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Acts of sabotage hit French trains as Paris Olympics kick off
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/07/2024
» PARIS - Train services in France, including the international Eurostar service, were disrupted on Friday, hit by what authorities called a coordinated sabotage effort just hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Israel raids Al Jazeera’s offices after banning broadcaster
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/05/2024
» Israeli officials seized Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, hours after the nation’s cabinet approved a decision to shutter the Qatar-based TV news network’s operations in the Jewish state - an unprecedented step toward an international media outlet.
Major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam neighbourhood destroys 60 homes
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/01/2023
» SEOUL: A blaze destroyed at least 60 homes in one of Seoul’s last remaining shantytowns on Friday, forcing the evacuation of about 500 people just before Lunar New Year, South Korea’s biggest holiday.
Sniper shoots people in Washington, later found dead
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/04/2022
» The shooting of four people by a gunman in northwest Washington DC on Friday afternoon forced residents and students into a lock down that lasted well into the night -- until the gunman was found dead in his apartment.
Trump falsely claims victory with election too close to call
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2020
» NEW YORK: President Donald Trump declared early Wednesday he had won re-election against Joe Biden and said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene, even as several battleground states continue to count votes.
Hong Kong protesters rehearse ‘anti-communist march’
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Thousands of people gathered in a square in Hong Kong’s city centre on Sunday afternoon in a pre-march assembly for a rally scheduled for next week that organisers describe as “universal siege on communists.”
Hundreds of thousands march for freedom: Hong Kong update
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong to mark Human Rights Day and press for greater democracy in the city in the biggest rally in about six months.
Tear gas, 'live rounds' fired as tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Police shot tear gas volleys at protesters as simultaneous rallies raged across Hong Kong, including a march through the city centre, hours after celebrations for a holiday marking 70 years of Communist rule in China began in Beijing.
Assange arrested after asylum lifted
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/04/2019
» LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was expelled from his hideout in Ecuador’s embassy in London Thursday and promptly arrested by London police amid concerns he faces extradition to the US.
Putin critic detained after defying police with protest call
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/06/2017
» Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained by police outside his apartment in southern Moscow after calling on supporters to mount an unsanctioned protest near the Kremlin.