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Protesters near White House demand ‘Free China!’

Protesters near White House demand ‘Free China!’

December 4, 2022December 5, 2022 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON — About 200 protesters lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House on Sunday in a show of support for demonstrations in China…

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Asian shares gain, oil prices up after Russia price cap deal

Asian shares gain, oil prices up after Russia price cap deal

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 · Finance

Asian shares were mostly higher and oil prices rose Monday after the European Union and the Group of Seven democracies agreed on a boycott of most Russian oil…

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Asian shares gain, oil prices up after Russia price cap deal

Asian shares gain, oil prices up after Russia price cap deal

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 · Finance

Asian shares were mostly higher and oil prices rose Monday after the European Union and the Group of Seven democracies agreed on a boycott of most Russian oil…

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Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ comment

Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ comment

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 · World News

CAIRO — An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested…

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Protesters near White House demand ‘Free China!’

Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plant

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 · World News

CAIRO — Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the U.S. over sweeping…

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Thousands protest in South Korea in support of truckers

Thousands protest in South Korea in support of truckers

December 3, 2022December 4, 2022 · Finance

SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of demonstrators representing organized labor marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday denouncing government attempts to force thousands of striking truckers back to…

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Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 · World News

HAVANA — Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations warned Friday could further limit free expression and snuff out protests at…

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China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissent

China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissent

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 · World News

BEIJING — When it comes to ensuring the security of their regime, China’s Communist Party rulers don’t skimp. The extent of that lavish spending was put on display…

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Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’

Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 · Breaking News

BEIJING — A campaign to vaccinate the elderly has sparked hopes China might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign, but…

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Hong Kong official warns lockdown protests hurt security

Hong Kong official warns lockdown protests hurt security

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 · World News

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s security minister on Wednesday warned that the city’s protests against China‘s anti-virus restrictions were a “rudiment of another color revolution” and urged residents…

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U.S. World Cup team pelted with political questions in tense press conference ahead of crucial Iran game

U.S. World Cup team pelted with political questions in tense press conference ahead of crucial Iran game

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 · World News

USA’s midfielder Tyler Adams (R) and coach Gregg Berhalter give a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha on November 28, 2022, on the eve…

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Asian shares rise except Japan as markets eye China protests

Asian shares rise except Japan as markets eye China protests

November 28, 2022November 29, 2022 · Finance

TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as jitters over protests in China set off by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions subsided. U.S. futures edged higher.…

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Braun, protester of Dakota Access pipeline, dies at 53

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 · US News

EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — Joye Braun, a fierce advocate for Indian Country and an organizer of protests against the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, has died. Braun,…

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Niece of supreme leader asks world to cut ties with Iran

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 · World News

BAGHDAD — The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni is calling on people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran over it’s violent suppression…

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Protests against Covid controls erupt across China

Protests against Covid controls erupt across China

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 · Business

Demonstrators against Covid restrictions hold blank sheets of paper during a protest in Beijing in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 28. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…

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Mexico’s López Obrador leads massive pro-government march

Mexico’s López Obrador leads massive pro-government march

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 · Breaking News

MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Mexico’s capital Sunday in a show of support for President Manuel López Obrador, who before assuming the presidency…

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Brussels sees riots after Morocco beats Belgium at World Cup

Brussels sees riots after Morocco beats Belgium at World Cup

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 · Sports

BRUSSELS — Police had to seal off parts of the center of Brussels, deploy water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after…

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Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 · World News

RIO DE JANEIRO — The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov. 21, sipping drinks for relief from the scorching heat of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state,…

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Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activists

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 · World News

CAIRO — Egypt announced late Thursday the release of 30 political activists from jail, the latest in a series of mass releases from detention amid intensifying international scrutiny…

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Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory

Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 · Finance

BEIJING — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones apologized Thursday for what it said was a technical error that led to protests by employees over payment of…

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