Sentences of nearly seven years handed down over 2019 action that was pivotal moment in uprising against Chinese ruleA Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the height of pro-democracy protests that challenged the Beijing-backed government.It was the most violent episode in the initial stage of the huge protests that upended the city that year, with Beijing later imposing a sweeping national security law...
Farmers on tractors converged on Westminster on Monday, 25 March, in a protest against “substandard imports and dishonest labelling” they warn threatens food security. Campaigners from Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers of Kent assembled for a “go-slow” convoy and drive around Westminster. Organisers anticipated 50 to 100 tractors as well as other farm vehicles to show up as the group raised concerns over the increasing difficulties faced by the British farming industry which they say...
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. The storming on July 1, 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to
Farmers drove dozens of tractors in a slow-motion convoy towards Britain’s Parliament on Monday to protest post- Brexit rules and trade deals that they say are endangering livelihoods and food security. Supporters of the campaign groups Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers of Kent rolled from southeast England and
Farmers drove dozens of tractors in a slow-motion convoy towards Britain’s Parliament on Monday to protest post- Brexit rules and trade deals that they say are endangering livelihoods and food security.
In an appearance on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, Sharon Stone thanked longtime Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels for saving her life. Stone was hosting SNL in 1992 when Michaels’ heroics happened. It was right after the release of Stone’s controversial role in the film Basic Instinct. “A bunch […]
Mobile phone footage shows activists storming the supermarket in Upton Park this afternoon, calling for people to 'boycott Tesco' as they march up and down the shop's aisles.
A warm and windy day is expected today with temperatures reaching the mid-70s under partly sunny skies. South winds will begin to increase, getting into the 10-20 mph range this afternoon. Winds will increase even further for tomorrow as a strong low pressure moves into the region. A WIND ADVISORY will likely be needed for []
Cuba’s government has protested as interventionist comments from the U.S. Embassy on the island following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba
Cuba protests US comments following protests against power blackouts, food shortages
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has protested as interventionist comments from the U.S. Embassy on the island following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba. Cuba’s Foreign Ministry delivered a note expressing the complaint to the chargé d’affaires at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana, Benjamin Ziff.On Sunday,
Late opposition leader Alexei Navalny is playing a role Sunday as Russians complete three days of voting.