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France sees rioting and looting as protests spread nationwide

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Protests in France turned into rioting and looting over the weekend as President Emmanuel Macron called for calm. The unrest began in September at a high school in a Paris suburb, initially focused on teacher shortages and deteriorating building conditions, before spreading to other parts of the country.

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