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French police evacuates president Macron from theater amid protests
Jan 18, 2020 08:33French police have evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from a theater in Paris after some protesters managed to enter the building, while many more were trying to enter.
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France deploys radar system, aircraft carrier in Saudi Arabia
Jan 18, 2020 08:05France is beefing up its military presence in West Asia, sending a radar system and an aircraft carrier to the region gripped by heightened tensions.
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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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France enters second month of national strike
Jan 13, 2020 06:41Nurses, lawyers, and sanitation workers marched alongside railway and other public sector workers in massive demonstrations across France. At least 24 people were arrested at protests in Paris, and protesters clashed with police across the country.
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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.