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French Air Traffic Controllers Strike Hits Europe Summer Travel
French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike to protest at understaffing and "toxic management", disrupting travel for tens of thousands of people in Europe at the start of a busy summer holiday season.
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Overtourism Forces The Louvre, World's Most Visited Museum And Home Of Mona Lisa, To Shut Doors
The Louvre, home to the iconic Mona Lisa, was forced to shut down due to overcrowding
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French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned
Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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French Police Officer To Go On Trial For Murder Of Teenager
A French police officer charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2023 that sparked violent protests across the country will go on trial next year, the Nanterre prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
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Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia
Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.
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Activists Turn Paris Fountain Red To Denounce Gaza "Bloodbath"
French activists dyed a Paris fountain red Wednesday to symbolise what they called the "bloodbath" of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Over 1,00,000 Protest Against New French PM, Denounce Macron's "Power Grab"
More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab".
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Climate Protest In Paris Foiled On First Day Of Olympics 2024
French police on Saturday blocked climate activists from holding a demonstration in central Paris on the first official day of the Olympic Games.
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1,000 French Police To Secure Israel-Mali Olympics Football Game
Around 1,000 French police officers will be on duty on Wednesday to protect Israel's football match against Mali at the Paris Olympics where protests are also expected.
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Thousands March In France Against Far Right Ahead Of Parliament Polls
Thousands marched in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament.
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"S*** Flashmob": French Protesters Plan To "Defecate In The Seine" Over Olympic Cleanup Costs
The public's anger stems from the high cost of the Seine cleanup project, which is backed by 1.2 billion pounds (Rs 12231 crore) in state funds.
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Extra Forces Deployed To Subdue Violence In New Caledonia
Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured.
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France Declares Emergency In New Caledonia As Protests Rage, 4 Dead
Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning.
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Angry French Farmers Clash With Police As Macron Attends Paris Agricultural Fair
French President Emmanuel Macron spent the entire day at the annual agricultural fair Saturday, as angry farmers heckled him and scuffled with police.
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Tractors Roll Into Paris As French Farmers Raise Pressure On Macron
Farmers drove tractors into central Paris on Friday to bring fresh pressure on President Emmanuel Macron, who promised them a meeting to discuss their grievances but then cancelled the event.
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French Air Traffic Controllers Strike Hits Europe Summer Travel
French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike to protest at understaffing and "toxic management", disrupting travel for tens of thousands of people in Europe at the start of a busy summer holiday season.
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Overtourism Forces The Louvre, World's Most Visited Museum And Home Of Mona Lisa, To Shut Doors
The Louvre, home to the iconic Mona Lisa, was forced to shut down due to overcrowding
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French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned
Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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French Police Officer To Go On Trial For Murder Of Teenager
A French police officer charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2023 that sparked violent protests across the country will go on trial next year, the Nanterre prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
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Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia
Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.
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Activists Turn Paris Fountain Red To Denounce Gaza "Bloodbath"
French activists dyed a Paris fountain red Wednesday to symbolise what they called the "bloodbath" of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Over 1,00,000 Protest Against New French PM, Denounce Macron's "Power Grab"
More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab".
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Climate Protest In Paris Foiled On First Day Of Olympics 2024
French police on Saturday blocked climate activists from holding a demonstration in central Paris on the first official day of the Olympic Games.
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1,000 French Police To Secure Israel-Mali Olympics Football Game
Around 1,000 French police officers will be on duty on Wednesday to protect Israel's football match against Mali at the Paris Olympics where protests are also expected.
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Thousands March In France Against Far Right Ahead Of Parliament Polls
Thousands marched in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament.
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"S*** Flashmob": French Protesters Plan To "Defecate In The Seine" Over Olympic Cleanup Costs
The public's anger stems from the high cost of the Seine cleanup project, which is backed by 1.2 billion pounds (Rs 12231 crore) in state funds.
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Extra Forces Deployed To Subdue Violence In New Caledonia
Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured.
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France Declares Emergency In New Caledonia As Protests Rage, 4 Dead
Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning.
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Angry French Farmers Clash With Police As Macron Attends Paris Agricultural Fair
French President Emmanuel Macron spent the entire day at the annual agricultural fair Saturday, as angry farmers heckled him and scuffled with police.
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Tractors Roll Into Paris As French Farmers Raise Pressure On Macron
Farmers drove tractors into central Paris on Friday to bring fresh pressure on President Emmanuel Macron, who promised them a meeting to discuss their grievances but then cancelled the event.
