MOSCOW (AFP) – Blue underwear and toilet brushes, snowball barrages and snow graffiti. Russia’s burgeoning protest movement in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny…
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At four US state capitols, only the smallest of anti-Biden protests
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – State capitols nationwide had braced themselves for chaos, installing fences and bolstering security before President Joe Biden’s inauguration at the US…
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Protests scheduled for inside security perimeter near Capitol canceled for Inauguration Day
Chris Wallace: Biden’s success is the country’s success. We should root for him hard ‘Fox News Sunday’ anchor Chris Wallace gives his Inauguration Day analysis,…
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Nine arrested as Danish coronavirus-curb protests turn violent
COPENHAGEN (AFP) – Nine people were arrested in Denmark on Saturday (Jan 9) after demonstrations against the country’s coronavirus restrictions turned violent in two cities…
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US Capitol Police officer dies from injuries in riot
WASHINGTON (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, NYTIMES) – United States Capitol Police said late on Thursday (Jan 7) that a police officer named Brian Sicknick died due to…
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Chinese netizens mock 'beautiful sight' after storming of US Capitol
BEIJING – Chinese social media erupted in a mixture of glee and schadenfreude Thursday (Jan 7) as a mob stormed the United States Capitol, comparing…
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US Capitol police left open path for chaos to take deadly turn
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US Capitol Police force was caught unprepared by a mob of pro-Trump extremists on Wednesday (Jan 6) in a failure to protect…
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'Democracy under siege': International press condemns Trump over Capitol violence
PARIS (AFP) – The chaos unleashed on the US Capitol by US President Donald Trump’s supporters dominated front pages across the world on Thursday (Jan…
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India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new farming laws continues
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday (Dec 13) intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling…
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India may amend farm reform in the hope of ending protests
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India’s government will consider amending reforms that have sparked protests by farmers fearing the end of guaranteed crop prices but it…
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Farmers' protests over reforms seen as test of Indian PM Modi's ability to improve sector
NEW DELHI – With a coronavirus pandemic that has seen 9.7 million cases recorded in India and a tanking economy to deal with, Prime Minister…
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Thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in Belarus, dozens detained
MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Belarus capital Minsk and elsewhere on Sunday (Dec 6) as weekly protests demanding the resignation of…
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Thousands in Moldova call for government's resignation
CHISINAU (AFP) – Thousands of protesters rallied in Moldova’s capital on Sunday (Dec 6) demanding the government’s resignation and snap parliamentary elections. Moldova last month…
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Threats, detentions and frozen assets: Nigeria's protesters depict pattern of intimidation
LAGOS(Reuters) – At 7 a.m. on a recent Saturday, Onomene Adene received a call from a man whose voice she did not recognise.FILE PHOTO: Nigeria’s…
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