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Bordeaux town hall set on fire in France pro democracy protest

More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday. The protests were sparked by legislation pass by President Macron, without the public or the parliament approval, raising the retirement age by two years to 64. Police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital and 80…
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