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Football governing body Fifa has strongly rejected Brazilian media speculation that the remainder of the Confederations Cup could be cancelled despite protesters targeting matches on Saturday.

Lambeth Council, south London, finalised cuts to save £79m over three years despite protesters storming the chamber.

Thailand's election is set to go ahead as planned on 2 February, the government says, despite protesters' "shutdown" of the capital, Bangkok.

13 December 2006, demolition resumed after all demonstrators were forcibly removed from the site by police, despite protesters remaining outside.

Despite protesters, death threats, and a torrential downpour, the Satanic Temple unveiled its one-and-a-half-ton, nine-foot goat-headed Baphomet monument in Detroit on Saturday.

That spring, despite the protesters' insistence on an inclusive movement, sectarian rhetoric began creeping in.

Despite the protesters' efforts to evade police blockades, the police were always waiting for them.

Despite the protesters' constitutional protections, they were violating the parks' purpose for the public, said Sheryl Neufeld, a lawyer for the city.

Unlike in Egypt, and despite the protesters' hope and optimism, time is not necessarily on their side, a point that some of them admit.

Despite this, protesters, who argue that Nkurunziza's bid for re-election violates the constitution, resumed small demonstrations on Monday, gathering in several areas to sing songs and blow whistles.

Thailand's caretaker prime minister has begun campaigning for February's general election despite the protesters who want sweeping reforms even before the elections.