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Hong Kong police clear main protest site

YoopyaDecember 11, 2014July 12, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 11, 2014July 12, 2023013

HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong police officers closed in on the city’s main protest site Thursday to clear streets of pro-democracy demonstrators and...

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Hong Kong police arrest protesters in raid on camp

YoopyaNovember 25, 2014July 12, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 25, 2014July 12, 202301

Scuffles broke out and around a dozen people were detained as police attempted to clear protesters from one of three major pro-democracy protest camps in...

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Hong Kong protesters march after fruitless talks with government

YoopyaOctober 22, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 22, 2014July 15, 202300

(Reuters) – About 200 Hong Kong protesters marched to the home of the city’s Beijing-backed leader on Wednesday to push their case for greater democracy...

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Hong Kong students, officials set for first talks on political crisis

YoopyaOctober 21, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2014July 15, 202301

(Reuters) – Senior Hong Kong government officials will meet student leaders for the first time on Tuesday in an attempt to defuse more than three...

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Crowd tries to charge Hong Kong democracy protest

YoopyaOctober 13, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 13, 2014July 29, 202303

HONG KONG (AP) — An angry crowd of people opposed to pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for more than two weeks...

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Hong Kong protests at crossroads as traffic, frustration pile up

YoopyaOctober 7, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 7, 2014July 25, 202302

(Reuters) – Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators risked a backlash from commuters and retailers on Tuesday as lingering protests caused traffic chaos and sales slump in...

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Hong Kong democracy protests fade, face test of stamina

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 202305

(Reuters) – Pro-democracy protests in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong subsided on Monday as students and civil servants returned to school and work after more than a...

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Hong Kong protesters stockpile supplies, prepare for long haul

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014July 29, 202301

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of...

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Hong Kong students on strike in democracy battle

YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014July 25, 202306

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of Hong Kong college and university students boycotted classes Monday to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict voting reforms, the start...

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Actor arrested with Jackie Chan’s son released

YoopyaAugust 29, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 29, 2014July 16, 202306

BEIJING (AP) — A Taiwanese actor arrested on drug charges along with the son of Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan was released Friday after...