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Perspective | China thinks it can defeat Hong Kong’s protesters. It can’t. Excellent analysis of Hong Kong & its low-level, urban war of attrition by @keithrichburg , a man who knows a thing or two about people power movements in Asia

Perspective | China thinks it can defeat Hong Kong’s protesters. It can’t.

The mighty behemoth will have to make concessions to end the conflict.

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Hong Kong police demonstrating how not to de-escalate. Ordinary bystander hit by pepper spray #HongKongProtest

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Hong Kong’s main commercial district gridlocked by anti-government protest, 1st march organized by main protest group that authorities didn’t object to since August. Mass defiance, despite 1000s of arrests, 10,000 rounds of tear gas, & economic recession after 6 months of unrest

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Amnesty International accuses Hong Kong’s police of acting “out of control.” The police reject that criticism. More than 5 months into this crisis, the scene we filmed in Central Hong Kong on Tuesday did not demonstrate a confident police force in command of the situation.

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Alleged attempted murder of a Ukrainian civilian by Russian troops, all filmed by a drone. EXCLUSIVE report on the Ukrainian police investigation...and phone taps & other evidence collected against a 26 year old Russian army officer @bexwright1 @tboothhk @maria_avdv @AC360

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US TV exclusive CNN films China Coast Guard ships as they swarm, harrass and water cannon Philippines ships in the South China Sea @bexwright1 @ColesYas @kevbroadcamera #Philippines #China

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Turkish police detained me and my crew in the middle of a live report in Taksim Square. One officer kneed me in the butt.

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Protesters form a human chain Friday night called “Hong Kong Way.” Organizers commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the Baltic Way, an estimated 2 million person chain across Lithuania, Estonia & Latvia on August 23rd, 1989 to protest Soviet oppression. #MolotovRibbentrop80

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"Academic papers about tracing the origin of the virus must be strictly and tightly managed" China imposes restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the coronavirus, reports @Nectar_Gan

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Women’s Tennis Association’s Steve Simon tells CNN email he received from Peng Shuai (later distributed by Chinese state media) is “staged” Threatens to pull business from China “We’re at a crossroads w/China..we have to start as a world to make decisions based on right & wrong”

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“Ukraine didn’t fall. Ukraine is alive and kicking” Zelensky addressing US Congress

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Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström issues statement in response to Donald Trump's #lastnightinsweden comments

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Remarkable scenes from sea of protesters calling for more democracy & resignation of Hong Kong's top official http://t.co/mKHED6qck7

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On August 23rd, 1989 an estimated 2 million Latvians, Estonians & Lithuanians formed a human chain hundreds of miles long to protest Soviet oppression. It was called the Baltic Way. 30 years later, protesters in Hong Kong formed the “Hong Kong Way” in a clear rebuke of China

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Boys standing near their ruined neighborhood, flooded after River Prima flooded its banks in Cyclone Pam #Vinuatu http://t.co/fsgnheRsKp

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We paid for 3 Sochi hotel rooms days ago,then left for 2 days on a trip (with the keys!). Came back to find guests living in all 3 rooms.

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Protests for the 10th straight week in Hong Kong. 1000s of demonstrators participate peacefully in what police call an “unauthorized assembly”

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Ishan (16) & Iman (13) shaved their heads in mourning after funeral of their mother Ishara, a victim of #Nepalquake http://t.co/eXilOPCqaV

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The Scout Motto is "Be Prepared." Some of the tens of thousands of Scouts evacuated from the 25th World Scout Jamboree are accusing their South Korean hosts of not being adequately prepared with sanitation, food, or protection from scorching summer heat producer: @jakekwon88

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We may be in the throes of a global pandemic...but life must go on. Sharing a personal milestone and very happy moment from last weekend:

Coronavirus shaped our relationship … and our wedding | CNN

“Can we take our masks off?” I ask, as my bride and I get into position.

