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Al Jazeera
Hundreds of men march in Switzerland to protest violence against womenOrganisers say men must speak out, as Swiss study finds half of men aged 18 to 24 hold…
- AP News Police fire tear gas as tensions flare at end of Paris protest
- AP News Protesters and Albanian police clash in Tirana as demonstrations continue
- www.lbc.co.uk Thousands take to France's streets in latest wave of protests against cost of living
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Riots in France: How anti-government protests spiraled out of controlPARIS — Smashed windows and ransacked shops. Bloodied teenage protesters. A city hall on fire. Such scenes shocked…
5 sources · The Korea Times, Business Day, Reuters, The Hindu +1
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Canadian MP to flag paintball gun findings after Iran protest blindingsCanadian lawmaker Ali Ehsassi has pledged to refer findings that Iranian security forces possessed paintball guns from a…
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Government faces calls to stagger age of consent after Russell Brand allegationsMia Latter, now 37, alleged she had been mistreated by the jailed comedian when she was a teenager…
3 sources · Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Irish News
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Around 106,000 people protest in France: ministryAround 106,000 people attended cost-of-living protests in France on Saturday, including 24,000 in Paris, the interior minister said…
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Thousands rally in Antalya to demand climate justice as COP31 talks hit midpointThousands of protesters on Saturday took to the streets in the Turkish city hosting COP31 to accuse the…
2 sources · Dawn, Free Malaysia Today
- The Jerusalem Post French journalists attacked, camera stolen in Lyon as 106,000 join protests across France
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Paris engulfed in violence AGAIN as thousands of left-wing protesters wreak havoc in French capitalParis has been engulfed in violence yet again as more than 100,000 left-wing protesters wreaked havoc in the…
- Ahram Online French protesters chant against inflation and police - International - World 3 sources · Ahram Online, RTHK, The Local France
- The Jerusalem Post Likud MK Medan camps outside Knesset calling for national unity to help Israel remain 'one people'
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Euronews
Portugal sees fresh protests over government policies seen as worsening housing crisisDozens of Portuguese cities saw protests Saturday against the housing shortage. Demonstrators demand rent caps, stronger tenant protection…
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The Straits Times
Was it really the police? Calls from SPF now come from one numberSince Nov 2, all police calls to the public come from a single number, 6000 0999, to help…
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Al Jazeera
More than 100,000 rally across France in new Yellow Vest protestsProtesters chanted against declining affordability, the Macron government, police violence and poor school conditions.
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Don’t disappoint Nigeria’s founding fathers, Jonathan warns political leaders“We must not make Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and the other founding nationalists regret…
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Santos Silva admits legislative elections could come before 2029 due to government “wear and tear”Praising the President of the Republic for having received right to housing protesters yesterday, former Socialist parliamentary speaker…
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Al Jazeera
Tens of thousands march in latest Portugal housing protestsThese were the biggest protests against rising housing costs in Portugal since the social movement began weeks ago.
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Thousands take to the streets in France for the fifth Saturday in a row: Police use tear gas and charge at crowds during anti-government protestsAround 106,000 people took to the streets nationwide on Saturday in cities including Paris for the so-called Act…
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The Rio Times
French Protests Draw 106,000, Ministry SaysFrance's fifth Saturday of cost-of-living protests drew 106,000 by the ministry's count and 200,000 by organisers, with 219…
- The Guardian Nigeria News Tinubu’s Mosque Protest: Dalung Warns Security Aides Against Shooting Angry Nigerians
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The Rio Times
Cape Town Pastor’s Death Sparks Road ProtestPastor Anthea Wilkinson, 53, died in hospital after an attack on a car on Jakes Gerwel Drive in…
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BJP to stage protest over allegations of TVK MLA’s inappropriate messages to Collector
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AIADMK to protest seeking action against Deputy Speaker in Thuraiyur ‘assault’ incidentEdappadi K. Palaniswami criticises Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for remaining silent on the issue…
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Thousands of people, of all ages, fill streets demanding accessible housing“Don’t steal our right to live somewhere”: this was one of the many slogans on the lips of…
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