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France protests: Macron takes off 'luxury' watch during TV interview: The president's team say the watch was banging on the table - but critics say it was a bad ...
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France braces for more protests as Macron stands firm on pension reform: A new wave of protests are anticipated on Thursday after the French president reiterated ...
lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/03/23/france-braces-for-more-protests-as-macron-stands-firm-on-pension-reform_6020381_7.html
French government has six months to end dolphin carnage, court orders: Despite the Council of State's ruling, the secretary of state for the sea is reluctant to ...
lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/03/22/french-government-has-six-months-to-end-dolphin-slaughter_6020312_114.html
France bans TikTok from public employee work phones: This ban on 'recreational applications' follows similar ones in other European countries as well as in the ...
lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/03/24/france-bans-tiktok-from-public-employee-work-phones_6020523_5.html
French pension reform: Macron's isolation revealed by recourse to Article 49.3: Fearing that his bill would be rejected, the French president decided to bypass a ...
lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/03/17/french-pension-reform-macron-s-isolation-revealed-by-recourse-to-article-49-3_6019685_5.html
Macron hopes pension reform completes 'democratic journey' a day before crucial no-confidence vote
lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/03/20/macron-hopes-pension-reform-completes-democratic-journey-a-day-before-crucial-no-confidence-vote_6019957_5.html
The city hall of Bordeaux was set ablaze, Eye-witness footage showed flames ravaging the main door of the building as people looked on ... Show more
Anti-pension reform bill protesters take to the streets of Paris on the ninth day of a national strike in France against the French government’s bill that ... Show more
Some lawyers vow to not prosecute climate activists: More than 120 lawyers vow to not act against activists from Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil.
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🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron speak out for the first time about his unpopular pension reform that has sparked nationwide protests ... Show more
'Borne to be dead': The slogans of the protests against the French pension reform
lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/03/16/borne-to-be-dead-the-slogans-of-the-protests-against-the-french-pension-reform_6019633_7.html
Macron and Ursula von der Leyen will visit China to urge peace in Ukraine: The French president said after a summit of EU leaders in Brussels that he had asked ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/03/24/macron-and-ursula-von-der-leyen-will-visit-china-to-urge-peace-in-ukraine_6020563_4.html
Anger is growing: Emmanuel Macron is taking a big risk with the pension reform. Protests against the plan continue - the president is becoming increasingly ... Show more
Thousands of protesters denouncing the French government's proposal to raise the retirement age by two years gathered in the Place de la Republique as ... Show more
Racist, xenophobic, and anti-religious crimes increase in France in 2022: There were a total of 12,600 racist, xenophobic and anti-religious offenses that the ...
lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/03/25/racist-xenophobic-and-anti-religious-crimes-increase-in-france-in-2022_6020585_7.html
‘Tours are no longer fun’: Neil Young lambasts Ticketmaster for ripping off fans: Singer-songwriter says ‘the old days are gone’ amid wider consternation at ...
theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/24/neil-young-ticketmaster-saying-tours-no-longer-fun
LIVE: Protesters in Paris demonstrate for a sixth night against newly adopted pension reforms
The demonstrations are part of a nationwide movement against ... Show more
Council of Europe slams 'excessive use of force' by French police in protests: The continent's leading human rights watchdog is joined by rights groups ...
lemonde.fr/en/european-union/article/2023/03/24/council-of-europe-slams-excessive-use-of-force-by-french-police-in-protests_6020553_156.html
Mounds of rubbish and e-scooters on fire in France: Protesters against Macron's pension reform set bins alight after two weeks of rubbish strikes.
bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-65058330
France trains Ukrainian pilots to operate Mirage 2000 fighters for month and half
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/22/7394629/
Extinction Rebellion action: climate activists dismantle traffic signs.: According to their own statements, climate activists have been dismantling traffic signs ...
tagesschau.de/inland/autobahn-strassenschilder-klimaaktivisten-101.html
Demonstrators gather in Paris for the second evening in a row after the French government pushed an unpopular pensions bill ... Show more
🇫🇷👑 Paris' Musee Grevin unveiled on Friday wax statue of King #CharlesIII , hours before the cancellation of his first state visit to #France due to raging protests ... Show more
TotalEnergies gets caught up in India's Adani scandal: A US-based investment fund has pointed to a lack of vigilance from the French oil giant when it acquired ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/03/23/totalenergies-gets-caught-up-in-india-s-adani-scandal_6020396_4.html
'It's huge for me to be here': How the last French hostage in West Africa was freed
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/03/21/al-qaeda-frees-last-french-hostage-in-the-sahel_6020132_4.html
🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel #Macron is under mounting criticism for governmental deficiencies and his controversial #pensionreform .
