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Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike
Some protesters clashed with police in Paris and Lyon on Thursday during largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations and a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron. The protests were attended by several high-profile politicians, including presidential candidates Jean-Luc Melenchon and Raphael Glucksmann. They follow demonstrations over living costs, public services and education that have triggered the worst civil unrest France has seen in years. The interior ministry said 270,000 people had participated in protests around the country so f