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'Yellow vest' protestors destroy toll booths, occupy highways across Franc
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 19 (ANI): The 'yellow vest' protestors have vandalized toll booths and occupied highways across France, as demonstrations continue in the nation despite concessions given by President Emmanuel Macron to defuse the situation.
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'Yellow vests' protests witness drop in number of demonstrators
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 16(ANI): The 'yellow-vests' protests that continued for the fifth consecutive weekend saw a dip in the number of demonstrators here on Saturday, after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a series of financial measures on Monday seeking to defuse the revolt that had
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Shooting in Strasbourg, 2 killed
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Strasbourg [France], Dec 12 (ANI): A shooter went on a rampage in the heart of the northeastern French city of Strasbourg, killing two people and injuring 10 others on Tuesday.
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Macron rolls out "economic and social emergency plan" amid "yellow-vest" p
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 11(ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a series of financial measures seeking to defuse the "yellow vest" revolt that had triggered violent protests across the country.
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Amid tensions in France, Macron promises minimum wage hike
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 11 (ANI): In the aftermath of the violent 'yellow vest' protests that rocked France lately, President Emmanuel Macron on Monday assured the people of the country that the minimum wage would be raised and new taxes on pensions would be abolished.
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France instructs Trump not to interfere in internal politics
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 10 (ANI): Two days after United States President Donald Trump criticised the French government over the violent 'yellow vest' protests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned the US President not to meddle in France's internal matters.
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'Yellow vest' protests spread to Belgium, Netherlands
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Dec 9 (ANI): With France reeling under violent 'yellow vest' protests due to the hike in fuel taxes and deteriorating economic situation, demonstrations have spread like wildfire and entered Belgium and the Netherlands.
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200 arrested as 'yellow jacket' protests continue in France
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 8 (ANI): At least 200 people were on Saturday arrested, with the police resorting to firing hundreds of tear gas shells to disperse crowds during the ongoing fourth week of protests across France against President Emmanuel Macron-led government.
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France beefs up security amid 'yellow vest' protests
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 7 (ANI): Ahead of the planned demonstrations on Saturday, French authorities have begun tightening security in different parts of the country, including capital Paris, amid fears of further violence after agitators clashed with police last week as part of the "yellow vest
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France cancels fuel tax hike over protests
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 6 (ANI): The Emmanuel Macron-led French government has decided to scrap the hike in fuel taxes amid fears of an outbreak of fresh protests in the country.
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Paris Agreement is 'fatally flawed', says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said he is "glad" that people in Paris have reached a conclusion on skyrocketing fuel prices, reiterating that the Paris Agreement is "fatally flawed."
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France: Fuel price hike suspension on the horizon amidst yellow vest prote
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 4 (ANI): In a resounding victory for a people's movement in the land where 'liberty, equality, and fraternity' is the nation's motto, a suspension in fuel price hikes is on the horizon as French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is expected to announce a moratorium on Tuesd
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