unrest

Municipal workers clean the streets near the main square after the mass protests triggered by fuel price increase, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 10, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Kazakhstan detains almost 10,000 over deadly unrest

Tokayev has said Islamist militants from regional nations and Afghanistan

A still image from video released by Russia's Defence Ministry shows Russian service members disembarking from a military aircraft, as part of a peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation amid mass protests in Almaty and other Kazakh cities, at an airfield in Kazakhstan, January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters
China

China says it supports Russia deploying forces to Kazakhstan to quell unrest

The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken December 2, 2019. Photo :Reuters
Tech

Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Myanmar junta leader blames opponents for prolonging unrest

People queue to buy food at a supermarket with most stores staying closed as protests continue following imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma in Hillcrest, South Africa, July 13, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Africa

South Africa unrest hits farming, threatens food supply

Taal's alert status was raised to level 2 after 28 volcanic tremors and four low-frequency volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Philippines raises alert level for volcano over “increasing unrest”

Their removal comes during the bloodiest week so far of anti-coup protests, with 38 people killed on Wednesday, according to the United Nations, as security forces tried to crush rallies and used live rounds in some areas. (Representative Image)(AP Photo)
South Asia

YouTube removes five Myanmar television channels amid unrest

Philadelphia will deploy more police officers. Photo: Reuters
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Philadelphia calls on National Guard after shooting death of Black man sparks unrest

Protesters march on a street during a rally against the extradition law proposal on June 9, 2019 in Hong Kong China. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images/via CNBC)
Politics

Nearly 40% of the world’s countries including India will witness civil unrest in 2020, study claims

People protest against increased gas price, on a highway in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Opposition website says at least 631 killed in Iran unrest

Protesters attend a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. Photo: Danish Siddiqui via Reuters
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2010s: A decade of unrest

Chinese state media says 'Western ideologues' to blame for Hong Kong unrest
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Chinese state media says 'Western ideologues' to blame for Hong Kong unrest