FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2019 file photo, people wearing face masks watch pro-democracy protesters in Central, Hong Kong. In 2019, face masks were the signature of Hong Kong’s protesters, who wore them to protect against tear gas and conceal their identities from authorities. These same masks are now ubiquitous around the world -- a hallmark of the spreading coronavirus worn by people from China and Iran, to Italy and America, seeking to protect against the new coronavi…
March 12, 2020
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The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear
BEIRUT (AP) — As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and Santiago, it seemed civil disobedience and government crackdowns on protests would dominate the international landscape.