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Macron says France will prepare 'end of life' bill this year
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Macron says France will prepare ‘end of life’ bill this year

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France must improve the availability of palliative care and there would be a draft bill by the end…

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Pension Protests Raise Tension Between Police: Pension protests raise tension between police
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Pension Protests Raise Tension Between Police: Pension protests raise tension between police

PARIS: French authorities see the police as protectors who are ensuring that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron‘s contentious retirement age increase. But to…

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Playboy: French minister appears on front cover of Playboy
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Playboy: French minister appears on front cover of Playboy

PARIS: Can posing for Playboy be a feminist statement? A French government minister thinks so and has defended her decision to appear — clothed —…

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Protests Will Not Stop Reforms: France's Macron says protests will not stop reforms
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Protests Will Not Stop Reforms: France’s Macron says protests will not stop reforms

PARIS: Protests will not stop the pension reform or other policy changes, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday before unveiling a plan with 50…

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New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence
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New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence

PARIS: France faces a new nationwide day of strikes and protests on Tuesday after some of the country’s worst street violence in years marred rallies…

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Macron: In Macron's France, streets and fields seethe with protest
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Macron: In Macron’s France, streets and fields seethe with protest

PARIS: A big day has come for French high school student Elisa Fares. At age 17, she is taking part in her first protest. In…

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Emmanuel Macron’s pension gambit sparks revolt, pushing France to the brink
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Emmanuel Macron’s pension gambit sparks revolt, pushing France to the brink

PARIS: It’s the stuff of nightmares for those who promote the new, dynamic France: Giant mounds of stinking garbage bags overflow from bins near the…

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No red carpet: French unrest impacts King Charles III''s trip
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No red carpet: French unrest impacts King Charles III”s trip

PARIS: Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III’s first overseas trip as monarch, with striking workers refusing to provide red carpets…

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Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill
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Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

PARIS: Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with…

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Emmanuel Macron to speak as anger smoulders over pension reform
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Emmanuel Macron to speak as anger smoulders over pension reform

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised interview, his office said Tuesday, after his government fended off two no-confidence votes in parliament over…

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