Protests and demonstrations
- Business
Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piled up
PARIS — A spattering of protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial…
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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health
LEOMINSTER, Mass. — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres stopped by a Massachusetts barbershop, proclaiming…
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Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protests
PARIS — Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of…
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Strikes over pay disrupt Christmas travel in UK, France
LONDON — Air travelers faced possible delays at U.K. airports Friday as government employees who check passports went on strike…
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Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in…
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Haiti’s health professionals go on strike over kidnappings
Thousands of doctors, nurses and other health professionals across Haiti have gone on strike to protest a spike in gang-related…
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