Paris shuts Louvre and other museums as police deploy in big numbers for new protests across France
PARIS — Thousands of students and workers marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday over school funding and soaring living costs.
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The Guardian UK and The Sun (US) describe the same event in different terms.

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26 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
88/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
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PARIS — Thousands of students and workers marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday over school funding and soaring living costs.
In Lyon, officers used tear gas to disperse around 150 protesters after they briefly attempted to block a road near the city centre, where demonstrations had been banned, an AFP journalist...
French police have made 135 arrests, while Italian officers have raided homes in Milan, with protests also taking place in Spain and Albania Jesse, 40, a charity worker from the north of Pa...
Some 70,000 police officers have deployed across France, while some of its tourist attractions and metro stations closed ahead of protests
Far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who marched in the Paris rally, said Macron 'is going to understand that this is going to repeat itself every week'
Weapons confiscated included metal balls, lead pellets, fireworks, slingshots, a katana and airsoft weapons, said France's Interior Minister.
A major policing operation is underway across France in response to mass protests authorities fear could turn violent. In what has been dubbed a ‘weekend of reckoning’, hundreds of thousand...
Government puts 20% more officers on the streets to boost security following last weekend’s riots
France is seeing more protests a week after 3,000 buildings were damaged or looted. Demonstrations are also underway in other European cities.
Thousands of students and workers marched in Paris Saturday over school funding and soaring living costs, while police used tear gas against demonstrators in two other French cities
Major museums in Paris are closed as authorities deploy a large police force for new protests across France.
RIOT cops have fired volleys of tear gas at protestors as thousands take to the streets across France in "Act Two" of last weekend's disorder. At least 135 people arrested made so far as th...
RIOT cops have fired volleys of tear gas at protestors as thousands take to the streets across France in "Act Two" of last weekend's disorder. At least 135 people arrested made so far as th...
A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police are...
Thousands joined fresh protests in France on Saturday as the government stepped up efforts to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s riots by mobilizing additional law enforcement officers and ke...
A sea of demonstrators packed the southern edge of Paris on Saturday as protests got under way in an uneasy festive mood, with early marches remaining peaceful even as heavily reinforced po...
Hundreds of protests were held in France Saturday as nationwide anger grows over the cost of living, with security forces massing to prevent a repeat of violence that marred demonstrations...
French police deployed Centaure armoured vehicles in Paris and Marseille on Saturday as authorities stepped up security during protests over the rising cost of living.
France racked by street violence after nationwide demonstrations over cost of living, deteriorating public services.
Milan is among the many other European cities where demonstrations are also scheduled Saturday, from Portugal to Albania
In Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city’s southeastern edge, keeping it away from the center.
70,000 officers to be deployed, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons after mass riots and looting last week prompted accusations that government had lost control
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said as many as 70,000 officers will be deployed nationwide.
The authorities deployed tens of thousands of security forces and banned demonstrations in some cities, hoping to avoid a repeat of the riots that shook the country a week ago.
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Now: Wording Gap is 88/99 and story health is stable · 26 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.