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War at the dinner table: Hong Kong families divided over protests
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War at the dinner table: Hong Kong families divided over protests

For weeks, Jane lied to her mother about joining Hong Kong’s protests — pretending her rucksack was bulging with books,…
Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs
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Hong Kong returns to violence with tear gas and Molotovs

Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on…
Protesters call on UK to protect Hong Kongers from China
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Protesters call on UK to protect Hong Kongers from China

Pro-democracy protesters rallied outside Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday, demanding London do more to protect its former colonial…
US puts sanctions on N.Korea hacking groups behind major thefts
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US puts sanctions on N.Korea hacking groups behind major thefts

The US Treasury on Friday placed sanctions on three North Korea government-sponsored hacking operations which it said were behind the…
China removes several US products from tariffs list
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China removes several US products from tariffs list

China on Wednesday said it would spare a number of US products from punitive tariffs in what is seen as…
Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star
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Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star

Japan’s Shinzo Abe Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet…
‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women
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‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women

Women’s rights protesters are taking to the streets for the sixth time in as many months as anger mounts in…
Hong Kong leader tells US not to ‘interfere’ after fresh protests
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Hong Kong leader tells US not to ‘interfere’ after fresh protests

Hong Kong’s embattled leader warned the United States on Tuesday not to “interfere” with her government’s response to the city’s…
N. Korea fires ‘projectiles’ after offering talks with US
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N. Korea fires ‘projectiles’ after offering talks with US

North Korea on Tuesday fired projectiles into the sea, South Korea’s military said, hours after Pyongyang said it was willing…
Two dead, travel chaos, after powerful typhoon pummels Tokyo
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Two dead, travel chaos, after powerful typhoon pummels Tokyo

A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with record winds killed two people, police said Monday, as cancelled trains caused…
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