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4:19am, 5th August, 2019

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as strikes paralyze city

Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters on Monday as a general strike plunged the Asian financial hub into fresh chaos, paralyzing transport and bringing the city to an unprecedented standstill for much of the morning.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as city is again roiled by protests

1:07pm, 3rd August, 2019

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas as city is again roiled by protests

Hong Kong police fired multiple tear gas rounds on Saturday night in confrontations with black-clad activists in the city's Kowloon area, as the Chinese-controlled territory was again rocked by anti-government protests.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protests again roil the city

10:02am, 3rd August, 2019

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protests again roil the city

Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday night in confrontations with black-clad activists in the city's Kowloon area, as the Chinese-controlled territory was again rocked by anti-government protests.

Algeria police fire tear gas as tens of thousands protest at Bouteflika vote bid

9:40am, 1st March, 2019

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Algeria police fire tear gas as tens of thousands protest at Bouteflika vote bid

Police fired tear gas in central Algiers on Friday to disperse thousands of Algerians protesting against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term, witnesses said.

Maduro's troops block Venezuela aid convoy with tear gas, bullets

9:41pm, 23rd February, 2019

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Maduro's troops block Venezuela aid convoy with tear gas, bullets

Troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro turned back foreign aid convoys from Venezuela's border using teargas and rubber rounds on Saturday, killing two protesters and putting his socialist government on a collision course with Washington.

Maduro's troops block Venezuela aid convoy with bullets and tear gas

8:39pm, 23rd February, 2019

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Maduro's troops block Venezuela aid convoy with bullets and tear gas

Troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro turned back foreign aid convoys from Venezuela's border using teargas and rubber bullets on Saturday, killing two protestors and putting his socialist government on a collision course with Washington.

Sudanese security forces use tear gas to break up women's protest

3:03pm, 10th February, 2019

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Sudanese security forces use tear gas to break up women's protest

Sudanese security forces used tear gas on Sunday to break up a crowd of hundreds of people, mostly young women, demonstrating against the detention of women arrested at previous protests, witnesses said.

French police fire tear gas at fuel price protesters

6:07am, 24th November, 2018

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French police fire tear gas at fuel price protesters

Police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse protesters in Paris who are angry over rising fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies, the second weekend of "yellow vest" protests that have caused disruption across F...

Greece to tear down illegal buildings after killer blaze

9:29am, 7th August, 2018

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Greece to tear down illegal buildings after killer blaze

Greece will demolish thousands of illegal buildings in response to the death of dozens of people who were unable to escape a maze of poorly planned streets in the country's worst wildfire disaster.