Paris, France, Oct 17, 2026 (AFP) - Union says 500,000 turn out across France for cost-of-living protests

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France's main CGT union said around half a million people had taken to the streets on Saturday at 1,750 rallies across the country to protest the rising cost of living. "The government must stop its repression and respond immediately to the social demands," it said in a statement sent to AFP, after police fired tear gas, crowd-control grenades and water canons at protesters, some of whom clashed with security forces or forced their way into publi......

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