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Quebec students, government to resume negotiations
Quebec students and the provincial government return to the bargaining table on Monday in a high-stakes attempt to put an end to a months-long dispute over tuition hikes that has led to clashes with police and mass arrests.The latest round of talks comes at a crucial time for the Quebec government, with thousands taking to the streets nightly in protest and Montreal's peak tourism season fast approaching.Representatives

Tens of thousands protest government in Georgia

Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of Georgia's capital on Sunday to show their opposition to President Mikhail Saakashvili in the largest anti-government demonstration in three years.

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Moscow police detain 40 as gays push for parade

Gay activists tried to stage two demonstrations in Moscow on Sunday to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade in the Russian capital, but they were blocked first by Orthodox Christian

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Quiet Revolution's old dreams fuel Quebec protests

Quebec's generous social services date back to sweeping reforms in the 1960s, a period of intense nationalism. Yet many Quebecers look back at the "Quiet Revolution" with regret over one

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Mamata leads march to protest petrol hike

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday took her protest against the hike in petrol prices to the streets herself as she walked for a roughly 5-km stretch in south Kolkata leading thousands of party supporters against the decision of the centre.

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Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test

Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year's

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