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Hong Kong protests China on 70th anniversary of its founding
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police for the first time fired live ammunition directly at protesters, injuring at least one seriously, in a new escalation against demonstrators marching against the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party rule on Tuesday. It marked a new level of violence that shocked a city already worried about police brutality …
Hong Kong: Lam to withdraw extradition bill, say reports | World news
The Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, is expected to formally withdraw an extradition bill on Wednesday that has sparked month of protests and plunged the territory into its biggest political crisis in decades, according to media reports. The South China Morning Post reported that Lam was expected to meet pro-establishment lawmakers at 4pm local time …