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Unrest Mars Day of Protest in France, as Student Movement Turns National

New York Times17 October 2026, 19:14 UTCFrance

Riots broke out in several French cities alongside peaceful marches of tens of thousands of people demonstrating against rising living costs and poor school conditions.

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