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The first day of May marks a global celebration to honour the contributions of workers, representing a key moment for trade unions to call on governments for stronger labour rights.
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A number of airports across France have been asked to cancel flights and your journey could be affected even if you are just passing over the country.
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Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in France on Sunday to mark May Day in a fraught political atmosphere following the presidential election.
Macron's former bodyguard goes on trial for violence against protester
A former security aide to President Emmanuel Macron has gone on trial on a dozen charges, including voluntary violence, illegally wearing a police badge, and carrying a weapon.
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Clashes, arrests as May Day demonstrations take place across the world
Protests have taken place everywhere from Indonesia to Istanbul to Paris and the U.S.
500 union activists gather for May Day in Lisbon amid global pandemic
Hundreds rallied for workers' rights on May Day in Lisbon while respecting social distancing limits applied to stem contagion amid the coronavirus pandemic
Police keep close eye on May Day gatherings in Germany
In Berlin's Kreuzberg district, anti-capitalist demonstrators try to gather, while 5,000 police officers were mobilised throughout the German capital to enforce the ban on demonstrations involving more than 20 people
Global May Day celebrations muted amid coronavirus lockdowns
Millions of workers worldwide marked international labor day on Friday with vastly muted celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In pictures: May Day through history
May Day has always been a lot of different things to different people.
The dark and bloody origins of May Day
How a bloody riot in Chicago in 1886 gave birth to a public holiday marked across the world.
Violence erupts at Paris May Day march as protesters clash with police
Thousands of people protested across France to honour workers' May Day, but Paris saw violence erupt as hard-core protesters clashed with riot police
Extra police on duty as French capital braces for May Day protests
Shops and businesses in the French capital are bracing themselves ahead of May Day demonstrations, with 7,000 police on duty amid fears of violence