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Joshua Wong was one of the key figures behind the 2014 Umbrella Protests, but 2019's demonstrations have been largely leaderless
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18.08.2024
Hong Kong police round up activists ahead of rally
The latest film by French-Polish director Roman Polanski premieres at the Venice Film Festival Friday amid controversy over his inclusion
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18.08.2024
Polanski film premieres in Venice as scandal rages
Leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested again, a day ahead of a banned protest rally in the city
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18.08.2024
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested: party
Daraa was brought back under Syrian government control in July 2018, after weeks of bombardment
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18.08.2024
Cradle of Syria's uprising turns into 'chaotic' south
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Motorcycle riders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, wait in line to buy gasoline which is in increasingly short supply
World 18.08.2024
Worsening fuel shortage in impoverished Haiti
A large portion of the population in Somalia relies on international aid after three decades of conflict and economic ruin
World 18.08.2024
Six countries block UN sanctions against Somalia's Al-Shabaab
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab (L) and EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini are pictured in Helsinki, Finland on August 29
World 18.08.2024
Britain, France, Germany to hold Iran talks
A complex which includes what is believed to be a re-education camp is pictured on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, in May 2019
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World Bank says 'no indication' China misused loan for Uighur schools
US President Donald Trump (L) with General John Raymond, who will lead the Pentagon's new Space Command
World 18.08.2024
Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare
Former senior commander Ivan Marquez (center) and fugitive rebel colleague Jesus Santrich (in sunglasses), of the dissolved FARC rebel army group in Colombia, announced that they are taking up arms again along with other guerrillas
World 18.08.2024
Colombia's FARC: from war to peace and back again
Protector: A ranger dons a facemask to help him follow the tracks of a gorilla, a famously elusive species
World 18.08.2024
Hunters turn gamekeepers to help C. Africa's threatened wildlife
US President Donald Trump (R), said he will send Vice President Mike Pence (L) to Poland for World War II anniversary commemorations
World 18.08.2024
Trump cancels Poland trip to focus on US hurricane
Chinese scientist He Jiankui, pictured in November 2018, altered the DNA of twin girls in southern China by using molecular scissors -- ostensibly to prevent them from contracting HIV
World 18.08.2024
WHO launches genetic research register after designer-baby scandal
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