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Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in Hong Kong
World
November 20, 2019
Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in Hong Kong
Murder disguised as suicide. A secret massacre at a subway station. Impending ‘terrorist’ attacks: false news online is amplifying fear…
Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure grows
World
November 20, 2019
Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure grows
Dozens of pro-democracy protesters remained holed up inside a besieged Hong Kong university campus for a fourth straight day on…
Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong university
World
November 19, 2019
Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong university
HONG KONG (AP) — About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday, their choices dwindling…
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
Middle East
November 19, 2019
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field…
Hong Kong university protesters defy surrender warnings
World
November 19, 2019
Hong Kong university protesters defy surrender warnings
Dozens of exhausted pro-democracy protesters barricaded inside a Hong Kong university defied warnings Tuesday to surrender, as a police siege…
Police swoop as Hong Kong protesters try to flee
World
November 18, 2019
Police swoop as Hong Kong protesters try to flee
Hong Kong riot police swooped on pro-democracy protesters trying to flee a university they had set ablaze Monday, in one…
Palestinian journalist may lose eye after shot by Israel
Middle East
November 18, 2019
Palestinian journalist may lose eye after shot by Israel
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Relatives of a Palestinian freelance photographer said Sunday that he has lost vision in one…
Lebanon’s outgoing PM blasts president’s party over delays
Middle East
November 18, 2019
Lebanon’s outgoing PM blasts president’s party over delays
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s political crisis worsened Sunday with the outgoing prime minister harshly criticizing the party of the country’s…
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
World
November 18, 2019
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police…
French ‘yellow vests’ shut down top Paris department store
World
November 18, 2019
French ‘yellow vests’ shut down top Paris department store
French “yellow vest” demonstrators occupied a top Parisian department store on Sunday, a day after clashes in the capital on…