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
![A pro-democracy protester removes her belongings before the workers start to clear away barricades at an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, Nov. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7A8CE831-3ACF-4214-A9F9-BAC4870DEEB7_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A pro-democracy protester removes her belongings before the workers start to clear away barricades at an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, Nov. 18, 2014.
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A boy swims in a dirty pond on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India.
![A tourist takes pictures of Buddha statues at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BDBB6AAC-96F4-4445-84AA-210D7521E01C_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A tourist takes pictures of Buddha statues at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.