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France to shut down climate NGO after protest violence
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» PARIS - French authorities are expected shortly to issue a decree shutting down a climate activist group after demonstrators clashed with police over a controversial irrigation project that left one man in a coma.
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New violent clashes rock France in water protest
AFP, Published on 25/03/2023
» SAINTE-SOLINE (FRANCE) - French police again clashed with protesters Saturday as campaigners sought to stop the construction of reservoirs in the southwest, the latest in a series of violent standoffs as social tensions erupt nationwide.
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Lessons learned: Paris changes tack in 'yellow vest' riot control
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» PARIS - A stone's throw from the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Friday, cyclists were being put on notice by municipal workers.
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Paris knife attacker charged with attempted murder: source
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» PARIS - An Afghan national who left seven people, including two British tourists, badly injured after he attacked them with a knife and an iron bar in a popular Paris area has been charged with attempted murder and detained, a judicial source said Wednesday.
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7 wounded including 2 British tourists in Paris knife attack
AFP, Published on 10/09/2018
» PARIS - Seven people including two British tourists were wounded Sunday in Paris after they were attacked by a man armed with a knife and an iron bar, according to police and other sources.
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Kingdom bag first cricket gold, move to 2nd overall
Sports, Published on 29/08/2017
» Thailand won their first ever cricket gold medal on the international stage when they defeated Indonesia by 23 runs in the women's T20 final of the SEA Games yesterday.
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Petanque fever kindles passion of world champs Madagascar
AFP, Published on 11/12/2016
» ANTANANARIVO - It's not even midday in the middle of the work week, but already the clacking of steel balls colliding on a makeshift pitch rings out in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo.
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Full of the joys of spring in sunny Sussex
News, Published on 10/05/2015
» More traveller’s tales this week, I’m afraid. Well, it’s either that or my analysis of the UK election, and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Last week I mentioned a sojourn in Scotland, after which I headed south for the Sussex countryside, which was at its springtime best.
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A way to become a little wiser
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/10/2014
» At first glance, the game looks much like petanque. But get in closer and you will find that this ball game has little in common with the popular French game which is played on a long dirt strip and involves players throwing a ball at a target.
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Cartoonist faces summons
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/05/2013
» Police will summon Thai Rath cartoonist Somchai Katanyutanan to acknowledge a defamation charge early next month.
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