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Pig infected with African swine fever washes up in Taiwan

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A floating dead pig infected with African swine fever washed up in Taiwan last week, according…

Thousands in Hong Kong defy Xi with pro-democracy rallies

by Yan ZHAO / Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to Hong Kong's streets…

China’s Xi warns Hong Kong protesters jeopardise ‘one country, two systems’

by Yan ZHAO / Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping warned Thursday that protests in…

Hong Kong protesters fire arrows at cops and choke city for fourth day

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Pro-democracy protesters challenging China's rule of Hong Kong on Thursday choked the city for a…

Air pollution shuts schools in Iran’s capital

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Schools in Tehran were ordered to be closed on Wednesday after the Iranian capital was cloaked…

Mainland China students flee Hong Kong over protest violence fears

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Mainland Chinese students have begun fleeing Hong Kong campuses over security fears, police and…

Chaos in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests ‘blossom everywhere’

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Pro-democracy protesters Wednesday stepped up a "blossom everywhere" campaign of road blocks and vandalism…

Hong Kong clashes rage on university campus and business district

by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters fought intense battles with riot…

51 children injured in chemical attack at China kindergarten

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than 50 people, mostly children, were injured by a man who broke into a…

Protesters hit Hong Kong commute as western powers urge restraint

by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong protesters struck the city's transport network for…

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