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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
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Hong Kong protesters, police clash as cities worldwide prepare for rallies ahead of China’s National Day
Protesters and police on Sunday clashed in Hong Kong for a second straight day, throwing the business and shopping belt into chaos and sparking fears of more ugly scenes leading up to China’s National Day next week. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protesters block traffic as thousands rally
Thousands of people gathered for a rally in downtown Hong Kong, belting out songs, speeches and slogans to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the 2014 Umbrella protest movement that called for democratic reforms. CBC | World News
Read More »Pakistan calls in army to disperse Islamist protesters
Pakistan’s government has called on the army to help clear a sit-in by Islamist hard-liners blockading the capital after police clashed with activists and religious protests spread to other cities. CBC | World News
Read More »Violence on the streets of Paris as protesters rage against Macron for fifth day
FRANCE has faced violence on the streets for the fifth day in a row as turmoil continues to beset the Macron presidency. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Catalonia LIVE: ‘Dictators out’ Protesters against independence take to the streets
THOUSANDS of protesters have taken to the streets of Barcelona to march against Catalonia’s bid for independence. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Protesters flood Barcelona streets after Spain’s PM says he wants to dissolve Catalonia’s government
Catalonia’s separatist leader wants the regional parliament to debate and vote on how to respond to what he called the Spanish government’s “attempt to wipe out” Catalonia’s autonomy. CBC | World News
Read More »Kenya police kill 2, fire tear gas at protesters before controversial election
Police in Kenya said Friday they shot and killed two opposition protesters who allegedly stormed a police station with farm tools and rocks in the western part of the country, while police used tear gas on rallies in the capital and elsewhere demanding reforms ahead of the new election. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Save our liberty!’ Protesters in wheelchairs disrupt hearing on Obamacare replacement bill
Protesters in wheelchairs interrupted Monday’s U.S. Senate hearing on the Republican health-care bill aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare. CBC | World News
Read More »St. Louis protesters return to streets after dozens arrested
A racially mixed crowd of demonstrators locked arms and marched quietly through downtown St. Louis on Monday morning to protest the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect, following another night of unrest and more than 80 arrests. CBC | World News
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