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Messi misses Miami's Hong Kong friendly as organisers face govt funding cut
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2024
» HONG KONG: Lionel Messi's three days of adulation in Hong Kong ended in heartbreak for his fans as the Argentine did not take to the field in Inter Miami's 4-1 win against a local League XI in a friendly played in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday.
Peru's ex-president Fujimori freed from prison after 16 years
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2023
» LIMA - Former peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released from jail late on Wednesday despite criticism from an international human rights court.
Motorcycling-Grand Prix returns to Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2022
» MANDALIKA: Indonesia will host a sellout crowd this weekend for its first motorcycle grand prix event in a quarter of a century, as MotoGP comes to the resort island of Lombok for the second race of the season.
Verry Elleegant wins Melbourne Cup
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2021
» MELBOURNE: Verry Elleegant won the prestigious A$8 million ($6 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths.
Myanmar death toll tops 500 as protesters stage 'garbage strike'
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2021
» Myanmar protesters held overnight candle-lit vigils after an advocacy group said security forced had now killed over 500 people since a Feb 1 coup, as activists on Tuesday launched a new civil disobedience campaign to hurl garbage onto streets.
Rival protests raise fears of return to violence
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2020
» Rival protest groups rallied in and around Bangkok on Monday, raising the political temperature amid almost daily anti-government student protests nationwide and stirring fears of a return to street violence.
Police fire tear gas to disperse Christmas Eve protesters
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping malls and in a prime tourist district as anti-government rallies escalated into chaos on Christmas Eve.
Hong Kong protesters in standoff with police after rally tear-gassed
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters, many wearing banned face masks, who had converged on the Kowloon harbour-front tourist district on Sunday to denounce perceived police brutality over months of unrest.
China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong: envoys
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Last month, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into this restive city. They came in on trucks and armoured cars, by bus and by ship.
Hong Kong charges 44 protesters with rioting
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2019
» HONG KONG: More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday charged with rioting for their role in a recent protest that turned violent when thousands of activists clashed with police near Beijing's main representative office in the city.