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  "id": 14988825,
  "title": "Cost-of-living demonstrations to grip pre-election France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/cost-of-living-demonstrations-to-grip-pre-election-france",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261016-cost-of-living-demonstrations-to-grip-pre-election-france"
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  "summary": "After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught period ahead of presidential elections next year. The prospect of the two movements merging, perhaps with outbreaks of violence, poses a big challenge to the government -- and an opportunity for far-left and far-right presidential…",
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        "title": "France braces for cost-of-living protests ahead of election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/france-braces-for-cost-of-living-protests-ahead-of-election",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:39:54.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/developing-story-tragedy-strikes-lions-in-france-ahead-of-champions",
        "published": "2026-10-16T12:20:00.000Z"
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