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Thousands protest to maintain pressure on Chile government
AFP, Published on 02/11/2019
» SANTIAGO - Dressed in black, marching silently and raising one fist, around a thousand women on Friday demanded justice for those killed and injured during the last two weeks of social unrest in Chile.
Spain to host COP25 climate summit in December
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» MADRID - Spain will host the COP25 climate summit in December, the UN said on Friday, after Chile abandoned plans to hold it due to deadly anti-government protests.
New clashes as embattled Chile president reshuffles cabinet
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» SANTIAGO - Chilean protesters clashed with security forces on Monday, several hours after embattled President Sebastian Pinera announced a cabinet reshuffle in his latest bid to end 10 days of street demonstrations.
Iraq students join protests as pressure on government swells
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» BAGHDAD - Iraqi students joined anti-government protests in Baghdad on Sunday, ramping up the street pressure on Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi who also faced a sit-in and the first resignations from parliament.
Chilean president vows major reshuffle after week of protests
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» SANTIAGO - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Saturday announced a major government reshuffle, a day after more than one million people took to the streets in a massive protest for economic and political change.
Iraq forces try to clear lingering protesters
AFP, Published on 26/10/2019
» BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to clear lingering protesters in Baghdad on Saturday morning, after dozens died in a bloody resumption of anti-government rallies to be discussed in parliament.
Over a million protesters demand Chile president's resignation
AFP, Published on 26/10/2019
» SANTIAGO - More than one million people took to the streets in Chile Friday for the largest protests in a week of deadly demonstrations demanding economic reforms and the resignation of President Sebastian Pinera.
A surge in protests around the world in October
AFP, Published on 26/10/2019
» PARIS - The past weeks have seen a wave of often unprecedented protest movements erupt in countries around the world.
New wave of protests in Baghdad's Green Zone
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» BAGHDAD: Thousands of protesters massed near the high-security Green Zone in Iraq's capital on Friday in a resumption of anti-government demonstrations that left more than 150 people dead earlier this month.
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» BAGHDAD - Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier this month and which could balloon after the endorsement of populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.