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France’s Yellow Vests to return as fuel prices soar?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Western Europe
Eight years after fuel taxes helped spark the Yellow Vest movement, calls for a return to the streets are gathering momentum in France amid soaring energy prices. Recent days have seen fishermen blockading ports and oil terminals in protest at price hikes, but they are far from the only group feeling the squeeze.
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