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Scientists foresee ‘untold suffering’, another climate record falls
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Scientists foresee ‘untold suffering’, another climate record falls

More than 11,000 scientists warned Tuesday of “untold suffering” due to global warming, even as another team said Paris carbon-cutting…
China to ‘perfect’ HK system as water cannon breaks up Guy Fawkes protest
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China to ‘perfect’ HK system as water cannon breaks up Guy Fawkes protest

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Chinese Communist Party said on Tuesday it would “perfect” the system for choosing the leader…
Xi voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader over unrest
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Xi voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader over unrest

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the…
Hong Kong official chides civil servants joining protests
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Hong Kong official chides civil servants joining protests

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday it deeply regrets the involvement of civil servants in…
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
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Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China’s economy, declaring the world must “knock down walls” as he…
China slams ‘terroristic’ Hong Kong attack on state media office
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China slams ‘terroristic’ Hong Kong attack on state media office

Chinese state-run media on Monday called for a “tougher line” on democracy protesters in Hong Kong as it denounced a…
Chinese state media urge ‘tougher line’ on Hong Kong
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Chinese state media urge ‘tougher line’ on Hong Kong

Chinese state-run media on Monday called for a “tougher line” on democracy protesters in Hong Kong, after a weekend of…
Hong Kong shopping mall clashes end in bloodshed
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Hong Kong shopping mall clashes end in bloodshed

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded shopping malls in running clashes with police on Sunday, with several…
Egypt’s poverty rate rises to 5% in 2019: World Bank official
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Egypt’s poverty rate rises to 5% in 2019: World Bank official

The World Bank Group’s Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, Mahmoud Mohieldin, said that Egypt’s poverty rate increased to five percent…
Tear gas, water cannons as marchers defy police in Hong Kong demo
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Tear gas, water cannons as marchers defy police in Hong Kong demo

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday as thousands of democracy protesters defied authorities in another unsanctioned…
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