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Is France really growing more ‘savage’? Word stirs trouble
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Is France really growing more ‘savage’? Word stirs trouble

PARIS (AP) — The subject is serious: violence in French society. But senior ministers have been stumbling over each other’s…
French govt meets as unions vow to harden pension strike
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French govt meets as unions vow to harden pension strike

Top French officials met Friday to hash out their strategy ahead of fresh pension overhaul talks with unions who have…
Protest songs: Paris Opera musicians chime in with strike concert
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Protest songs: Paris Opera musicians chime in with strike concert

Paris Opera musicians on Tuesday gave a symphonic show of support for the grinding transport strike over the French government’s…
French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock
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French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock

The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France’s…
French transport strike brings Christmas Eve woe
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French transport strike brings Christmas Eve woe

Christmas Eve in France was set to be marred by the nearly three-week standoff between French train drivers and the…
Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France
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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
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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…
Tensions mount over French transport strike
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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…
Unrelenting transport chaos as French strike bites
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Unrelenting transport chaos as French strike bites

Public transport in France was crippled for a fourth day Sunday as the government prepared to respond to anger over…
No let-up in French strikes with fresh turmoil awaited
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No let-up in French strikes with fresh turmoil awaited

France was on Saturday expecting its most serious nationwide strike in years to paralyse the country over the weekend, with…
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