Published 1 year ago

Protesters and police clash again at French pension protests

Summary by Ground News

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of French cities on Tuesday. Train tracks and highways blocked as violent confrontations took place with police. Public transport in the capital was disrupted with traffic on metro and suburban lines impacted. Landmarks and tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre had to halt operations as entry was blocked.

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News18 India

Protesters March Across French Cities Against Macron and His Pension Bill

French protesters blocked train tracks and highways and clashed with police in some cities, as they marched across the country against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill.

1 year ago·India

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Hindustan Times

Fresh clashes in France pension protests fuel domestic crisis

The day of nationwide protests and strikes called by unions is the tenth since mid-January against the law, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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The West Australian

Clashes as French protesters rally against pension bill

Protests over proposed changes to pension laws are continuing across France as public frustration evolves into broader anti-Macron sentiment.

1 year ago

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VOA News

Clashes as French Protesters Rally Against Macron's Pension Bill

Earlier in the day, the government rejected unions' demand to suspend and rethink the pension bill

1 year ago·United States

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Malay Mail

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron’s pension bill

PARIS, March 29 — Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. Clashes also erupted yesterday at similar rallies in other cities including Rennes, Bordeaux and Toulouse, with a bank branch and cars set ablaze in Nantes. However, while public frustration …

1 year ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Kronen Zeitung

Protests against new water reservoirs in France

In Frankreich kommt es derzeit nicht nur bei Protesten gegen die Pensionsreform zu Ausschreitungen. In Sainte-Soline gingen am Wochenende Menschen gegen den Bau von Wasserspeichern auf die Straße. Die Polizei soll Granaten und Gummigeschosse gegen die Demonstrierenden eingesetzt haben. Hunderte Menschen wurden verletzt. Die Feuerwehr sei nicht durchgekommen, berichtete eine Rettungssanitäterin vor Ort. „Zwei Umweltaktivisten liegen im Koma und s…

1 year ago

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