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Striking Paris Opera artists perform outdoor concert against pension reforms – while Macron flees theater amid protests (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 18, 2020January 18, 2020By Editor

As France marked its 45th consecutive day of strikes on Saturday, hundreds of artists from the Paris Opera performed a stunning outdoor concert in front of the Palais Garnier to voice their opposition to pension reform measures. … Read More >Striking Paris Opera artists perform outdoor concert against pension reforms – while Macron flees theater amid protests (VIDEOS)

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Trade Unions Protest Against Pension Reform at Louvre in Paris – Video

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

French Unions have filled the streets of Paris to show their dissatisfaction with pension reforms, gathering at the Louvre. … Read More >Trade Unions Protest Against Pension Reform at Louvre in Paris – Video

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French forensic officers throw ‘bloody’ overalls in front of interior ministry, as strike continues

Posted on January 15, 2020January 15, 2020By Editor

Striking forensic officers in Paris have thrown overalls daubed in fake blood in front of the interior ministry. The grizzly protest comes amid mass opposition to French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms. … Read More >French forensic officers throw ‘bloody’ overalls in front of interior ministry, as strike continues

Non-commitment probe into Iran by France, Germany & UK ‘groundless,’ only increases tensions around nuclear deal – Russia

Posted on January 15, 2020January 15, 2020By Editor

The European trio’s accusation that Iran violates the key restrictions of the nuclear deal are unjustified, the Russian Foreign Ministry said urging the countries not to increase tensions that could endanger the pact. … Read More >Non-commitment probe into Iran by France, Germany & UK ‘groundless,’ only increases tensions around nuclear deal – Russia

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1,200 French doctors RESIGN from supervisory roles in protest over govt funding for public hospitals

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020By Editor

Almost 1,200 hospital doctors in France are resigning from supervisory roles in protest over public hospital funding and the government’s handling of employee concerns about staffing levels. … Read More >1,200 French doctors RESIGN from supervisory roles in protest over govt funding for public hospitals

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French lawyers throw off their robes to back ongoing STRIKE against pension reform (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020By Editor

Lawyers across France are discarding their robes in a dramatic show of solidarity, signaling they will not give up on what has become a two-month strike against unpopular pension reforms – even if it disrupts high-profile trials. … Read More >French lawyers throw off their robes to back ongoing STRIKE against pension reform (VIDEOS)

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France, Germany & UK blame Iran for violating nuclear deal ‘key restrictions’, trigger mechanism to investigate ‘non-commitment’

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020By Editor

The European trio triggered the investigation into Tehran’s alleged breaching of the 2015 nuclear deal after Iran lifted limits on enrichment capacity over increased tensions with the US. … Read More >France, Germany & UK blame Iran for violating nuclear deal ‘key restrictions’, trigger mechanism to investigate ‘non-commitment’

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Tear gas vs rocks: Anti-pension reform & Yellow Vests protests get heated in France (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020By Editor

Rallies against France’s pension reform and anti-government Yellow Vest protests have escalated into clashes with police in Paris and other cities. Police responded with tear gas as some protesters threw stones and started fires. … Read More >Tear gas vs rocks: Anti-pension reform & Yellow Vests protests get heated in France (VIDEOS)

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GRAPHIC footage from France’s Rouen shows levels of police violence that enraged protesters nationwide (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020By Editor

Demonstrators have been left bloodied and beaten after clashes with riot police in the French city of Rouen, as authorities clamp down on the pension reform protests which have swept the country. … Read More >GRAPHIC footage from France’s Rouen shows levels of police violence that enraged protesters nationwide (VIDEOS)

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Massive protests against Macron’s pension reform plans flare up again in Paris & across France (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020By Editor

French protesters flooded city streets and showed no sign of backing down as transport strikes, sparked by President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plans, entered their 36th day. … Read More >Massive protests against Macron’s pension reform plans flare up again in Paris & across France (VIDEOS)