France’s young people stand up against higher retirement age

[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — Young people in France — including some who haven’t even entered the job market yet — are protesting Thursday against the government’s push to raise the retirement age. Students plan to block access to some universities and high schools, and a youth-led protest is planned in Paris on Thursday, as part of nationwide strikes and demonstrations against the pension bill under debate in parliament. For a generation already worried about inflation,…

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France’s Macron talks energy with Saudi Crown Prince MBS in Paris | News

[ad_1] MBS’s visit to France has been controversial, with President Macron criticised by some in his country. Energy was the main topic on the agenda between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, during talks in Paris seen as a diplomatic rehabilitation of the de facto leader of the Saudi kingdom. Aides to the French president had indicated ahead of the talks on Thursday that Macron would urge Saudi Arabia to…

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