- Title: Highlights of main world events 2017-2019
- Date: 20th December 2019
- Summary: Clashes broke out between Hong Kong police and anti-extradition law protesters in June. Continued protests led to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam suspending the amendment to the extradition law. Amid fresh protests, Hong Kong held a flag raising ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the handover from British to Chinese rule on July 1. HONG KONG, CHINA (FILE - JUNE 10, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF HONG KONG POLICE GATHERED AMIDST DEBRIS AND UPTURNED METAL BARRICADES NEAR CITY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (NIGHT VIEWS) RIOT POLICE AT SCENE PROTESTERS MOVING FORWARD WITH METAL BARRICADES POLICE CONFRONTING PROTESTERS AT SCENE HONG KONG, CHINA (FILE - JUNE 14, 2019) (REUTERS) PRO-DEMOCRAT LEGISLATORS GETTING OUT OF SEAT, WALKING TOWARDS PRO-ESTABLISHMENT LEGISLATOR CHAN KIN-POR, AND SHOUTING PRO-DEMOCRAT LEGISLATORS SURROUNDING CHAN AND YELLING PRO-DEMOCRAT LEGISLATOR HOLDING PLACARD READING (English and Chinese): "NO EXTRADITION LAW TO CHINA" CHAN LEAVING HONG KONG, CHINA (FILE - JUNE 15, 2019) (REUTERS) HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM, WALKING INTO ROOM STANDING AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM, SAYING: "I now announce, that the government has decided to suspend the legislative-amendment exercise." HONG KONG, CHINA (FILE - JUNE 16, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ANTI-EXTRADITION LAW PROTESTERS MARCHING THROUGH THE STREETS TOWARDS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PROTESTERS WEARING BLACK, MARCHING IN STREET
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- Keywords: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed Activist Greta Thunberg Amazon rainforest Baghouz Bangladesh Boris Johnson Brexit Carlos Puigdemont Carrie Lam Catalonia Climate Change Colombia Conservative Party FARC Global warming Hong Kong protest House of Representatives IS Islamic State Jamal Khashoggi Las Vegas shooting Mandalay Bay hotel Meghan Markle Myanmar North Korea President Donald Trump President Kim Jong-Un President Nicolas Maduro Prime Minister Prince Harry Rodrigo Londo Rohingya Saudi consulate Spain Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Syria Turkey UK UK general election US Special Forces USA United Nations Venezuela ceasefire climate strikes disarmament impeachment independence opposition leader Juan Guaido referendum refugees royal wedding
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