French protests

A balloon with the message Health Is Not A Commodity forming part of a protest march by French union workers for better wages, sustainable jobs and quality pensions in Paris, yesterday. Unions staged protests and striked which hit trains, schools and...

A balloon with the message Health Is Not A Commodity forming part of a protest march by French union workers for better wages, sustainable jobs and quality pensions in Paris, yesterday. Unions staged protests and striked which hit trains, schools and public services 48 hours after the centre-right government suffered their worst electoral defeat in more than five decades as leftist parties swept to power in 23 out of France's 26 regions.

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