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Bordeaux city hall set on fire amid nationwide protests against French pension changes
Largely peaceful protests are marred by outbreaks of violence as unions claim 3.5 million turned out, while authorities put number at just over 1 million
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France protests said to be ‘out of control’
Police clashed with over a million demonstrators opposed to President Macron’s pension reform
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France ‘burning’ as violent pension reform protests cause fuel shortages, mass arrests
One of the world’s most influential countries, France, has been brought to its knees by days of violent protests.
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Macron’s Government Survives No-Confidence Vote in National Assembly
French president fends off efforts to halt his pension revamp and topple his administration
By Editors Desk