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France hit by second day of rail chaos as strike bites
Apr 04, 2018 09:45Millions of French commuters suffered a second consecutive day of travel chaos on Wednesday as striking rail workers locked horns with President Emmanuel Macron's government in a dispute over reforming the state-owned SNCF railways.
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French rail workers strike to protest planned labor reforms
Apr 03, 2018 05:52Rail workers in France have staged a three-month rolling strike as part of a series of walkouts to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s sweeping labor reforms agenda.
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France calls on Israel to respect Palestinians' right to peacefully demonstrate
Apr 02, 2018 02:06France has called on the Tel Aviv regime to show restraint and protect the lives of civilians after Israeli troops martyred at least 17 Palestinians during Friday's ‘Land Day’ peaceful demonstration.
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Air France staff strike, quarter of flights cancelled
Mar 30, 2018 09:01Air France staff went on strike on Friday for the third time in a month, forcing the airline to cancel a quarter of flights as multiple industrial disputes weigh on President Emmanuel Macron's workload.
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Former French President Sarkozy to be tried for corruption
Mar 29, 2018 12:32Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face trial over charges that he misused his influence to secure leaked details of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign, Le Monde reported on Thursday.
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Most French want halt to arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Mar 26, 2018 08:03Seventy-five percent of French people want a halt to the country’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the other countries waging a destructive war on Yemen, a poll has found.
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Rights groups threaten legal action against France over arms exports to Saudi, UAE
Mar 23, 2018 01:39Two human rights groups have given the government of French President Emmanuel Macron two months to end its arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which are involved in a devastating three-year-old conflict in Yemen, or face legal proceedings.
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France: Sarkozy charged over Libyan money claims
Mar 22, 2018 00:35Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was handed preliminary charges Wednesday over allegations he accepted millions of euros in illegal campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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France: Sarkozy held in Libya financing probe
Mar 21, 2018 04:00Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held in police custody on Tuesday for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judiciary said.
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US, British, French forces directly involved in Syria war: Russia FM
Mar 17, 2018 10:13Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says US, British and French special forces are “directly” engaged in the war on Syria and operating on the ground in crisis-stricken country.