Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Friday, June 14, 2019, photo, broken umbrellas left in the aftermath of Wednesday's violent protest against proposed ...

In Hong Kong, umbrellas are more than just protection from rain or glaring sunshine. They have become tools for expression, privacy and self-defense—and that’s made them a staple of the ...

Ten years ago, as the streets of Hong Kong pulsed with pro-democracy demonstrations, riot police repeatedly fired pepper spray and tear gas at the crowds that sometimes swelled to more than 100,000.