Twin rallies after tear gas clashes in Hong Kong tourist district

Aug 4,2019
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are set to defy Chinese authorities with another two major rallies later Sunday, a day after police fired tear gas to disperse them in one of the city's most renowned tourist districts.
Thai PM orders immediate investigation on bomb blasts in Bangkok
Aug 02
A Thai government spokesperson said on Friday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had ordered an immediate investigation into various bombing incidents, urging the public not to be panicked.
75 illegal immigrants rescued from western Libyan coast
Aug 02
Libyan Interior Ministry said Friday that 75 illegal immigrants were rescued from the country's western coast in two days.
5,000 Hondurans in U.S. migrant detention centers: first lady
Aug 02
Some 5,000 Hondurans are currently housed at U.S. migrant detention centers, Honduran first lady Ana Garcia said on Thursday.
Pilot dead in U.S. Navy fighter jet crash
Aug 02
The U.S. Navy Thursday confirmed that a pilot of a fighter jet died in a crash Wednesday in Death Valley National Park, 380 km north of Los Angeles.
Plastic junk spawns desert island disaster in Pacific
Aug 01
Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it while a throwaway culture persists.
Houthi-fired ballistic missile hits military base in Yemen's Aden, kills 5
Aug 01

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