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Tear gas, mass arrests as new ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris
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Tear gas, mass arrests as new ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris

  Police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people in Paris on Saturday as the French capital went on…
Paris on lockdown ahead of planned protests
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Paris on lockdown ahead of planned protests

  PARIS (AP) — Drastic security measures will put a lockdown on downtown Paris on Saturday as French authorities try…
French govt weighs further steps to pacify protesters
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French govt weighs further steps to pacify protesters

  The French government signalled Wednesday that it was prepared to make further concessions to “yellow vest” protesters, even raising…
Macron retreats on fuel tax hikes in bid to calm French protests
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Macron retreats on fuel tax hikes in bid to calm French protests

  The French government has backed down on planned fuel tax hikes in a bid to draw the heat out…
French PM to announce suspension of fuel tax hikes: government sources
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French PM to announce suspension of fuel tax hikes: government sources

  French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is to announce on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax increases planned for January…
Grim holiday tidings as Paris businesses count cost of riots
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Grim holiday tidings as Paris businesses count cost of riots

  President Emmanuel Macron was elected on a promise to burnish France’s image on the global stage, but as shops…
French govt holds crisis talks after ‘yellow vest’ riots
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French govt holds crisis talks after ‘yellow vest’ riots

  French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe holds talks with party leaders on Monday as Paris scrambles to forge a response…
Stunned Parisians clean up posh central district after worst riots since 1968
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Stunned Parisians clean up posh central district after worst riots since 1968

  Workmen cleared away burned hulks of cars, scrubbed the defaced Arc de Triomphe monument and replaced the shattered windows…
Violent clashes engulf Paris in new anti-Macron protests
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Violent clashes engulf Paris in new anti-Macron protests

Anti-government protesters torched dozens of cars and set fire to storefronts during daylong clashes with riot police across central Paris…
Alarm sounded, nations urged to act at UN climate talks
Environment

Alarm sounded, nations urged to act at UN climate talks

With the direst warnings yet of impending environmental disaster still ringing in their ears, representatives from nearly 200 nations gather…
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