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France: Thousands rally for better social protection in Paris
Dec 16, 2018 13:29Several labor unions united thousands of people for a protest-strike in Paris demanding better social protection, higher pensions and salaries.
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Yellow Vest rallies spread to Canadian cities
Dec 16, 2018 11:19Protesters wearing yellow vests, inspired by the rallies that have been taking place in France over one month, took the streets in various cities across Canada on Saturday.
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France on high alert as 'yellow vest' protests reach elsewhere
Dec 15, 2018 10:35France has deployed thousands of security forces to the capital Paris ahead of new round of massive “yellow vest” protests.
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Eurozone growth hits 4-year low on trade worries, France unrest: Survey
Dec 14, 2018 15:16A new survey shows that business growth in the eurozone has hit a four-year low in December amid concerns about a global trade war and the recent violent anti-government protests in France.
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Strasbourg attack suspect killed after gun battle with police: French officials
Dec 14, 2018 04:00Suspected gunman Cherif Chekatt has been killed in a brief gun battle with the police after killing three people in a Christmas market attack in the French city of Strasbourg. He had evaded arrest for 48 hours.
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‘Yellow vest’ protester killed in France after being hit by truck
Dec 13, 2018 09:35An anti-government protester from the “yellow vest” movement reportedly lost his life after being hit by a truck in southern France.
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The Macron implosion- will it spread to other EU members?
Dec 13, 2018 03:52Over the four weekends, hundreds of thousands were in the streets, middle class people, from students to workers to outright employees and housewives. The police force increases by every new Round – and so do the demonstrators.
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4 killed, dozen wounded in shooting attack near Christmas market in eastern France
Dec 12, 2018 03:30At least four people have lost their lives and eleven more sustained gunshot wounds after a “lone gunman” opened fire near a popular Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.
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Macron gives in to protesters’ demands, offers wage rise
Dec 11, 2018 04:35French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday tried to placate the so-called “yellow vest” protesters and control the ongoing crisis in France by introducing a series of concrete measures including wage rises and tax exemptions.
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Official: US, France looting artifacts in northern Syria
Dec 10, 2018 10:51A senior Syrian official says the US and France are carrying out illegal excavations in ancient sites in northern Syria with the help of Kurdish militants.