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Sat, January 25, 2020 | 13:44

Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos

Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos

Check-in counters have reopened at Hong Kong's airport after being shut during protests the previous day. About three dozen protesters remained camped out in the arrivals area Wednesday morning. Flights appeared to be operating normally.

2019-08-14 11:07

'No violence to journalists': Reporters Without Borders slams Hong Kong police

Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters' demands

Hong Kong leader defends police, dodges protesters' demands

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended law enforcement actions Tuesday after protesters prompted an airport shutdown with calls to investigate alleged police brutality. At one of the world's busiest airports, airlines were checking in passengers for new flights and for those unable to leave Monday when 200 flights were cancelled because thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators ...

2019-08-13 13:46

Trudeau urges China to show restraint in Hong Kong

Trudeau urges China to show restraint in Hong Kong

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged China to be "very careful" in how it responds to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and to heed their "legitimate" demands. "We're extremely concerned about the situation in Hong Kong," Trudeau told a press conference. "We're calling for peace, for order, for dialogue," he said. "We certainly call on China to be very c...

2019-08-13 10:44

Flights resume at Hong Kong airport after protests

Flights resume at Hong Kong airport after protests

Flights resumed Tuesday at Hong Kong airport a day after a massive pro-democracy rally there forced the shutdown of the busy international transport hub. Early Tuesday, passengers with luggage were being checked in at the departures hall and information boards showed several flights were already boarding or about to depart.

2019-08-13 09:22

Hong Kong airport occupied by protesters

Hong Kong airport occupied by protesters

After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place. In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they started a fire outside a police station and threw eggs at its exterior. But while the pro-democracy protesters left to occupy yet another district, the residents who were watching f...

2019-08-11 09:44

Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests

Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests

Hong Kong was bracing for another volatile weekend, with anti-government protests planned across the city on Saturday, including one at the international airport for a second day. Increasingly violent protests have plunged Hong Kong into its most serious political crisis for decades, posing a serious challenge to the central government in Beijing.

2019-08-10 13:47

China waiting out Hong Kong protests, but backlash may come

China waiting out Hong Kong protests, but backlash may come

China waiting out Hong Kong protests, but backlash may come

China's central government has dismissed Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as clowns and criminals while bemoaning growing violence surrounding the monthslong demonstrations. That's partly out of concern that protesters' demands for expanded democracy could inspire like-minded officials and intellectuals on the mainland.

2019-08-10 10:44

Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests

Fukushima nuclear plant out of space for radioactive water

Fukushima nuclear plant out of space for radioactive water

The utility company operating Fukushima's tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant said Friday it will run out of space to store massive amounts of contaminated water in three years, adding pressure on the government and the public to reach a consensus on what to do with it.

2019-08-10 09:54

A day of striking sows chaos across Hong Kong

A day of striking sows chaos across Hong Kong

A general strike in Hong Kong descended into citywide mayhem Monday as defiant protesters started fires outside police stations and hurled bricks and eggs at officers. After disrupting traffic early in the day, they filled public parks and squares in several districts, refusing to disperse even as police repeatedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets from above. While previous ...

2019-08-06 13:51

Korean man detained in Hong Kong over anti-gov't protest

Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima has marked the 74rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city with its mayor renewing calls for eliminating such weapons. Mayor Kazumi Matsui raised concerns in his peace address Tuesday about the rise of self-centered politics in the world and urged leaders to steadily work toward achieving a world without atomic weapons.

2019-08-06 11:08

The forgotten survivors of atomic bombs

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