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Paris police brace for May 1 rallies
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» PARIS - France's zero-tolerance approach to protest violence will be tested Wednesday when a heady mix of labour unionists, "yellow vest" demonstrators and hardline hooligans are expected to hit the streets on Labour Day.
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Paris on edge as thousands gather for May 1 rallies
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» PARIS: Thousands began rallying for May Day in Paris on Wednesday, with a heady mix of labour unionists, "yellow vest" demonstrators and hardline troublemakers expected to turn out in a test for France's zero-tolerance policy on protest violence.
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Thousands rally in Hong Kong over China extradition bill
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands of protesters rallied in central Hong Kong, seizing two main highways on Wednesday, in a defiant show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.
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Chaos as Hong Kong protesters take over parliament
AFP, Published on 02/07/2019
» HONG KONG: It started with an attempt Monday by hundreds of protesters to force a street vendor's trolley through the glass frontage of Hong Kong's parliament building.
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Protesters aim to paralyse Hong Kong with city-wide strike
AFP, Published on 05/08/2019
» HONG KONG - Pro-democracy protesters hope to ramp up pressure on Hong Kong's embattled pro-Beijing leaders by launching a city-wide strike Monday in a bid to show there is still broad public support for their movement despite weeks of chaos.
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China warns Hong Kong protesters against playing with 'fire'
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» BEIJING: China warned Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters Tuesday that "those who play with fire will perish by it", a day after the most widespread unrest of the two-month crisis.
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K-Pop and Kimchi: Tokyo's 'Little Seoul' shrugs off spat
AFP, Published on 03/09/2019
» TOKYO: In the "little Seoul" area of Tokyo, Japanese shoppers flock to get their fix of K-pop and Korean face cream, seemingly shrugging off a deep freeze in Japan-South Korean ties.
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Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PEKANBARU (INDONESIA) - The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
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Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN
AFP, Published on 24/09/2019
» JAKARTA - Indonesian forest fires are putting nearly 10 million children at risk from air pollution, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases.
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Harry and Meghan make pitch for mental health on S.African tour
AFP, Published on 24/09/2019
» CAPE TOWN - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Tuesday gave a royal boost to South African surfers harnessing the power of the waves to promote mental health in poor communities.
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