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French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades
‘This is state violence’: Paris students rage at politicians and heavy-handed policing
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country
France erupts overs schools: Why the violence surrounding surprise movement?
Calls to block social media platforms for minors in France amid school protests
Heavy rains pummel St. Vincent and the Grenadines, forcing school closures
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WorldPingOne factor accelerating these student protest is social media, and its being boosted even more by artificial intelligence. Some French mayors have even called for social media platforms to be temporarily blocked for minors.
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WorldPingIt’s a protest movement that a broke, lame-duck French government did not see coming. Civil servants this Tuesday joining high schoolers now in their third week of picketing over long-deteriorating classroom conditions.
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WorldPingMore than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.
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WorldPingCrowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
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WorldPingUnprecedented protests that began in low-income suburb are turning ugly, with investigations under way into police brutality Europe live: latest updates from protests in France Before dawn on Tuesday outside the Lycée Sophie-Germain in central Paris,…
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Nationwide protests across France continued for a third week as demonstrators rallied against poor school conditions.
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