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Hong Kong police seal off university amid fears of crackdown
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police today trapped hundreds of protesters inside a major university and demonstrators rampaged through a tourist district, after almost two straight days of standoffs that have raised fears of a bloody showdown. Defiant protesters inside Hong
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Hundreds of pro-China protesters rally amid Hong Kong chaos
Hundreds of pro-China protesters rallied in Hong Kong today to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have become a prime target of attack. The former British colony has been embroiled in more
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Hong Kong to unveil depth of recession amid protests, trade war
Hong Kong is expected to confirm today it plunged into recession for the first time in a decade, amid concerns the economy could be in a even worse shape than feared as months of anti-government protests take a heavy toll.
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HK protests: Protesters blockade universities, stockpile makeshift weapons
HONG KONG: Anti-government protesters dug in at several university campuses across Hong Kong yesterday, setting the stage for further confrontations as police said violence in the Chinese-ruled city had reached a “very dangerous and even deadly level”. Protesters – many
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Hong Kong readies for more chaos as violence spreads citywide
HONG KONG: Hong Kong prepared for more clashes today as anti-government protesters planned to paralyse parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day, with transport, schools and many businesses closing after violence escalated across the city. Protesters and
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Hong Kong protests: Police fire tear gas at university campus
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at a university campus today, a day after a protester was shot and a man set on fire in some of worst violence to rock the Chinese-ruled city in more than five months
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Hong Kong: Protester critical after being shot by police
ANKARA: Hong Kong police opened fire on protestors today with live ammunition and tear gas canisters, leaving one demonstrator critically injured, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting local media. Protestors, mainly young people, gathered at around 6.30 am local time (10:30GMT Sunday)
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Hong Kong protest: One protester shot by police as chaos erupts across city
Hong Kong police opened fire and hit at least one protester today, media reported, as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are now entering their sixth month. Police fired
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‘Get tough’ on HK protesters, media agency tells govt
SHANGHAI: Chinese state media today urged authorities to take a “tougher line” against protesters in Hong Kong who vandalised state-run Xinhua news agency and other buildings at the weekend, saying the violence damaged the city’s rule of law. In an
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Beijing won’t tolerate threats to HK’s ‘1 country, 2 system’ status
BEIJING: China will not tolerate anything that challenges the bottom line of the “one country, two systems” formula that governs Hong Kong, a senior China parliamentary official said today. Hong Kong was an important part of discussions at a plenum
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