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October 28, 2019 10:10 PM

Hong Kong protests: Reporter disrupts police news conference

<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, a reporter disrupted a police news conference today to protest what she called escalating violence by officers against journalists covering the city's pro-democracy protests.</span><br />&apo...

October 28, 2019 8:54 PM

Iraq: Curfew declared in Baghdad amid protests

<span style="color: #222222;">Authorities in Iraq have declared a curfew in the capital, Baghdad, where mass anti-government demonstrations continue for a fourth day. The renewed protests came weeks after an earlier wave of rallies broke out as a result of widespread ...

October 28, 2019 8:34 PM

Trump booed at fifth game of Baseball World Series

US President Donald Trump was booed while watching the fifth game of the Baseball World Series, being played in Washington DC. <br />'' <br />'' As Trump appeared on video screens inside the stadium, there were boos and isolated chants of lock him up -...

October 28, 2019 8:30 PM

Emergency declared in California as wildfires rage

<span style="color: #222222;">The Governor of the US state of California, Gavin Newsom, has declared a state of emergency because of raging wildfires. The Kincade fire located in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, first started on October 23. It is the largest fir...

October 28, 2019 8:28 PM

15 civilians killed in Burkina Faso attacks

<span style="color: #222222;">In the West African country, Burkina Faso, gunmen killed 15 civilians over the weekend, security and local sources said today. On Saturday night, numerous armed individuals attacked the village of Pobe-Mengao and kidnapped several residen...

October 28, 2019 8:25 PM

EU agrees to extend Brexit until Jan 31

<span style="color: #222222;">The European Union has agreed to extend Brexit until 31st January next year. European Council president, Donald Tusk made the announcement through a tweet today. He said the bloc would allow for a so-called flextension, meaning the UK cou...

October 28, 2019 5:13 PM

Chinese Communist Party begins four-day plenary session

Over 370 top officials of China's ruling Communist Party today began the much-delayed four-day plenary session. It is regarded as a politically significant conclave for President Xi Jinping as it comes in the backdrop of protests in Hong Kong, trade war with the US and slowdown of the economy. ...

October 28, 2019 3:54 PM

Britain sends documents to Vietnam to help identify truck victims

<span style="color: #222222;">Britain has sent documents to Vietnam to help identify some of the 39 people found dead in a truck near London, as fears mount that most of the dead were Vietnamese.<br />'' <br />''Several ...

October 28, 2019 3:10 PM

South Korea's parliament ratifies FTA with Britain ahead of Brexit

<span style="color: #222222;">South Korea's parliament today ratified a trade deal between Seoul and London that will take effect automatically following Britain's departure from the European Union. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) essentially replicates the t...

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