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BUSINESS2h agoFrance taps strategic diesel reserves, diesel prices fallSeveral fuel retailers announce lower pump prices after drawing on strategic reserves. Prices will still track markets but volumes from these reserves will help offset rises.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS2h agoNo, France is not ‘burning’It is merely witnessing another episode of unrest that – like many others in its history – has a violent element to it.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6h agoFrance protests enter third week as police fire tear gasPolice used tear gas to disperse protesters as demonstrations entered a third week ahead in France.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS7h agoDonatella della Porta, political scientist: 'Footage of France's youth protests is so powerful that it has an impact across Europe'While the crackdown on youth protests has been particularly harsh in France, the Italian academic argues in an interview that a distinctly French element is at play. She also observes a broader trend, from the United States to Europe, toward 'counterinsurgency operations' instead of 'traditional crowd control.'Le Monde [en]
POLITICS8h agoRussia surpasses France in African youth appeal, still trails China: surveyRussia’s influence has surged among young people across Africa in recent years, leaping over former colonial power France while still trailing China, a survey of African youths has found. Many young Africans now perceive Russia to be an ally, observers said, warning its rivals to take the shift seriously as the continent becomes increasingly critical to both Moscow and Beijing. According to the African Youth Survey commissioned by the South Africa-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation, 54 per cent...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT12h agoClashes Erupt Again in France, After Festive Start to Day of ProtestMore than 300,000 people took to the streets, some wearing Halloween costumes, before the demonstrations ended in violence.NYT World
POLITICS13h agoIsolated clashes in France after peaceful marchesClashes have broken out between security forces and protesters in Paris, Lyon and other French cities, following a peaceful day of nationwide demonstrations.blayneychronicle · australia
POLITICS13h agoIsolated clashes in France after peaceful marchesClashes have broken out between security forces and protesters in Paris, Lyon and other French cities, following a peaceful day of nationwide demonstrations.braidwoodtimes · australia
POLITICS13h agoIsolated clashes in France after peaceful marchesClashes have broken out between security forces and protesters in Paris, Lyon and other French cities, following a peaceful day of nationwide demonstrations.bluemountainsgazette · australia
POLITICS13h agoIsolated clashes in France after peaceful marchesClashes have broken out between security forces and protesters in Paris, Lyon and other French cities, following a peaceful day of nationwide demonstrations.armidaleexpress · australia
POLITICS13h agoClashes Erupt In France As Thousands Protest Cost Of Living, Inequalitychannelstv · nigeria
POLITICS13h agoClashes Erupt In France As Thousands Protest Cost Of Living, InequalityDozens of masked people dressed in black used hammers to pry up paving stones and hurl them at police. Police responded with tear gas and several baton charges. The post Clashes Erupt In France As Thousands Protest Cost Of Living, Inequality appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICS13h agoSome 320,000 demonstrators take part in largely peaceful protests across FranceAround 320,000 protesters took part in a third mass protest over living costs across France on Saturday, the interior ministry estimated, while organizers counted nearly half a million. Tensions flared ​at the end of marches in ​some cities but authorities reported that most demonstrations were largely peaceful.France 24 [en]
POLITICS14h agoPolice clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across FranceDemonstrations also took place in Germany, where officers fired tear gas to disperse crowdsIrish Times World
POLITICS15h agoFrance seethes again as youth-led protests sweep EuropeFrench Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a "very high risk" of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween, as some 320,000 people nationwide took to the streets.NPR News
POLITICS15h agoMore than 290 arrested in France as some weekend protests turn violentDW News [en]
POLITICS16h agoFrance: mobilization ended with violence, tear gas, and almost 300 arrests nationwideEn París la marcha de los sindicatos y estudiantes fue pacífica pero al final hubo duros enfrentamientos entre grupos radicales y la policía.Los estudiantes llamaron a nuevas marchas la semana que viene.Clarín
POLITICS16h agoTension and clashes as hundreds of thousands protest again in FranceAuthorities say 320,000 march on third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over cost of living and state of schools.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS16h agoClashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streetsPolice fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in Paris and elsewhere on Saturday as hundreds of thousands marched across France against soaring living costs and police violence, with some demonstrators dressed as clowns and witches for Halloween. While the third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests was largely peaceful, tensions erupted in several cities later Saturday. After a march on the outskirts of Paris in bright sunshine, clashes broke out between police and some demonstrators...South China Morning Post
POLITICS16h agoClashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in FrancePolice fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in Paris and elsewhere on Saturday as hundreds of thousands marched across France against soaring living costs and police violence, with some demonstrators dressed as clowns and witches for Halloween. The post Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS16h agoA third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe - AP NewsA third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe AP NewsAP News
POLITICS16h agoFrance sees third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep EuropeHundreds of thousands of mostly young protesters, some dressed as clowns and witches for Halloween, took to the streets across France on Saturday in a third weekend of demonstrations over living costs and education. Police fired tear gas in Paris after clashes broke out at the end of the march. Youth rallies were also held in Germany and Italy.RFI [en]
POLITICS17h agoHundreds of thousands of protesters march across France for third week in a rowCities across Europe faced wave of protests against rising cost of living.Politico Europe
POLITICS17h agoFrance's third weekend of social protests sees lower turnout and early clashes in major citiesAccording to the Interior Ministry, the authorised marches proceeded peacefully. But tensions rose during their dispersal in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other major cities.EuroNews [en]