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Thunder, lightning and rain hit Hong Kong protest. Fortunately everyone seems to have an umbrella http://t.co/ZjL5vJx7It

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In an exclusive CNN interview, Hong Kong’s 2nd highest ranking official Matthew Cheung tries to reassure investors & foreign governments that a new national security law drafted by Beijing would only target suspected “terrorists and separatists” in the former British colony

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Aerial footage of the start of a protest in Hong Kong Sunday after one of the most dramatic weeks in years here #ExtraditionLaw

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15 year old Aziza cried whole flight to safety. Her father got separated during ISIS attack 1 week ago. Still missing http://t.co/VSmTbhpHet

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CNN has been able to verify 23 Covid-related protests across 17 cities as of November 29th, 9 PM Eastern Time. Here’s a list of cities, along with the number of protests in each city:

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EXCLUSIVE Uyghurs desperate for information on loved ones missing in the Chinese government crackdown in Xinjiang can access a new search engine of 100,000's of hacked police profiles. Watch as people discover for the 1st time how police reported on their families #China

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Dear Istanbul, Thanks for being such a special home for the last 12 years. Goodbye for now... (Next stop, Hong Kong!) http://t.co/hybczPaBNt

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19 yr old Zamor Amin & his father Osman, who runs a car wash in Sweden, came to Kurdistan this week to fight ISIS http://t.co/kdMFtZssCH

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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny posts photo from his hospital bed in Germany. The German government says Navalny was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent.

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We also found their cousins Aziza & Dunya, who were so frightened on the chopper. Their dad called, he's still alive http://t.co/ve4xEvAkzE

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“China has always respected the sovereignty & territorial integrity of all countries…We understand Russia’s legitimate security concerns” --China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi after speaking w/ Russian FM Sergei Lavrov by phone Beijing appears ok with Moscow attacking Ukraine

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US Customs & Border Protection announces seizure of products made with human hair from Xinjiang, China "indicating potential human rights abuses of forced child labor & imprisonment." Seizure:13 tons of hair products worth $800,000+ from the Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co Ltd

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South Korea reports 87 additional cases of coronavirus on Saturday afternoon, bringing the country’s total to 433 cases, according to the South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)’s official website.

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The crash site of Malaysian Air flight 17 feels all but abandoned. No guards, no investigators, most debris removed. http://t.co/T92jHQnvgo

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The biggest nationwide display of discontent China has seen in a generation. Protests against zero covid triggered by a deadly fire in Urumqi. Ethnic Uyghur siblings cut off from their family for years say they lost 5 relatives in the fire @bexwright1 @JohnBerman @AC360

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After Sunday’s unauthorized protest march, I witnessed a crowd of protesters beat a man bloody in Hong Kong’s Tin Hau neighborhood. It’s not clear why they targeted him. #HongKongProtests

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Police stormed the bridge without gasmasks on. They got caught in their own tear gas.

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"We have pure hearts,that's why God helped us escape ISIS" says this Yezidi at a Syrian refugee camp "God & the PKK" http://t.co/Umrw4bkzzJ

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These Iraqi Air Force guys and the Pesh Merga doing these rescue missions from Mt Sinjar are heroes #iraq #kurdistan http://t.co/NH6PB4BMK1

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Sweden Embassy in North Korea [represents US interests] confirms US citizen detained while about to fly out of Pyongyang airport Sat morning

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I didn't see any beer drinking in Dolmabahce mosque. I did see medics there in makeshift clinic to treat wounded http://t.co/khJ3Upk61G

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David Tipple, owner of Gun City, tells journalists "I have informed the Police that Gun City sold the alleged gunman four 'Category A' firearms and ammunition." He says the sales followed a "police-verified online mail order process" #ChristchurchMosqueShootings

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Turkish police released CNN team after half an hour. Officer apologized for another officer who kneed me while I was being detained. 1/2

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For 2nd night in a row, pro-democracy demonstrators occupied the highway in downtown Hong Kong, sleeping on pavement http://t.co/eWS1pDN62Y

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Turkish police officer wasn't satisfied w/my press card from prime ministry. "Many are counterfeited," he said, demanding passport 2/2

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I have never heard of leaders who come to help a town hit by national disaster, but then kick & allegedly slap the locals 2/2 #Turkey #Soma

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Hong Kong authorities and the central government in mainland China say this pro-democracy protest is illegal http://t.co/YSZhQ9dHAb

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The departure ceremony for a fleet of 5 whaling ships & whalers about to depart on Japan’s 1st commercial whaling hunt in more than 30 years.

