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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Their eyes covered with food wrap to protect against pepper-spray, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Flanked by riot police, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Students (R side) scuffle with police officers outside government headquarters in Hong Kong before dawn on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested.

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Libyan gov't says 210 mln USD spent to maintain power plants

STORY: Libyan gov't says 210 mln USD spent to maintain power plants DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of correspondents reporting the conference STORYLINE: The Government of National Unity in Libya on Monday said it has allocated 1 billion Libyan dinars (about 210 million U.S. dollars) over the past two years to maintain the country's power plants. "All the power plants in the country need maintenance. Some plants were not maintained for over 15 years," Mohamed Hamuda, the government spokesman, told a press conference in the capital Tripoli after a cabinet meeting. Some new power plants have not been used yet for "security and technical reasons," he said. Libyans tend to suffer a 14-hour power cut on a daily basis, especially during the summer, amid years of armed conflict and instability in the North African country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tripoli. (XHTV)

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Flanked by riot police, students stage a sit-in outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested. (Kyodo)

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Standoff between police, H.K. students

HONG KONG, China - Students (R side) scuffle with police officers outside government headquarters in Hong Kong before dawn on Sept. 27, 2014. A standoff between police and Hong Kong students protesting what they see as Beijing's move to undermine democracy in the territory's leadership election ended later in the day after a 14-hour sit-in and clashes, with at least 29 people injured and 13 people arrested. (Kyodo)