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Middle East
Syria slams chemical watchdog report on 2018 attack
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Thursday dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog’s statement, which said that investigators had found…
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Europe
The Debate – Taking it to the streets: UK faces biggest wave of strikes in decades
Issued on: 01/02/2023 – 20:14 Why are they taking it to the streets in Paris and London? This 21st century…
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Europe
Pension reform poses biggest challenge to Macron’s legacy as a reformer
Issued on: 01/02/2023 – 23:07 A feeling of déjà vu pervaded the French capital on Monday as hundreds of thousands…
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News
French mass protests challenge Macron over pensions plan
A union source told AFP that 36.5 per cent of staff at railway operator SNCF had stopped work, a figure…
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United Kingdom
“It’s my Frenchness” – Eva Green defends text messages in court
Was Eva Green a filmstar diva, or just French? It’s the question at the heart of a UK court case over…
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Europe
Focus – Students at top French universities living in dilapidated hall of residence
Issued on: 31/01/2023 – 13:14 At one university residency south of Paris, students are living among cockroaches, mould and in…
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United Kingdom
Eurostar leaves hundreds of seats empty to avoid passport queues
Eurostar is intentionally leaving hundreds of tickets unsold as the operator struggles to deal with the consequences of Brexit. Since…
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Middle East
French finance minister backs pension push, UAE’s COP28 pick
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Trying to sell France to Emirati investors Monday, France’s finance minister highlighted what…
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Europe
Raising French retirement age to 64 is ‘non-negotiable’, says PM Borne as strikes loom
Issued on: 29/01/2023 – 13:19 France’s prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement…
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Europe
Protesters gather in Paris to support French nationals detained in Iran
Issued on: 28/01/2023 – 16:05Modified: 28/01/2023 – 16:08 Protesters have gathered at the place du Trocadero in Paris in a…
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