Hong Kong on Tuesday started to clear part of a protest camp in the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators for nearly two months, leaving most of the main protest site intact.
Hong Kong Police Start Clearing Protest Areas

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Two boys laughs at each other after shaving their heads during a service to celebrate Buddha's upcoming 2,560th birthday on May 14, at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea.

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A pro-democracy protester stands on barricades to raise a sign that reads "I want genuine universal suffrage" while workers start clearing away barricades at an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, Nov. 18, 2014.

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Workers start clearing away barricades at an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, Nov. 18, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protesters cut through a cable tie while dismantling a barricade outside Citic Tower in accordance with a court injunction to clear up part of the protest site outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Nov. 18, 2014.