Violence hits Paris in day of protests over Macron’s pension changes
Paris, France Reuters Police fired tear gas to repel violent black-clad anarchists in Paris on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters marched across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age. In a ninth day of nationwide protests, train and air travel was disrupted while teachers were among many […]
Greek workers join walkout over deadly train crash, call protests
Athens, Greece Reuters Thousands of workers will join a nationwide strike on Wednesday in protest over Greece’s deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, and mass demonstrations are expected to culminate outside parliament in Athens. The crash on 28th February has stirred public outrage over the crumbling state of the Greek rail network, and striking […]
Anti-government protest strike in Sri Lanka shuts schools, businesses
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over a worsening economic crisis. The measure, which drew immediate criticism from opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and from Canada’s ambassador, is effective immediately and was taken in the interests of public […]