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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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Hungary: Protests enter day 4 against controversial labour laws
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], Dec 17(ANI): Leftist opposition parties and local citizens including students and trade unions took to streets for the fourth day here on Sunday (local time), protesting against the changes made in the labour laws by the Hungarian Parliament earlier this week.
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Pakistan: Iran Ambassador summoned to register protests against border att
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 16(ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office summoned Iran Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost here on Saturday to lodge a strong protest against a border attack on Friday.
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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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Lok Sabha adjourns after Opposition protests
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday following protests by opposition members on various issues including the Rafale deal, Cauvery river water, construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya among others.
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Arc de Triomphe to open after restorations post 'yellow vest' protests
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 11 (ANI): The Arc de Triomphe will reopen on December 12 following restoration work which was completed after the monument was vandalised during the 'yellow vest' protests.
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'Balochistan a victim of Pakistan's nuclear proliferation activities'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
British Columbia [Canada], Dec 11 (ANI): Balochistan is a victim of Pakistan's nuclear proliferation activities, said Naela Quadri Baloch, an activist for Baloch rights, who led a protest here on 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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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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Free Balochistan Movement hold protests to mark 'International Human Right
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Braunschweig/London [United Kingdom/Germany], Dec 11 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) held several simultaneous protests and awareness campaign in London, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Canada and Austria on December 10 to mark the 'International Human Rights Day'.
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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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Kerala Assembly adjourned over protests by Opposition on Sabarimala
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Kerala Assembly has been adjourned for the day, following a protest by the members of the opposition over their demand for the withdrawal of Section 144 from Sabarimala.
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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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