Outrage after some French protesters urge police suicides
With French police suicides on the rise, Paris authorities are investigating yellow vest protesters who encouraged police to kill themselves.
Donations for Notre Dame anger yellow vest protestors
Protestors felt outraged when, in just a few hours, billionaires pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore the damaged cathedral.
France bans some yellow vest protests in Paris after riots
France's prime minister announced a ban Monday on yellow vest protests along the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris and in two other cities following riots on Saturday that left luxury stores ransacked and charred from arson fires.
“I’m demanding my due,” yellow vest supporters say as protests continue
Like the reflective fluorescent safety vests, occupied roundabouts have become a trademark of the protest movement shaking up France that was initially triggered by the rising cost of fuel but has since morphed into a broader anti-government revolt.
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On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 8, President Trump announces that his chief of staff, John Kelly, will leave his post by the end of the year, and tension continues in Paris as police crack down on yellow vest protesters.
Protests continued for a fourth weekend in Paris as a “yellow vest” movement that started as a protest to a new gas tax continued to tap into growing dissatisfaction across the country. Meanwhile, law enforcement is doubling down, having dispatched…
On Friday, workers across Paris lugged pieces of plywood and hammered boards over the windows of shops and businesses — making the plush Champs-Elysees neighborhood appear like it was bracing for a hurricane.
Police unions and city authorities met to strategize on how to handle the weekend protests, which are coming even though President Emmanuel Macron surrendered Wednesday night and cancelled a fuel tax hike that had unleashed weeks of unrest.
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