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French govt faces make-or-break vote after pensions uproar
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday faces two motions of no confidence in the National Assembly lower house, after forcing through an unpopular pension reform last week without a vote.
New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» PARIS: France faced another day of protests Sunday against a bitterly contested pension reform rammed through by President Emmanuel Macron's government, a day before crucial no-confidence votes in parliament.
France faces 'standstill' in protests against pensions overhaul
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» PARIS - France's trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed.
France faces massive strikes over pension reform
AFP, Published on 05/03/2023
» PARIS: French trade unions are heading for what is expected to be a decisive showdown with President Emmanuel Macron over pension reform, with massive strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".
Shots fired at Messi family store, threatening message left for star
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» ROSARIO (ARGENTINA) - In the dead of night, two men fired shots at a closed supermarket belonging to the family of Lionel Messi's wife, before leaving a threatening message on the ground aimed at the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Around 60 migrants die in boat wreck off Italy
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» CUTRO (ITALY) - At least 59 migrants, including 11 children and a newborn baby, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region, officials said.
More than 40 migrants die in boat wreck off Italy
AFP, Published on 26/02/2023
» ROME: More than 40 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region, rescue services said.
Biden to urge US unity and 'blue collar' economic revival
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will tell Americans Tuesday that US democracy is "bruised" but "unbroken" in a State of the Union speech appealing to Republican opponents to unite in building a blue-collar economy, according to excerpts from the White House.
France braces for disruption as more pension protests loom
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» PARIS - France is bracing for major transport blockages on Tuesday, with mass strikes and protests set to hit the country for the second time in a month in objection to a planned reform to raise the retirement age.
New gun attack in east Jerusalem after synagogue shooting
AFP, Published on 29/01/2023
» JERUSALEM - A 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded an Israeli father and son in east Jerusalem Saturday, hours after a gunman killed seven outside a synagogue, raising fears of escalation despite international calls for calm.