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Attacker bites off politician's ear, others slashed in Hong Kong
Associated Press, Published on 04/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong late on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding government reforms for nearly five months.
Hong Kong in recession as protests take toll
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Business has plunged in Hong Kong's shopping districts after more than four months of protests.
Police shoot protester with live round
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Police shot a teenage protester at close range in the chest Tuesday, leaving him bleeding and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Tens of thousands marched in a day of rage as Communist leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power.
Hong Kong protesters vandalise subway station
Associated Press, Published on 22/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters in Hong Kong vandalised a subway station Sunday, smashing surveillance cameras and electronic ticket sensors, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again.
Hong Kong tells US to stay out, students form protest chains
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands of students are forming human chains in schools across Hong Kong to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes to push for democratic reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Hong Kong protests disrupt flights, subways as strike called
Associated Press, Published on 05/08/2019
» HONG KONG: At least 100 flights were cancelled and subway services widely disrupted in Hong Kong on Monday as a pro-democracy movement called for a general strike.
Emperor announces abdication as Japan marks end of era
Associated Press, Published on 30/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era.
Indonesia's first subway opens in its gridlocked capital
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's long-awaited first subway opened Sunday in the country's capital with the aim of relieving crippling traffic gridlock in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Subway first step in easing Jakarta's carmageddon
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Commuting in Indonesia's gridlocked capital will for some involve less frustration, sweat and fumes when its first subway line opens later this month.
Elon Musk unveils his underground transport tunnel
Associated Press, Published on 19/12/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary, albeit bumpy, subterranean tube - the tech entrepreneur's answer to "soul-destroying traffic".