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HK activist Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:10am on June 18, 2019
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison Monday and vowed to join historic anti-government protests rocking the finance hub, as activists...
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At least 12 killed in Indonesia bus accident
Agence France-Presse . Jakarta | Updated at 01:58pm on June 17, 2019
At least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian...
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Earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia: Agency
Reuters . Jakarta | Updated at 12:24pm on June 17, 2019
An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck in eastern Indonesia on Monday...
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Anti-govt protesters free highway outside HK parliament
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 11:52am on June 17, 2019
Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong ended their occupation of...
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HK leader apologises as massive rally chokes city
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 08:13pm on June 16, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets for a second straight Sunday in a defiant rebuke of a reviled extradition law, piling pressure...
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Hong Kong protestors hold huge rally
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:50pm on June 16, 2019
Hong Kong was braced for another mass rally on Sunday as public anger seethed following...
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Hong Kong halts extradition bill
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:10am on June 16, 2019
Hong Kong’s embattled leader on Saturday suspended a hugely divisive bill that would allow extraditions to China, in a major climbdown following unprecedented unrest, but...
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South Sudan sees record hunger levels
Agence France-Presse . Juba, South Sudan | Updated at 12:10am on June 16, 2019
A record number of almost seven million people are facing severe hunger in South Sudan, despite a peace agreement which has largely stopped fighting after...
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Putin gives Xi ice cream on birthday
Reuters . Beijing | Updated at 12:10am on June 16, 2019
Chinese president Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday with Russian president Vladimir Putin, who Xi considers a close friend and who gave Xi...
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Indonesia returns five containers of waste to the US
Agence France-Presse . Jakarta | Updated at 12:10am on June 16, 2019
Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a ‘dumping ground’, officials said Saturday, the latest Southeast Asian...
