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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam delays election for 1 year, cites COVID-19 as reasoning
Description
July 31, 2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Friday that she was postponing the Sept. 6 election for the city's legislature for a year due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, striking what some consider as a blow for the pro-democracy opposition hoping to make gains.
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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam delays election for 1 year, cites COVID-19 as reasoning01:54 | July 31, 2020
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad government01:31 | 2 hours ago
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Ford chief of staff missing months of government messages after ‘inadvertent error’04:55 | December 7, 2024
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Bonnie Crombie distances herself from Justin Trudeau and price on carbon03:19 | December 7, 2024
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Impeachment of South Korea president fails, but party will seek his resignation02:32 | December 7, 2024
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Notre Dame reopens doors to Macron, world leaders in Paris02:04 | December 7, 2024
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Canada details new ‘Arctic Foreign Policy’ in effort to bolster northern presence, security01:54 | December 6, 2024
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Canada needs to be ‘tougher’ in Arctic security response: Joly03:21 | December 6, 2024
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Macron resists calls to resign, vows to name new French PM within days01:48 | December 5, 2024
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Former Conservative leadership candidate testifies about alleged Indian interference01:54 | December 5, 2024
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Canada expands list of banned guns02:15 | December 5, 2024
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Canada announces newly-banned assault weapons could end up in hands of Ukraine’s military03:59 | December 5, 2024
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Conservatives ‘counting on’ NDP to vote non-confidence, topple Trudeau government Monday01:06 | December 5, 2024
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Justice Minister demands Online Harms Act support: ‘Surely 338 people can agree’ on protecting children03:37 | December 5, 2024
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Poilievre mocks Trudeau’s ‘fresh-made produce’ slip-up, calls for carbon tax election02:12 | December 4, 2024
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Freeland attributes lack of fall economic statement release to Conservative filibuster01:02 | December 3, 2024
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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam delays election for 1 year, cites COVID-19 as reasoning01:54 | July 31, 2020
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad government01:31 | 2 hours ago
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Ford chief of staff missing months of government messages after ‘inadvertent error’04:55 | December 7, 2024
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Bonnie Crombie distances herself from Justin Trudeau and price on carbon03:19 | December 7, 2024
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Impeachment of South Korea president fails, but party will seek his resignation02:32 | December 7, 2024
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Canada needs to be ‘tougher’ in Arctic security response: Joly03:21 | December 6, 2024
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Macron resists calls to resign, vows to name new French PM within days01:48 | December 5, 2024
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Former Conservative leadership candidate testifies about alleged Indian interference01:54 | December 5, 2024
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Conservatives ‘counting on’ NDP to vote non-confidence, topple Trudeau government Monday01:06 | December 5, 2024
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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam delays election for 1 year, cites COVID-19 as reasoning
Description
July 31, 2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Friday that she was postponing the Sept. 6 election for the city's legislature for a year due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, striking what some consider as a blow for the pro-democracy opposition hoping to make gains.
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