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  "id": 15861241,
  "title": "Liberty, equality, tear gas: no nation does mass protests quite like France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/liberty-equality-tear-gas-no-nation-does-mass-protests-quite-like",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T07:55:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371632/liberty-equality-tear-gas-no-nation-does-mass-protests-quite-france"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When the French fight high fuel taxes, they don yellow vests and march. When angry farmers want better pay, hundreds of them drive tractors down the Champs-Elysees. And when museum workers want better tourist management, they strike and shut down the Louvre. Passionate public protest is as French as “La Marseillaise”, the 1792 anthem that enshrines the collective duty to fight tyranny in the…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "One killed, one missing after French military plane crash in northeast France, French military says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/one-killed-one-missing-after-french-military-plane-crash-in-northeast",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:20:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[COVER STORY] Years of neglect fueled France protests, French nationals in Korea say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/cover-story-years-of-neglect-fueled-france-protests-french-nationals",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:27:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "As violent protests sweep France, Egypt calls for return of artifacts from Louvre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/as-violent-protests-sweep-france-egypt-calls-for-return-of-artifacts",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:52:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "The history behind France’s proud tradition of protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/the-history-behind-frances-proud-tradition-of-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:54:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}