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France is preparing for a national day of protests and high-school blockades in support of students demanding more investment in education. The demonstrations follow injuries and mass arrests amid a growing debate over the police response, including an incident in which a 15-year-old boy lost a hand.
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France's suspension of police stun grenades at student protests remains in effect while nationwide high-school demonstrations continue into a fourth week, with the education minister pledging 3,000 extra teachers and climate activist Greta Thunberg joining the latest rallies.
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France's education minister pledged 3,000 extra teachers to calm the protests, and climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the nationwide student demonstrations.
BBC News – World France prepares for a day of protests in support of students who’ve been demanding more investment in education.
Thousands expected to join marches of support on Tuesday across the country amid growing concerns over police response France is bracing for a national day of protests and high-school blockades as a youth protest movement gathers pace amid a growing debate over the scale of the police response. In one incident, a 15-year-old protesting against what demonstrators said were France’s dilapidated and understaffed scho…
NYTimes – World Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate, announced her return to Venezuela on social media after nearly 10 months in exile. Her homecoming follows national protests demanding free elections and comes after the U.S. military deposed then-President Nicolás Maduro, replacing him with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who has exceeded her authorized term without scheduling an election.
NYTimes – World Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, saying his camp lost to the opposition Student List. The vote followed nearly two years of student-led protests against perceived corruption and authoritarianism and drew a near-70% turnout, the highest since Yugoslavia's 1992 break-up. Vučić had led with virtually absolute power for 14 years.
Sky News – World Fire broke out again overnight at a former mountain retreat used by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Meanwhile, a survey shows most people in Germany feel the days of the governing coalition are numbered. DW has more.
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