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French Violence Raises Alert as Protests Flare Across Europe

The violence that rocked France this weekend as cost-of-living protests degenerated into looting and burning nationwide is raising alert levels across Europe, where elections will be held in at least half a dozen countries next year.

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Violence Rocks France as Protests Flare Across EuropePresident Emmanuel Macron promised a “hard line” as protests degenerated into looting and burning across France at the weekend. The cost-of-living concerns that prompted more than half a million demonstrators gather in France have spread to other nations, with protests in Italy, Belgium and Portugal. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Paris. (Source:…

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