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Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests
World

Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests

Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where President Donald…
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
World

Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies

Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 15 activists on charges…
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Egypt

Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral

Several residents of Shubra al-Bahou village in Daqahlia governorate apologized on Friday for their involvement in protests against the burial…
Video: Egyptian police fire tear gas to allow burial of doctor amid protests
Egypt

Video: Egyptian police fire tear gas to allow burial of doctor amid protests

Police forces at an Egyptian village were forced to use tear-gas to break up crowds and arrest dozens on Saturday…
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Egypt

Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine

Villagers at al-Hayatem in Gharbiya governorate held a demonstration on Wednesday against their village being placed under quarantine banning entry and…
‘First we need to stay alive’: virus spread dampens Chile’s fiery protests
World

‘First we need to stay alive’: virus spread dampens Chile’s fiery protests

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – For many in Santiago’s Plaza Italia, ground zero for mass protests in Chile that have raged for…
Hong Kong rail operator ordered to release police protest footage
World

Hong Kong rail operator ordered to release police protest footage

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Wednesday ordered rail operator MTR Corp to hand over CCTV footage…
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
Middle East

Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going

BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq’s modern history, crowds have…
‘A Day Without Us’: Mexican women stage protest by absence
World

‘A Day Without Us’: Mexican women stage protest by absence

Women mostly stayed off Mexico City’s streets Monday as part of a protest against the country’s soaring rate of gender…
Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges
World

Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sharjeel Imam was a little-known research scholar and a student activist until Indian police launched a…
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