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France gov’t, major union talks fail to reach breakthrough
Jun 17, 2016 09:39Negotiations between France's government and a major labor union have failed to put an end to protests over labor reforms.
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France threatens to prohibit protests amid fresh violence
Jun 15, 2016 10:01French President Francois Hollande has threatened to ban demonstrations amid renewed violent clashes in the capital, Paris, over a set of controversial labor reforms proposed by the government.
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German, French special forces in Syria 'an aggression'
Jun 15, 2016 09:45The Syrian government says French and German forces are present in northern Syria, condemning it as an act of "aggression."
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Police clash with anti-labor law protesters in Paris
Jun 14, 2016 12:44French police use teargas against anti-labor law protesters in the French capital as union workers go on strike over government labor reforms.
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Hollande slams French police killing as ‘terrorist act’
Jun 14, 2016 12:40French President Francois Hollande says the killing of a policeman and another individual in a Paris suburb on Monday is “unquestionably a terrorist act.”
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Traffickers abusing refugee children in French camps: UNICEF
Jun 14, 2016 09:16Life is a "living hell" for children in French refugee camps, where they have been sexually exploited by traffickers who promise them passage to the UK, a UNICEF report says.
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Daeshi attacker kills police chief, wife in Paris
Jun 14, 2016 04:28An attacker allegedly affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group has killed a police chief and his wife at their home located near Paris before being gunned down by the police.
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Fans clash in Marseille ahead of England-Russia Euro 2016 match
Jun 11, 2016 12:25Clashes erupted between soccer fans in Marseille Saturday before a Euro 2016 match as French authorities tighten security measures on the streets.
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Air France pilots join nationwide strike over labor reforms
Jun 11, 2016 12:14About a quarter of pilots in Air France have gone on strike, joining a nationwide industrial action by train drivers and garbage collectors over the unpopular labor reforms proposed by the government.
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UK hooligans, locals clash in French city ahead of football event
Jun 10, 2016 07:53Riot police in France have used tear gas to halt clashes between British soccer fans and locals in the French port city of Marseilles ahead of a European football event.