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France retirement protests: Paris bans gatherings near key sites to quell unrest

March 18, 2023

France retirement protests: Paris bans gatherings near key sites to quell unrest

Protesters have demanded French President Emmanual Macron resign after announcing he would ram through a change in the country's pension requirements without a parliamentary vote.

Europe's top spring break destinations eclipse US beaches as travelers flock overseas

March 18, 2023

Europe's top spring break destinations eclipse US beaches as travelers flock overseas

Many Americans' top vacation destinations this spring are in Europe, with lower prices, milder weather and loosening travel restrictions driving people overseas.

French protestors stage another round of strikes as committee of senators, lawmakers examine pension bill

March 15, 2023

French protestors stage another round of strikes as committee of senators, lawmakers examine pension bill

A committee of senators and lower-house lawmakers are examining a pension reform bill. Another round of strikes is being staged in response to the bill.

France's Macron under pressure as pension reform blowback reaches peak

March 13, 2023

France's Macron under pressure as pension reform blowback reaches peak

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to face one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency amid sociopolitical unrest over his plan to raise the country's retirement age.

French President Emmanuel Macron insists pension reform is needed as millions continue to strike

March 10, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron insists pension reform is needed as millions continue to strike

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, is insisting that pension reform is needed to make the system financially sustainable for the future as strikes continue.

Nearly 200 church sex abuse victims get compensation from France’s Catholic Church

March 9, 2023

Nearly 200 church sex abuse victims get compensation from France’s Catholic Church

Nearly 200 church sex abuse victims have been promised financial compensation from France’s Catholic Church. Hundreds of other cases are still being reviewed.

French workers continue to hold strikes against Macron's pension reform plan

March 8, 2023

French workers continue to hold strikes against Macron's pension reform plan

Protestors across France are continuing to strike over President Macron's pension reform plan. Feminists say the plan further deepens gender inequality.

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen in December 2024

March 6, 2023

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen in December 2024

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, is scheduled to reopen in December 2024, less than six years after the roof was ravaged by a fire in 2019.

Bus with 40 children crashes in French Alps; 21 injured

March 4, 2023

Bus with 40 children crashes in French Alps; 21 injured

A bus with forty elementary school students plunged down a wooded slope in the French Alps leaving over a dozen children with injuries.

King Charles III plans to travel to France, Germany for first state visits since becoming monarch

March 3, 2023

King Charles III plans to travel to France, Germany for first state visits since becoming monarch

King Charles III of England planned his first state visits since becoming a monarch. The king will travel to Germany and France from March 26 to March 31.