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French police clash with students clash
Mar 24, 2016 14:36A series of violent clashes have erupted between French police and angry students who staged massive rallies against government’s unpopular reforms in the labor sector.
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Airport evacuated in Southern France
Mar 23, 2016 09:32Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in southern France has been evacuated for security reasons, police say.
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French airports crippled as traffic controllers continue strike
Mar 21, 2016 10:30French airports have been forced to cancel nearly one-third of their flights and delay many more as a three-day strike by air traffic controllers entered its second day.
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French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris
Mar 10, 2016 04:35Police in France have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters in Paris during a massive demonstration against President Francois Hollande's austerity plans.
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Riyadh to receive French-made arms intended for Lebanon
Mar 05, 2016 15:26Saudi Arabia will take delivery of French-manufactured arms originally ordered for the Lebanese army, following Riyadh’s recent decision to retract USD four billion in military aid to Beirut.
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France starts bulldozing refugee camp
Feb 29, 2016 16:21The French government has started dismantling a refugee camp, nicknamed ‘Jungle’, on the outskirts of the country's northern port city of Calais, using bulldozers.
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Russia must stop backing Assad: France
Feb 20, 2016 02:58French President François Hollande says Moscow must stop supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as the West rejects a Russian-drafted UN resolution aimed at halting Turkey's military actions in northern Syria.
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French ex-president in court over financial scandal
Feb 16, 2016 10:49Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at court for a hearing over a financial scandal during his 2012 presidential campaign finances.