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People read newspapers placed along a street blocked by protesters outside the government headquarters building in Hong Kong on Wednesday. While Hong Kong media are covering the protests closely, media in mainland China have been mostly quiet.

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One System, Two Media: How China, Hong Kong Are Covering The Protests

1:40pm October 01, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Hong Kong media are providing wall-to-wall coverage of the protests calling for the resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, but in mainland China there has been little mention of the unrest.

Protesters shout slogans outside a flag-raising ceremony that Hong Kong's embattled leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, attended in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong Protesters Vow To Step Up Pro-Democracy Campaign

12:50pm October 01, 2014

by Scott Neuman

With the territory's leader, Leung Chun-ying, refusing to step down, some demonstrators say they will move next to occupy key government buildings.

Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) soldiers and firefighters conduct rescue operations near the peak of Mount Ontake on Wednesday.

Death Toll From Japanese Volcano Rises

12:50pm October 01, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Nearly 50 people are listed as dead from an eruption of Mount Ontake, located about 125 miles west of Tokyo.

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Activists In Hong Kong Use Holiday To Amass More Protesters

9:56am October 01, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Protesters in Hong Kong are demanding universal suffrage. The latest protests coincide with the 65th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, a holiday.

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Hong Kong Protests: The Bigger Picture

8:01am October 01, 2014

Audie Cornish talks to Hong Kong University Law Professor Michael Davis about the roots of the pro-democracy protests there, and the Chinese government's stake in the outcome.

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Hong Kong Students Make Personal, Professional Sacrifices To Protest

6:46pm September 30, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

The students have appeared as the vanguard of the ongoing pro-democracy protests. On Tuesday, student groups announced they will boycott classes until the government addresses their demands.

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Two container ships collide in the Suez Canal on Monday.

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WATCH: Container Ships Collide In Suez Canal

3:56pm September 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The two vessels, one flagged in Germany and the other in Singapore, come together after one appears to lose rudder control.

Images from August 2000 (left) and August 2014 (right) show the drop in water levels in the Aral Sea.

Aral Sea's Eastern Basin Has Dried Out, NASA Photos Show

2:07pm September 30, 2014

by Bill Chappell

"For the first time in modern history, the eastern basin of the South Aral Sea has completely dried," NASA says, citing satellite photos from 2000 and 2014.

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Hong Kong Protesters Give Government A Deadline To Respond

1:46pm September 30, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

The civil disobedience movement has set an Oct. 1 deadline for the city's unpopular chief executive to meet their demands for democracy. The also want him to step down as leader of Hong Kong.

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China Sentences Professor Accused Of Separatist Activities

1:46pm September 30, 2014

China sentenced Ilham Tohti, an advocate for the mostly Muslim minority Uighers, to life in prison after a closed-door trial. His daughter, Jewher Ilham, who lives in Indiana, talks to Steve Inskeep.

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