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Yellow Vests mark one year of protests
Nov 17, 2019 03:50Across France, the Yellow Vest movement celebrated one year of political demonstrations, which were unprecedented in almost too many ways to mention. What appears undeniable is that the Yellow Vests have redeemed France’s claim to possess a political spirit which is revolutionary, egalitarian, and unique.
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Catalan protesters burn tires at border with France as unrest continues
Nov 13, 2019 12:28Traffic on the main highway between Spain and France remained at a standstill on Wednesday morning, as the unrest at the La Jonquera border point near Girona entered its third day.
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Muslims march against Islamophobia in France
Nov 11, 2019 07:40A national anti-Islamophobia demonstration was held in Paris, as France is in the throes of another fabricated wave of anti-Muslim scapegoating.
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French police clear 2 refugee camps in Paris
Nov 07, 2019 09:15Police in France have cleared two refugee camps in northern Paris, moving hundreds of people to designated centers, as the French government tightens the country’s immigration policy.
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China, France sign deals worth $15 billion
Nov 07, 2019 05:18China and France have signed contracts totaling $15 billion during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron, a Chinese government official told a news briefing on Wednesday.
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Iran steps further away from JCPOA unnerving remaining signatories
Nov 07, 2019 03:23After the US removed itself from the historic nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed old and new sanctions on Iran, the remaining signatories have failed to keep the deal alive. Iran has given them time to do so reducing its commitments to the deal in stages.
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France’s New Caledonia to hold independence vote in 2020
Nov 05, 2019 10:03People in France’s Pacific island territory of New Caledonia will go to the polls for yet another vote of independence from the European country on September 6 next year.
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French jobless squeezed as Macron cuts benefits
Nov 01, 2019 10:24Hundreds of thousands of jobless French people stand to lose some of their benefits under reforms introduced by President Emmanuel Macron’s government that took effect Friday.
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France, Germany step up efforts to build 'sovereign' EU cloud computing
Oct 30, 2019 09:59Europe’s two largest economies, France and Germany, are putting together plans to build up their own "safe and sovereign" cloud computing sector, amid growing distrust between the United States and the European Union.
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Macron pledges to push pension reforms despite protests
Oct 28, 2019 09:25French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to press ahead with his planned pension reforms despite warnings by unions of a fresh wave of protests and strikes against such a move in winter.