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Ontario cancels Starlink contract in latest Canadian tariffs protest
THE Canadian province of Ontario on Monday (Feb 3) announced it was cancelling a C$100 million (S$93.4 million) contract with Elon Musk’s…
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Around 160,000 protest against far-right in Berlin
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin to protest what they see as a breach of a taboo in post-war German politics. The…
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Who is Liu LiJun? Trump's Executive Order Leads to UCLA Student's Visa Revocation After Protest Arrest
A foreign student's visa has been revoked after his arrest during a protest over the Israel-Hamas conflict. Liu LiJun, a student at UCLA,…
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Trump's order on antisemitism and 'Hamas sympathizers' has California universities on alert
An executive order from President Trump promoting a federal crackdown on campus antisemitism and his threats to cancel visas of…
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Tens of thousands protest in Berlin as far right's influence grows
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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UK activist investor Palliser takes protest against Great Eastern takeover to MAS, SGX
UK activist investor Palliser Capital is looking to disrupt the takeover of insurer Great Eastern by majority shareholder OCBC, the…
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Protest action delays start of German far-right AfD rally in Saxony
Protests organized on Saturday by an alliance of activists against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have delayed the start of…
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Thousands protest in Slovakia against government's Ukraine policy
Thousands of people protested in cities across Slovakia on Friday evening against the Ukraine policy of Slovakian left-wing populist Prime…
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Jimmy Carter and the sad saga of a 9-ton Northern California peanut
In the spring of 1977, President Jimmy Carter, the former peanut farmer who had just taken office, was offered a big gift — if you can…
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Germany, France and Poland protest Georgia's turn against EU
Foreign ministers from Germany, France and Poland on Tuesday jointly called on the Georgian government to reverse course and resume…
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Farmers protest over Asda's 'exclusion of NI produce'
A group of farmers have staged a protest at an Asda supermarket over claims the firm is excluding some Northern Ireland produce from its…
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Eighteen in court after pro-Palestine protest
Eighteen people have appeared in court in connection with protests in Cardiff in June against the war in Gaza. The 10 women and eight men…
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Truck drivers in Mexico block major highways to protest the government's failure to pay bills
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Truck drivers blocked some major highways in central Mexico on Tuesday to protest that the government hasn’t paid them…
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Zelensky criticizes Georgia's leadership for protest crackdown
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the harsh crackdown on demonstrators in Georgia and accused the country's leadership…
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Amazon workers in Germany stage protest on Black Friday
Hundreds of Amazon employees from across Germany staged protests on Friday against what trade union representative say are unfair working…
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Canadian ministers condemn anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent
MONTREAL (AP) — Senior Canadian ministers on Saturday condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent, saying “hatred and…
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UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to…
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What’s the Difference Between a Rampaging Mob and a Righteous Protest?
In the beginning was the mob, and the mob was bad. In Gibbon’s 1776 “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” the Roman mob makes regular…
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Tractor-driving French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest the adoption of a trade pact between the European Union and four South…
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Seth Moulton faces protest in hometown after controversial trans remarks
Representative Seth Moulton faced a protest in Salem, Massachusetts, on Sunday after he recently made controversial remarks about…
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'Black day': French workers protest Michelin plans to close two plants
Michelin factory workers burnt tyres in western France on Tuesday and vowed to stage a strike after the tyre company said it would close…
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Iran Student Strips to Underwear and Bra in Protest Against Hijab Laws Before Being Brutally Assaulted and Arrested
A young female student was arrested in Iran on Sunday after she stripped down to her underwear and walked around campus in what appeared…