China completes Mars lander test ahead of 2020 mission
HUAILAI, China (AFP) -- China on Thursday completed a test of its Mars exploration lander ahead of Beijing's first mission…
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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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
Two treated for deadly pneumonic plague in Beijing
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two people in Beijing have been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague -- a rare instance of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
6 years ago
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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Police shoot protester, man set on fire in day of Hong Kong fury
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A police officer shot a…
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Chinese consumers spend billions in ‘Singles’ Day’ shopping spree
by Dan Martin SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Chinese customers spent billions of dollars during the opening hours of the country's…
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