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Lebanon’s government has approved sweeping reforms that it hopes will appease hundreds of thousands of people who have been protesting for days, calling on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s government to resign. CBC | World News
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Catalan independence protests in 7th day as Spanish government says riots ‘diminishing’
Hundreds of pro-independence protesters took to the streets of Barcelona for a seventh successive night on Sunday, with anger over the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders showing little sign of abating. CBC | World News
Read More »Chilean protests continue with 3 dead in fire at looted Walmart
Protests and violence in Chile spilled over into a new day Sunday even after the president cancelled a subway fare hike that prompted violent demonstrations. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon’s anti-government protests gain momentum, enter 4th day
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered for another march on Sunday in major cities and towns across Lebanon, demanding an end to corruption and the rule of the country’s political elite. CBC | World News
Read More »Protests sweep Lebanon as fury at ruling elite grows
Tens of thousands of angry protesters blocked roads, burned tires and marched across Lebanon on Friday for a second day, demanding the removal of a political elite they accuse of looting the economy to the point of breakdown. 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 »Iraq imposes curfews as deadly protests spill into 2nd day
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday declared a curfew in Baghdad until further notice after at least seven people were killed and more than 400 were injured during two days of nationwide anti-government protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Riot police fire tear gas amid protests in Hong Kong
Riot police have fired tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters in several districts in Hong Kong amid multiple rallies challenging the Chinese Communist Party as it marks its 70th year of rule. CBC | World News
Read More »Egypt police crack down on anti-government protests, seal off Tahrir Square
Egyptian security forces completely sealed off Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, to prevent possible protests on Friday against the country’s president. CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands flood city streets in 2nd wave of global climate protests
Thousands of people flooded city streets on Friday in a second wave of worldwide protests demanding swift action on climate change. CBC | World News
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