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Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis.
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YouTube removes channel promoting future Hong Kong leader
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» United States video hosting service YouTube Wednesday suspended a channel promoting Hong Kong official John Lee's uncontested bid to be the city's next leader, saying the move was in compliance with sanctions against the ex-security chief.
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Embattled Pakistani PM faces crucial vote
AFP, Published on 09/04/2022
» ISLAMABAD: Pakistans lawmakers clashed angrily in the national assembly on Saturday ahead of a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Imran Khan that will likely see him booted from office.
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New US sanctions target Russia's pro-Putin oligarchs
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - The United States imposed sanctions on the ultra-wealthy Russian oligarchs at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's regime Thursday in the latest ratcheting up of pressure on the Kremlin to halt its invasion of Ukraine.
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Hong Kong cabinet minister steps down over tapas party
AFP, Published on 31/01/2022
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers just days after the city's government had called on people to avoid large gatherings to fight a coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong to define more national security crimes
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong will define a host of new national security crimes, the city's leader said Wednesday, as she presided over the first session of a new "patriots only" legislature scrubbed of political opposition.
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Major US TV service dumps pro-Trump channel OAN
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Subscription television service DirecTV has decided not to renew its contract with One America News Network (OAN), an ultra-conservative, conspiratorial US channel that backs former US president Donald Trump.
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Thousands rally in Iraq to mark 2020 killing of Iran general
AFP, Published on 02/01/2022
» BAGHDAD - Thousands of supporters of an Iraqi alliance of armed groups Saturday marked the upcoming second anniversary of a US drone strike that killed a revered Iranian commander and his Iraqi lieutenant.
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Patriots or pretenders? Students navigate Hong Kong classroom crackdown
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong teenager Sum says he lives a double life.
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Hong Kong elite picks new 'patriots only' legislature
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's political elite will pick new city lawmakers on Sunday under Beijing's "patriots only" rules that drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control who can run for office.
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