📺 He is set to give an interview ... Show more
Search for owners of giant 7kg rabbit found in Dublin: A giant pet rabbit, roughly the size of small dog, has been found as a stray in Dublin.
independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/search-for-owners-of-giant-7kg-rabbit-found-in-dublin-42396984.html
French journalist Dubois returns home after Mali captivity: French journalist Olivier Dubois arrived home on Tuesday to be warmly embraced by family members and ...
reuters.com/world/europe/french-journalist-dubois-returns-home-after-mali-captivity-2023-03-21/
Polish Ambassador to France: Poland will be forced to enter war if Ukraine fails to defend itself
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/19/7394148/
School canteens to stay open: KUALA LIPIS: School canteens will stay open during the fasting month, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/21/school-canteens-to-stay-open
Tinubu jets out to Paris, London to “rest”, plan transition: Mr Tinubu, who left the country on Tuesday, will also travel to Saudi Arabia later for a lesser hajj ...
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#VantageOnFirstpost : Public anger in France is mounting. Millions are on the streets to protest Macron’s pension reform. The French President remains defiant ... Show more
Senator Bernie Sanders grilled Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel at a committee hearing over the company's plan to raise the price of its COVID vaccine to as much as ... Show more
French unions announce new day of strikes against pension reform: French unions have announced a tenth day of strikes for Tuesday, March 28th in their ongoing ...
thelocal.fr/20230323/breaking-french-unions-announce-new-day-of-strikes-against-pension-reform
Garbage piles up in Paris as strikes against pension reform continues: Anne Hidalgo's opponents accuse the mayor of Paris of not caring about hygiene in the ...
lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/03/14/in-paris-as-the-pension-strikes-carry-on-the-garbage-is-piling-up_6019244_5.html
King Charles doesn't plan to change trip to protest-hit France: The British monarch is still scheduled to make his first state visit abroad next week ...
lemonde.fr/en/united-kingdom/article/2023/03/23/king-charles-doesn-t-plan-to-change-trip-to-protest-hit-france_6020432_135.html
'Macron walked all over us,' says head of hardline CGT union: Philippe Martinez, the secretary general of the CGT union, tells 'Le Monde' his organization will ...
lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/03/23/macron-walked-all-over-us-says-head-of-hardline-cgt-union_6020452_7.html
Demos in Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse: More than 140 arrested during protest against French pension reform.
spiegel.de/ausland/frankreich-mehr-als-140-festnahmen-bei-protest-gegen-rentenreform-a-1e9fdb0d-3a4a-4ea7-928a-6ab20aa689c3
France pension reform: Macron's government faces no confidence vote: They come after a pension reform bill was forced through parliament last Thursday without a ...
bbc.com/news/world-europe-65014336
Zelenskyy signs law on transparency of procurement in Defence Ministry
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/21/7394398/
Protesters set fire to city hall in Bordeaux: Violence escalates at pension protests in France. In Bordeaux demonstrators set fire to the city hall ...
n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/politik/Demonstrierende-zuenden-Rathaus-in-Bordeaux-an-article24008702.html
French pension reform: Another defeat for Les Républicains: France's main right-wing party has come out of this parliamentary debate more divided than ever and ...
lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/03/22/french-pension-reform-another-defeat-for-les-republicains_6020323_23.html
#BREAKING 🔴 The French government on Monday survived a crucial no-confidence vote filed by opposition lawmakers.
A second no-confidence vote is currently underway ... Show more
Pharma delivers, for others: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN.O) and Sanofi (SASY.PA) have shown their blockbuster asthma and eczema drug, Dupixent ...
reuters.com/breakingviews/pharma-delivers-others-2023-03-23/
Life sentence for tenant who raped and impregnated landlord’s minor daughter: The 33-year-old rapist had rented the victim’s parents outbuilding and had often ...
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/life-sentence-for-tenant-who-raped-and-impregnated-landlords-minor-daughter-cc1622d8-1658-4015-9a15-cf2f71f2bb03
Disappointment for King Charles as first overseas visit as monarch is postponed: King Charles' first state visit to France as British monarch, postponed on ...
reuters.com/world/uk/disappointment-king-charles-first-overseas-visit-monarch-is-postponed-2023-03-24/
📸 AI generated images are increasingly posing a challenge to photojournalism. Reuters Editor @rickeyrogers talks to @kimvinnell about the ways news agencies like Reuters are ... Show more
Pension reform protesters in the French city of Rennes scuffled with police as they put up burning barricades to block traffic on a highway.
