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France Protest: Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence
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France Protest: Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence

PARIS: The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of…

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Shooting in France shows US is not alone in struggles with racism, police brutality
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Shooting in France shows US is not alone in struggles with racism, police brutality

WASHINGTON: A police killing caught on video. Protests and rioting fueled by long-simmering tensions over law enforcement treatment of minorities. Demands for accountability.The events in…

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Shooting in France shows US is not alone in struggles with racism, police brutality
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Shooting in France shows US is not alone in struggles with racism, police brutality

WASHINGTON: A police killing caught on video. Protests and rioting fueled by long-simmering tensions over law enforcement treatment of minorities. Demands for accountability.The events in…

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France Protest: 600 arrested and 200 police officers hurt on France's 3rd night of protests over teen's killing | World News
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France Protest: 600 arrested and 200 police officers hurt on France’s 3rd night of protests over teen’s killing | World News

NANTERRE: Protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police who responded with tear gas and water cannons in French streets overnight as tensions…

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France plans major police presence for June 6 day of protest
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France plans major police presence for June 6 day of protest

PARIS: French authorities plan to deploy 11,000 police, including 4,000 in Paris, on Tuesday, when unions have called a nationwide day of protests against President…

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French Pension Protest: French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests
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French Pension Protest: French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests

PARIS: French trade union leaders walked out of talks with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Wednesday after failing to find a compromise on the contentious…

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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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Paris: Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence
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Paris: Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence

PARIS: Protesters angry at French President Emmanuel Macron‘s pension reforms continued with scattered actions on Friday amid slowed train traffic, rows of trucks blocking access…

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New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes
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New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes

PARIS: France faced another day of protests Sunday against a bitterly contested pension reform rammed through by President Emmanuel Macron‘s government, a day before crucial…

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