French PM vows to address debt despite student protests
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has tried to calm both student protesters and jittery bond markets. In an address to the nation, Lecornu stressed that the education ministry had not seen any c
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07.10.2026
From Mai 68 to 2026: France’s long student protests tradition
Students, parents and trade unions were demonstrating across France Tuesday, protesting what they say is under-investment in high schools. From Mai 68 to the CPE crisis in 2006, major French student a
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07.10.2026
Thousands protest in France to support students calling for more resources in schools
In France, hundreds of thousands rallied nationwide on Tuesday to support high school students demanding more education funding.
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07.10.2026
France’s Economy Is Trapped in a Negative Feedback Loop
The French government desperately needs a return to strong growth if it is to contain its rapidly rising debts.
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07.10.2026
France’s Economy Is Trapped in a Negative Feedback Loop
The French government desperately needs a return to strong growth if it is to contain its rapidly rising debts.
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07.10.2026
France suspends stun grenade use at student protests after pupil loses hand
France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent
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07.10.2026
France schools protests: more than 6,100 arrested since start of demonstrations
After more than two weeks of high school protests across France, police have arrested a total of 6,100 individuals, the majority of whom are minors who, until now, had no previous criminal record. So,
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07.10.2026
France summons Iranian ambassador over 'disinformation' on student protests
The French foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against a "disinformation campaign conducted by the Iranian authorities" over the student protests that have rocked
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07.10.2026
France suspends the use of stun grenades after student protester loses hand
The French government said Wednesday it would suspend the use of stun grenades in its attempts to manage the student protests now roiling the country after a 15-year-old boy had his hand blown off du
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07.10.2026
What France's student protesters want – and what the government is offering
Staff shortages, rats in the corridors, and a university admissions system that feels like a lottery: As protests sweep France, high school students have drawn up a list of demands to deal with these
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07.10.2026
France: Government suspends stun grenade use in school protests
France has suspended police use of stun grenades at high school demonstrations, the interior minister announced, amid growing allegations of police brutality after two weeks of protests marked by freq
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07.10.2026
Over 500 French schools shut down amid violent student protests
Nationwide protests in France have shut down or disrupted more than 500 schools as students demand better learning conditions and changes to the education system. NBC News’ Richard Engel reports on wh
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07.10.2026
France Considers Issuing More Shorter-Term Debt After Bond-Market Turmoil
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said in an interview that the country would be “strategic” in issuing new debt.
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07.10.2026
Why American artist Mary Cassatt's legacy still resonates in France today
In this edition we're pleased to welcome back Lauren Jimerson to discuss the Mary Cassatt exhibit entitled "The Choice of Independence" that's currently showing at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Lauren i
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07.10.2026
France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech
France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent
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07.10.2026
French government scrambles to calm nationwide student protests
The French government is looking to appease protesters after a week of high school student protests that spread across the nation. President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting Monday with his Prime Minist
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07.10.2026
France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests
The step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.
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07.10.2026
🔴Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to France's Henri Kagan, Japan's Kenso Soai
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07.10.2026
France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to make public address after thousands rally to demand more funding for education.
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07.10.2026
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and Henri B. Kagan won "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
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07.10.2026