Citywide protests disrupt Hong Kong as students barricade campuses
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Russia slams 'wave of violence' that forced Morales to resign
It said that Morales' government had been ready to seek "constructive solutions on the basis of dialogue."
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Chile to amend Constitution, a key demand of protesters
The new Constitution will be drafted by a body called a constituent assembly and then put to a referendum for ratification, Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel said.
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'Leave now': Australians urged to evacuate as 'catastrophic' fires loom
Bushfires burning across New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland states have already killed three people and destroyed more than 150 homes. Officials expect adverse heat and wind conditions to peak at unprecedented levels on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares
Police fired live rounds at protesters on the eastern side of Hong Kong island, Cable TV and other Hong Kong media reported. Cable TV said one protester was wounded when police opened fire.
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Trump faces perilous test as impeachment hearings open
US President Donald Trump faces potential removal from office for pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, a leading candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Bolivia's Morales resigns after protests, lashes out at 'coup'
However, underscoring the ongoing tensions, Morales later said on Twitter that the police had an “illegal” warrant for his arrest and that “violent groups” had attacked his home.
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Germany warns France against undermining NATO security alliance
Macron told The Economist this week that NATO was experiencing “brain death”, citing a lack of coordination and US unpredictability under President Donald Trump.
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14 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
The cyclone also damaged some 4,000 mostly mud and tin-built houses, disaster management secretary Shah Kamal told AFP.
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Republicans want Hunter Biden, whistleblower to testify in open hearings
Democrats who control the US House of Representatives, however, likely will reject appearances by Hunter Biden and the unidentified whistleblower in the hearings due to open on Wednesday.
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Vote-weary Spain holds election, hoping to break political stalemate
Voting will end at 8pm in mainland Spain. Results should begin emerging in the early evening, with almost all votes counted by midnight.
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Update: Six dead, 36 fishermen missing after cyclone Bulbul lashes Bangladesh
Five of the six victims were killed by falling trees, including a 52-year old woman who had spent the night in a shelter.
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Violence spreads across Hong Kong New Territories on 24th weekend of unrest
Protesters daubed graffiti on shop fronts in Kowloon Tong and “stormed” shops in Tsuen Wan, police said.
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Cyclone Bulbul lashes Bangladesh, killing fisherman and homemaker
Afisherman was killed on Saturday night when a tree collapsed on his thatched home and a woman was killed when a tree crashed down on her house.
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Hundreds of Indian Sikhs make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan
Cheering Sikhs walked joyfully along the road from Dera Baba Nanak in India towards the new immigration hall that would allow them to pass through a secure land corridor into Pakistan.
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Bangladesh evacuates 100,000 as Cyclone Bulbul approaches
The Meteorological Department has asked local authorities and two ports to raise their highest alert, as the cyclone is expected to unleash a storm surge as high as two metres in coastal districts.
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Two dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires
New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian also said seven people were unaccounted for, as firefighters tried to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes.
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Hong Kong vigils for dead student turn to street violence
UST students trashed a campus branch of Starbucks, part of a franchise perceived to be pro-Beijing, and rallies are expected across the territory over the weekend.
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US stocks flat amid mixed signs on China trade talks
Peter Navarro told NPR that a postponement of new tariffs on Chinese goods due to take effect on 15 December was possible but that earlier tariffs would stay in place.
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Mexican cartels 'worse than Isis': massacre victims' kin urge US help
Funerals of the three mothers and six children began to be held in Mexico on Thursday after the government said they were caught in the crossfire of a territorial feud between the Juarez Cartel and its rival the Sinaloa Cartel on Monday.
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'Uncharted territory' as bushfires rage across Australia's east
Around a hundred blazes pockmarked the New South Wales and Queensland countryside, around 19 of them dangerous and uncontained.
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Hong Kong student who fell during protests dies, fresh unrest likely
The Hospital Authority confirmed that Chow Tsz-lok, 22, an undergraduate student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, had died of injuries.
