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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
NEW YORK — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival
TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, chanting “Stop the genocide!” during…
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Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
NEW DELHI — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a…
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Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog…
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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy…
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Shehbaz Sharif is Pakistan’s new premier. Imran Khan’s allies in parliament protest, allege rigging
ISLAMABAD — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second…
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Sunak says UK descending into mob rule. Critics accuse him of undermining rights
LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests…
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Police in Serbia detain nearly 40 people as opposition plans more protests
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police said Monday they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest…
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Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters
BELGRADE, Serbia — Riot police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s…
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Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial
HONG KONG — The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day Tuesday,…
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