France protests draw 400,000 as unrest threatens Macron's final months
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[French Authorities Impose Bans And Restrictions Amid Ongoing Unrest Over The Cost Of Living] Manu Brabo/Getty Images News More than 400,000 demonstrators took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs and inadequate education funding, with clashes…
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- 01More than 400,000 protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday.
- 02Police arrested nearly 1,000 people amid clashes in Paris and other cities.
- 03Authorities deployed 70,000 officers nationwide to prevent further rioting.
- 04The protests concern the cost of living and education funding.