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  "id": 12085075,
  "title": "Live: Up to 500 schools to shut in France as student protests continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/live-up-to-500-schools-to-shut-in-france-as-student-protests-continue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T05:15:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261005-live-up-to-500-schools-to-shut-in-france-as-student-protests-continue"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Up to 500 schools are expected to close across France on Monday as student protests continue, according to the country's Education Minister Édouard Geffray. The protests over high teacher absence rates, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities began at a Paris school on September 17 but grew into a nationwide movement last week. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "LATEST: Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as student protests rock France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/latest-hundreds-of-schools-to-shut-monday-as-student-protests-rock",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:54:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "No classes in 500 schools on Monday: Why are France students protesting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/no-classes-in-500-schools-on-monday-why-are-france-students-protesting",
        "published": "2026-10-05T03:38:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "WORLD IN BRIEF: France to close 500 schools amid protests, 12-year-old killed in Baltimore shooting, Cameroon secures $391m World Bank loan and other stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/world-in-brief-france-to-close-500-schools-amid-protests-12-year-old",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:17:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/france-closes-up-to-500-schools-monday-over-student-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:49:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}