"No other choice": Polish diplomat thinks aloud about participation in Ukraine war
fr.de/politik/ukraine-krieg-russland-polen-frankreich-botschafter-diplomat-interview-kontroverse-nato-beteiligung-mkr-92157930.html
Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has left the country for a trip to France and the United Kingdom. According to his media aide Tunde Rahman ... Show more
Portugal Considers Cutting Value-Added Tax to Ease Food Prices: Portugal’s government is considering cutting the country’s value-added tax rate to help lower ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-22/portugal-considers-cutting-value-added-tax-to-ease-food-prices
Zelenskyy to soldiers achieving best results: Thank you for your accuracy and figuring out Russian positions
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/24/7394993/
Protests broke out in Paris over an unpopular pensions bill that would raise the national retirement age trib.al/ErMxRSd
🔴 Live: More than 149 police injured, 172 people arrested in French pension protests
france24.com/en/europe/20230323-%F0%9F94%B4-live-9th-day-of-nationwide-protests-as-france-s-macron-stands-firm-on-pension-reform
AMD Silently Launches The Radeon RX 6300 2GB Entry-Level RDNA 2 GPU With 32W TDP, $60 US
wccftech.com/amd-silently-launches-the-radeon-rx-6300-2gb-entry-level-rdna-2-gpu-with-32w-tdp-60-us/
🔴 "Do you think I enjoy doing this reform? No, but there are not a hundred ways to balance the accounts ... this reform is necessary ... Show more
French court orders fishing bans to protect dolphins: France's top administrative court on Monday ordered the government to ban fishing in parts of the ...
thelocal.fr/20230320/french-court-orders-fishing-bans-to-protect-dolphins
France's Macron to force through pension reform with no vote: The French government will use the constitution to push through a pension age rise from 62 to 64.
bbc.com/news/world-europe-64967516
Birmingham's Great British Menu hopeful Tom Shepherd from pot washer to Michelin star restaurant
birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/birminghams-great-british-menu-hopeful-26523533
In Nantes, thousands march with torches to protest against the French government's pension reform.
"It's not really just about pensions ... Show more
🔴Follow live: Macron welcomes home French journalist Olivier Dubois held hostage in the Sahel
france24.com/en/europe/20230321-%F0%9F94%B4follow-live-macron-to-welcome-home-french-journalist-olivier-dubois-held-hostage-in-mali
Protests, flight cancellations and fuel: What to expect this weekend in France: As citizens across France express their anger over pension reform ...
thelocal.fr/20230324/protests-flight-cancellations-and-fuel-what-to-expect-this-weekend-in-france
LIVE: Protesters in Paris demonstrate for a sixth night against newly adopted pension reforms Show more
Approval means new elections: Le Pen announces vote of no confidence: Many deputies of the French National Assembly are served. They boo Prime Minister Borne ...
n-tv.de/politik/Le-Pen-kuendigt-Misstrauensvotum-an-article23990629.html
The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photos: On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq.
npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2023/03/20/1164272335/iraq-war-20th-anniversay-photos-american-invasion
Protest fears as security stepped up for King Charles' visit to France: Officials in France are concerned that the three-day State visit of Britain’s King ...
thelocal.fr/20230322/protest-fears-as-security-stepped-up-for-king-charles-visit-to-france
Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors’ Stock With Remarkable Timing
propublica.org/article/secret-irs-files-trading-competitors-stock
Firms fuel inflation by increasing their profit margins: Although less not as strong in France than elsewhere, firms added to inflation in 2022 ...
lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/03/21/firms-fuel-inflation-by-increasing-their-profit-margins_6020108_19.html
Speed limit homemade: climate activists unscrew signs: To extend speed limits, the group Extinction Rebellion has made 250 signs disappear in several German ...
saechsische.de/klimawandel/tempolimit-selbstgemacht-klimaschuetzer-schrauben-schilder-ab-5837263.html
🇺🇦 Anti-Ukraine and anti-Zelensky graffiti seem to be showing up on sidewalks around the world.
But is it real? The Observers - France 24 took a closer look, alongside Проверено ... Show more
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