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"We must also all take responsibility for using facts correctly & for verifying any information that we spread"--Sweden's PM Stefan Löfven

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Cargo plane flies in over a village flooded by last Friday's Cyclone Pam on the outskirts of Port Vila #Vinuatu http://t.co/kscSgBTNMu

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Japanese pray for peace, 70 years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima http://t.co/L4ebVku7qc http://t.co/EtQOOD7TqF

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Tear-jerking interview with Dr Suzanne Barakat, sister of murder victims, on @ac360 tonight #chapelhillshooting http://t.co/oXMiGloFSy

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At the edge of a brand new refugee camp, Yazidi boys eat by the glow of our camera light #twitterkurds #iraq #zakho http://t.co/owvJhb3Xvl

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David Gilkey,a photographer who refused to forget the Afghan story.A photo of him doing what he loved best-RIP David

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This is 3rd time in 13 years US & allies trying to "liberate" Mosul 2003: from Saddam 2004: from Sunni insurgents 2016: from ISIS #Iraq

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Eleventh boy pulled from cave An eleventh boy has been brought out of cave and taken to an on- site medical facility, an eyewitness who is part of the rescue operations stationed at the entrance of the cave tells CNN. One boy and his coach remain inside. #ThaiCaveRescue

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Stream of humanity, Yezidis who fled ISIS to Syria, now crossing Peshkhabor bridge on foot to Iraqi Kurdistan #iraq http://t.co/0b1GAwlNEr

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Earlier, Donald and Ivanka Trump, & Gen Flynn met w/ Japanese PM Abe. I deleted handout photo after learning Trump had denied press access.

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When gunners shoot at ISIS on flight out of Mt Sinjar,Aziza clutches mom's hand (wears my helmet), sister covers ears http://t.co/pcyP4JKNkW

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Hey Turkish government...will you shut down Facebook next?

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Former killer whale hunter explains to CNN why he gave up capturing orcas for amusement parks http://t.co/5KjGxJ43al http://t.co/XeZ074MTlo

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Yezidis arrive safely in Kurdistan after dangerous helicopter escape from Mount Sinjar http://t.co/gb7LQflyKf

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Reporting live as a convoy of buses carrying 100's of Ukrainian civilians evacuated from Russian-occupied territory arrives Zaporizhzhia. Most evacuees fled Russia's deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol. Video @tboothhk Producers @AnneClaireCNN @journalist_5 @jaketapper

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Turkish police tear gassing protesters in soma 3 days after 284 coal miners killed under mountain few miles away http://t.co/88N4uxxkwL

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They may be hungry,their houses destroyed,but many Guiuan residents still display remarkable sense of humor http://t.co/rhq1yUrt5z

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US Marines began arriving at typhoon-struck Tacloban,Philippines to assist relief effort,according to @PHancocksCNN , w/more help on the way

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For an hour, CNN filmed as a Chinese fighter jet flew off the left wing of a US Navy reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea. A look at how the militaries of the world's 2 biggest economies play cat & mouse in a hotly-contested region @AC360 @emijozuka @USNavy #China

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Plain clothes police officer just called me and my CNN team "orospu cocuklari" (sons of bitches). Taksim, Istanbul

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"We don't lose hope,we can rebuild" Chief Peter Marcel told me after Cyclone Pam.This child's smile is proof #Vanuatu http://t.co/Vt77QwD0c1

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US Embassy Manila says Philippines gov't requested US Special Forces to help Philippines military fight ISIS-linked militants in Marawi

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"We acknowledge that North Korea has neared a point where it could credibly strike regional allies, U.S. territory, and our forward-deployed forces. North Korea remains an extraordinary threat and requires continued vigilance." Acting US Defense Secretary Shanahan #SLD19

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“The whole world was waiting for an agreement and so we were. We’re as perplexed as the world now. We’re in the process of figuring it out" -- South Korean government official tells CNN after abrupt early end of US-North Korean Summit in Hanoi #TrumpKimSummit

