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Lyon Clashes as French Strikes Widen Over Austerity Budget
Police used batons, tear gas and a water cannon as nationwide union-led strikes over living costs and the 2027 budget brought tens of thousands onto the streets.
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France's Cost-of-Living Coalition: Unions and Students Test the State
A nationwide day of strikes over wages and tax justice brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets, with clashes in Lyon and school blockades in Paris.
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France's School Protests Shrink After the Break, but the Grievances Remain
Blockades fell to about one percent of high schools as pupils returned, yet student unions have called further action and the government's concessions have not satisfied them.
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France's School Standoff: Blockades Set to Resume as Talks Falter
Student unions say high school blockades will restart on Monday, after the government's new education measures failed to satisfy protesting groups.
