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- Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violenceThe violence appeared to be lessening. Still, the office of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 45,000 police officers would again be de...
- France has a fifth night of rioting over teen's killing by police amid signs of subsiding violenceUnrest continues in France for a fifth consecutive night after the police killing of a teenager. Violent clashes between protesters, includ...
- France riots: Will government impose emergency? Here's what you should know if you are travelling to the countryOver 1,300 people were arrested during a fourth night of riots in France following the police shooting of Nahel M. President Macron postpon...
- More than 900 people are arrested overnight as young rioters clash with police around FranceThe government suggested the violence was beginning to lessen thanks to tougher security measures, but damages remained widespread, from Pa...
- France deploys 45,000 police, armored vehicles amid riotsUnrest has flared nationwide, including in cities such as Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Lille as well as Paris where Nahel M., ...
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- Tension over Air France-KLM CEO woes"The possibility of an unexplainable, involuntary departure of our CEO brings a lot of tension in the workforce," said a group of managers.
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