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Iraqi Christians, part of an exodus of 100,000+, sheltering in shade of St Joseph Church in Ankawa after fleeing ISIS http://t.co/u5Yyr05fAT

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Family releases last letter of aid worker Kayla Mueller, who died held hostage by ISIS. RIP http://t.co/hpoKCrEitY http://t.co/tgB3OtuMKy

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North Korean State TV broadcasts what appears to be live footage of fireworks in Pyongyang celebrating rocket launch

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For the first time, a member of China's security forces speaks to CNN. Now in exile, this police officer says he was ordered to round up hundreds of ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang. He says he actively participated in the systematic torture of detainees.

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Manila International Airport Authority says 8 passengers and crew were killed in a medevac flight from Manila to Tokyo. “The accident happened...while the aircraft was taking off”

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The French power company running a nuclear power plant in China's Guandong province sent a warning to the US government of an "imminent radiological threat" at the facility

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The Xinjiang Regional Government sent a 6 page letter to CNN. It confirms our previous reporting of a huge drop in birth rate. But it insists a surge in sterilizations is "entirely voluntary" & it attacks the testimonies of 2 Uyghur women we interviewed

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North Korean soldier: Surgeon says defector 'was like a broken jar' (The parasites from defector’s stomach)

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Someone wrote "Berkin" (Elvan's) name with candles on the street in my neighborhood. #Istanbul http://t.co/GgSqOyDqwy

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My daughter is about to have her 1st birthday. Today, she completed her 2nd mandatory quarantine in Hong Kong The city government imposes strict 7-day quarantine [used to be 21 days!] on residents re-entering this city after trips overseas as part of China’s “zero Covid” policy

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Rescued Yezidis aboard Iraqi Air Force helicopter that evacuated trapped civilians from Mount Sinjar http://t.co/2m9cJR2d7x

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Turkish president says journalist "will pay a high price" for publishing report on Turkey's ammo shipments to Syria http://t.co/lduiNVJ3TD

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Norovirus alert. PyeongChang Olympic Organization Committee tells CNN it pulled 1200 guards from duty...after 41 guards suffered sudden diarrhea & vomiting. 900 people have been brought in to replace guards. Norovirus aka "winter vomiting bug" is 'very contagious' says CDC

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The Kurdish Yezidi exodus from Iraq crosses borders. Iraqi kids treated for dehydration at a refugee camp in Syria http://t.co/DneqFGnZBk

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Hong Kong protesters :) http://t.co/QrNgdW86jv

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Mother and baby....precious cargo aboard Iraqi Air Force chopper evacuating Yezidis from Mount Sinjar http://t.co/vmJbPq5afv

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So long Istanbul. Wish I visited during happier times...

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"If we don’t stop, China is going to creep & creep into what is within our sovereign jurisdiction, our sovereign rights & within our territory" EXCLUSIVE:Philippines Defense Secretary tells me China behaves like a schoolyard bully in the South China Sea

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces he told Congress Hong Kong no longer has sufficient autonomy from mainland China

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After chaotic scramble, Iraqi Air Force helicopter picked up 20 traumatized, hungry, dehydrated people from Mt Sinjar http://t.co/slvhEOApMg

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Hong Kong police now protecting Occupy protesters from anti-occupy people who tried to tear down barricade http://t.co/s1HQak139m

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"I killed a man today," Russian army officer confesses to his wife in intercepted phone call. Ukrainian police now accuse him of a war crime Drone footage captured the attack on Ukrainian couple in car, and an incredible escape. @bexwright1 @tboothhk

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We found little Heline, her mother and sister, who escaped Sinjar Mountain with us on a helicopter #Iraq #kurdistan http://t.co/jop61PqjF7

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The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council during a meeting Thursday. The voting result: in favor 93; against 24; abstention 58.

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"Too simple, sometimes naive!" Chinese leader Jiang Zemin shouted at pushy reporters in Hong Kong in 2000. Today, local journalists describe a climate of fear after police raids & arrests force the closure of at least 3 news organizations in 6 months. producer @bexwright1

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