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Now playing Next world news French yellow vest movement shows signs of weakening Less than 30 000 people across the country turned out for the seventeenth weekend of protests 10/03/2019
Now playing Next France France's 'yellow vest' protest numbers sharply down The interior ministry said it had counted 39,300 protesters nationwide compared to 46,600 people last week. 02/03/2019
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