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French 'Gilets Jaunes' march for the 21st consecutive week

The protests were largely peaceful.

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'Yellow vest' protests continue, clashes with riot police in Nantes

Five months after the birth of the 'yellow vest' movement in France, demonstrations continue, often turning violent, as happened in Nantes on Saturday

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Road Trip Europe Day 15: Yellow vests explain why they are protesting

Travelling through France, our road trip team stopped in the town of Narbonne to talk to Yellow Vests about the motivation behind their demonstrations.

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Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

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Macron says he hopes severely injured protester gains 'more wisdom'

"I'm 73, what could happen to me?" activist Genevière Legay said at a peaceful gilets jaunes march, before she was severely injured when police closed in on protesters.

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'Gilets jaunes' protester, 73, 'pushed by police', says prosecutor

Nice's public prosecutor said on Friday that an injured 'gilets jaunes' protester had "indeed been pushed by police" at last weekend's protest.

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Police officer suffers cardiac arrest in middle of Paris protest

It comes after violent scenes on the landmark Parisien boulevard last Saturday that saw demonstrators torch Le Fouquet restaurant.

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French military anti-terror force deployed at Gilets Jaunes march

The decision came after violence marred last weekend's protests, reaching levels not seen since December.

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Raw Politics in full: Facebook fallout and the EU's AI race

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France sacks Paris's police chief, threatens ‘yellow vest’ protest ban

With pressure mounting, France’s Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said police strategy for maintaining order was not correctly executed, resulting in Paris police chief Michel Delpuech being replaced by the current state prefect of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, Didier Lallement

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Police body investigate images of police stashing alleged PSG jerseys

The French police investigation body has opened an enquiry into whether officers were stealing PSG jerseys after a viral video shows them stashing red and white t-shirts into a bag next to the club's store in the Champs Elysees.

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Macron faces renewed pressure as Paris cleans up Yellow Vest riots

The French President cut short a weekend ski trip to hold a crisis meeting with ministers.

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Rioters set fire to a bank and ransack luxury shops in central Paris

Police fired tear gas and water cannons as the yellw vest protests turned violent again after weeks of relative calm and declining numbers of participants.

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Emmanuel Macron’s “Great Debate” is over - now it’s time to draw conclusions

French President faces difficult task to satisfy expectations of yellow vest movement

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Restorers fix French artefacts damaged during 'gilets jaunes' protests

Restorers have nearly finished repairing works from the museum at Paris' Arc de Triomphe, which were damaged during 'gilets jaunes' (yellow vests) protests in the French capital.

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French yellow vest movement shows signs of weakening

Less than 30 000 people across the country turned out for the seventeenth weekend of protests

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Yellow vest protesters gather for 17th consecutive week

Yellow vest protesters gathered in several locations across France on Saturday for the movement's 17th consecutive week of demonstrations

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French mayor bans police from using riot control guns

Dany Kocher from the Phalsbourg cited the UN's recent request for an investigation into allegations of police brutality during Gilets Jaunes protests.