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  "id": 15404327,
  "title": "France faces nationwide cost-of-living protests as arrests rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-faces-nationwide-cost-of-living-protests-as-arrests-rise",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:51:50.000Z",
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  "summary": "France faced nationwide protests over rising living costs on Saturday, with police detaining dozens as public discontent grows ahead of next year’s presidential election. The demonstrations come months before voters choose President Emmanuel Macron’s successor in two rounds scheduled for April and May 2027. The protests follow weeks of student blockades demanding better conditions in […]",
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        "published": "2026-10-18T03:09:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Looters smash Paris shops as ‘unacceptable’ violence rocks France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/looters-smash-paris-shops-as-unacceptable-violence-rocks-france",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Historic city hall torched, shops looted: 1,200 arrested as violent protests rock France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/historic-city-hall-torched-shops-looted-1-200-arrested-as-violent",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:45:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "France protests: Thousands on streets over rising living costs, poor services - Mini French Revolution? What went wrong?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-protests-thousands-on-streets-over-rising-living-costs-poor",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:19:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Looting and buildings ablaze: France's violent Saturday protests in 10 pictures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/looting-and-buildings-ablaze-frances-violent-saturday-protests-in-10",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:02:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "More than 1,800 arrested in France protests, says interior minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/more-than-1-800-arrested-in-france-protests-says-interior-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:13:03.000Z"
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