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France: Clashes erupt in Lyon as unions march to oppose planned pension reform
Jan 17, 2020 06:51Nearly 16,000 people took to the streets of Lyon on Thursday, as part of a new day of action against the government's planned reform of the pension system.
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France criticizes Israel’s illegal settlement expansion activities
Jan 13, 2020 09:10France has strongly denounced the Israeli regime’s recent plans to build some 2,000 settler units in the occupied West Bank, stressing that all Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
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French refinery strike continues for second day
Jan 09, 2020 02:45Staff at seven of France’s eight oil refineries has continued to strike for the second day in protest against a pension reforms plan by the government.
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Countries move to evacuate, restrict citizens after Iran’s missile attacks on US bases in Iraq
Jan 08, 2020 06:24Countries have been warning their citizens to prepare for evacuation from and avoid traveling to Iraq, following retaliatory missile attacks by Iran against two US military bases in the Arab country.
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France warns US against digital tax retaliation
Jan 06, 2020 08:04French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned the United States on Monday that any retaliation to France's new digital services tax could "deeply and durably" damage relations.
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Putin: US assassination of Soleimani ‘aggravates’ situation in region
Jan 03, 2020 16:22Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French President Emmanuel Macron that the United States’ assassination of Iranian Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani risks “seriously aggravating” regional tensions.
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Huge rise in number of people trying to cross Channel to UK by sea
Jan 02, 2020 04:10The number of people making desperate attempts to cross the Channel by sea from France has quadrupled over the last year. French officials say almost 2,358 people were picked up in the Channel attempting to reach the UK by boat or swimming in 2019, compared with 586 in 2018.
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French coastguards rescue 31 migrants attempting Channel crossing
Dec 29, 2019 11:55French coastguards rescued 31 migrants trying to cross the English Channel overnight after the engine of one small boat cut out and the other dinghy began to take in water, local authorities in France said on Sunday.
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Iran raps France 'interference' in case of spying suspect
Dec 29, 2019 08:23Iran has rebuked France's interference in the case of an Iranian national who is being held for spying, after Paris summoned Iran's ambassador in protest.
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Transport strike in France mars Christmas
Dec 24, 2019 08:37Christmas Eve in France has been set to be marred by the nearly three-week standoff between French train drivers and the government over pension reforms.