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Government shuts down internet due to protesters

Togolese authorities on Thursday blocked Internet access as opponents of President Faure Gnassingbe marched for a second day against his family’s 50-year rule. Hundreds of protesters marched from the opposition stronghold of Be and met in central Lome, with police officers walking calmly beside them. A witness said the scale of this week’s protests, which […]
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Anti-Islam, Anti-Racism Protesters Clash in Australia

Thousands of anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters clashed in angry rallies around Australia on Saturday.   The most violent clash was in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, where police struggled to separate 3,000 opposing demonstrators.   The Victoria state ambulance service treated four people, three for minor injuries from assaults in Melbourne,