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In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]
2019Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.[†]
The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.
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The “chubby kid” from the rough-and-tumble boxing circuit on the Mexican border upset Anthony Joshua to claim the heavyweight crown. In Imperial, Calif., though, they knew all along he was a “dangerous dude.”
Struggling to compete against online rivals, retailers could be forced to close more stores if tariffs hit Chinese footwear, toys and apparel, analysts say.
The suspension of legislation to extradite suspects to China was the biggest political reversal of Xi Jinping’s years in power. Will it undermine his rule?
A long-forgotten monument to a woman who helped inmates in New York’s infamous 19th-century jail is to be installed in a courthouse lobby.
Donald Trump is a character in Anthony Davis’s jazz-infused adaptation of this true story of wrongful conviction.
After years of public outrage, some bipartisan solutions are emerging. But whether they will make it through a divided Washington is still unclear.
Protesters dismissed the apology by Carrie Lam as insincere and called for her resignation among a growing list of demands.
Despite seven changes to the starting lineup that crushed Thailand, the United States won easily, qualifying for the knockout stage.
Some contractors are dealing with rate cuts by leasing their accounts to immigrants, many of them underage or in the country illegally, and taking part of their pay.
The award-winning playwright and director looks hopefully and cautiously toward the future of L.G.B.T.Q. equality.
The author and professor of English talks about going from boys’ camp to womanhood and expressing love and support for her own trans daughter.
This new work, with music by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, is a bold and affecting adaptation of Charles Blow’s memoir.