracy movement whose unrelenting protests have plunged the city into turmoil.
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Police Shoot Protester, Set Man On Fire Amid Hong Kong Fury
A Hong Kong police officer shot a masked protester in an incident shown live on Facebook Monday while a man was set alight, during one of the most violent days of clashes seen since pro-democracy unrest erupted more than five months ago.
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Clean-Up At Newspaper Office In China After Bombs Were Thrown Into Lobby
Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China's official news agency Xinhua on Sunday, one of the buildings vandalised in a violent day of protests which also saw activists hurl petrol bombs and set fire to metro stations.
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Thousands Protest Police Brutality In Hong Kong, Face Tear Gas
Hong Kong riot police fired volleys of tear gas to try to disperse thousands of protesters, many wearing now-banned face masks, who converged on the Kowloon harbour front on Sunday to denounce perceived police brutality over months of unrest.
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China Wanted Executive Fired For Supporting Hong Kong Protests: NBA Chief
China demanded that a Houston Rockets executive be sacked for supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has said.
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Artist Yoshitomo Nara's Cartoon Girl Breaks Record, Sold For 25 Million
As violence escalated in Hong Kong over the weekend with protesters starting fires and throwing petrol bombs and police responding with tear gas, a roomful of Asia's elite gathered to bid on art and wine.
