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In chaotic scenes, furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong’s leader to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives and clamoured for her to resign after she walked out of the legislature on Wednesday and then delivered the annual address 75 minutes late via television. CBC | World News
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Hong Kong protesters take violence to new ‘life-threatening’ level, say police
Violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have escalated to a “life-threatening level,” police said Monday after a small bomb exploded and a police officer was stabbed overnight. CBC | World News
Read More »China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police
Apple became the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong when the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper criticized the tech giant Wednesday for a smartphone app that allows activists to report police movements. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong leader says Chinese military could step in if situation ‘becomes so bad’
After invoking emergency powers to ban people from wearing masks at rallies, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam wouldn’t rule out other measures including calling for Chinese intervention. CBC | World News
Read More »2 protesters charged under Hong Kong’s new mask ban as protests continue
Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Monday night as groups of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in continued violence since the government banned face masks at rallies, with two protesters charged earlier in the day with violating the mask ban. CBC | World News
Read More »2 protesters charged in 1st use of Hong Kong’s new mask ban
Two protesters were charged Monday with violating Hong Kong’s new ban on wearing masks at rallies, a move likely to add to a backlash that has thrown the city into deeper crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »China’s military issues warning to protesters as laser light hits Hong Kong barracks
China’s Hong Kong military garrison warned protesters on Sunday they could be arrested for targeting its barracks in the city with laser lights. CBC | World News
Read More »Hundreds return to Hong Kong streets as metro, shops shut after violence
Hong Kong’s subway system and many shops were closed on Saturday, after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and protesters torched businesses and train stations. CBC | World News
Read More »Teen shot as Hong Kong protesters unleash anger over ban on face masks
Defiant masked protesters rampaged, police fired tear gas and a teen was wounded by gunfire hours after Hong Kong’s embattled leader banned masks at rallies, invoking rarely used emergency powers to quell four months of anti-government demonstrations. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong court to hear assault case against student shot by police
The lawyer for a Hong Kong student protester shot in the chest by police was due to appear in court on his behalf on Thursday after the 18-year-old was charged over his role in violent demonstrations. CBC | World News
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