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Twitter Closes Thousands of Fake News Accounts Worldwide…

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The move affected pro-Saudi accounts coming from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates directed at Qatar and Yemen, Twitter said, as well as others from China seeking to sow discord among protesters in Hong Kong. Additional fake accounts were suspended in Spain and Ecuador, Twitter’s safety team said. The move is the latest in a […]

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Formally Withdraws Extradition Bill…

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Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s embattled chief executive, formally withdrew the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of tense protests that played out on an international stage. The bill allowing Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials sparked massive protests that have rocked the city since June. Lam had suspended the bill, […]

Hong Kong Students Boycott Class in Protest on First Day of School Year…

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It was to be their first day of class, but instead, tens of thousands of Hong Kong university and middle school students turned up at peaceful rallies on Sept. 2 to vent their frustrations against the government, as the city entered its fourth month of mass demonstrations. The boycott followed a weekend of heightened violence […]

Saturday Protest Canceled in Hong Kong After Sudden Arrest of Key Activists…

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Saturday’s planned protest in Hong Kong has been canceled after the arrest of three of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest leaders on Friday; Joshua Wong, Andy Chan, and Agnes Chow. CNBC’s Eunice Yoon notes that the arrests are being described on Chinese media as a crackdown on “the activists who create chaos in Hong Kong”…

Child Aged 12 Is Among Dozens Arrested in Latest Hong Kong Protests. Police Used Live Bullets. China ‘has to intervene’ if Violence Breaks Out…

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A 12-year-old child is among dozens of people arrested following another violent weekend in Hong Kong which saw a police officer fire a live round for the first time. Officers arrested 29 men and seven women, aged 12 to 48, last night for unlawful assembly, possession of weapons and assaulting police. After the clashes last […]

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