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EU Foe Farage Takes Brexit Poll Challenge To Johnson

Farage wants to sever all ties with the European Union
Anti-EU populist leader Nigel Farage said Monday he will field hardline Brexit candidates across Britain despite fears he could deny Prime Minister Boris Johnson a majority in next month's election.Farage wants to sever all ties with the European Union and calls Johnson's divorce deal agreed with Brussels last month a "sellout" of the hopes of Britons who triggered Brexit in a 2016 referendum.The Brexit Party chief said Johnson's ruling Conservatives could pay dearly for rejecting his offer for a "non-aggression pact" in the December 12 snap election.
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Beijing has shown no willingness to meet protester demands for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability

Tear Gas, Water Cannons As Marchers Defy Police In Hong Kong Demo

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday as thousands of democracy protesters defied authorities in another unsanctioned march after Beijing vowed to tighten control over the restless city.Commercial districts on the main island turned into a battleground as crowds of black-clad protesters, many wearing face masks despite a recent ban, clashed for hours with riot police.Hardcore protesters hurled bricks and petrol bombs and vandalised multiple subway stations and businesses perceived to be pro-China -- including the office of China's state-run Xinhua news agency, which had its windows smashed.

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