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Unrest in Europe: What's behind the protests in France, Spain and Italy?
Bloomberg and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedUnrest in Europe: What's behind the protests in France, Spain and Italy?.
The headline splitThe Local (Europe) frames it as "Unrest in Europe: What's behind the protests in France, Spain and Italy?". Bloomberg frames it as "France Protests: How Fuel Prices, Student Anger are Driving Riots and Unrest".
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