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Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France
World

Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France

Holiday travellers across France scrambled for alternatives Sunday as an 18-day-old transport strike over pension reform saw train services slashed…
France’s pensions chief resigns as strike hits 12th day
World

France’s pensions chief resigns as strike hits 12th day

The French official leading a controversial pensions overhaul stepped down on Monday over a scandal involving undeclared payments, as a…
Anger, relief but no joy as UN climate talks limp to an end
Environment

Anger, relief but no joy as UN climate talks limp to an end

A marathon UN summit wrapped up Sunday with little to show, squeezing hard-earned compromises from countries over a global warming…
Tensions mount over French transport strike
World

Tensions mount over French transport strike

Tensions between the French government and unions opposed to pension reforms mounted Sunday as a crippling transport strike entered its…
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict
World

Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict…
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
World

Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform

PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains…
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
World

Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France

PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower shut down on Thursday, France’s vaunted high-speed trains stood still and teachers walked off…
Zero-hour on climate, but UN talks in another time zone
World

Zero-hour on climate, but UN talks in another time zone

Global talks tasked with neutralizing the threat of global warming get underway in Madrid Monday, but their narrow focus on…
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
Middle East

Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit

ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a…
Asian markets mixed as dealers eye trade talks, Hong Kong rallies
World

Asian markets mixed as dealers eye trade talks, Hong Kong rallies

Asian markets were mixed Monday on broad optimism that China and the United States are close to a mini trade…
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