France has imposed partial curfews across the country, including in Paris and Nice, after riots and looting amid nationwide protests over the weekend.
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France → impose → weekend
Curfews have been ordered in Lille, Douai, Wattignies, and Denain with the agreement of local mayors, according to prime minister Sebastien Lecornu’s office.
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Curfews → order → office
Nice mayor Eric Ciotti said a curfew for minors had been installed in the city overnight, while Marseille has banned demonstrations.
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Marseille → say → demonstrations
In Paris, police have prohibited protests in designated areas from 8pm and imposed a curfew around Place de la République and Les Halles from 10pm until 6am on Tuesday.
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police → prohibit → Tuesday
Thousands of people have been arrested for taking part in the protests and justice minister Gérald Darmanin has promised an “unrelenting” response to violence, saying authorities must show “extreme firmness toward the rioters who attack public buildings or businesses, and those who target law enforcement or firefighters.”
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who → arrest → enforcement
Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump has attempted to use the unrest ahead of next month’s midterm elections, telling a rally on Monday: “We're not going to let that happen to this country.
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that → attempt → country
“When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France, just remember that is what the radical Dumocrats want to do to America.”
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Dumocrats → see → America
France tells Vinted and eBay to remove listings of goods stolen during riots
France has called on online marketplaces including Vinted and eBay to remove listings for items suspected of being stolen during the weekend’s looting.
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France → tell → looting
“Stolen goods from this weekend are being offered for sale on certain platforms.
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goods → steal → platforms
Such behaviors will not go unpunished.
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We will not let them slide,” digital affairs minister Anne Le Hénanff wrote on X. “We expect these platforms to remove the listings in question without delay,” she added, writing that the platforms are expected to work with authorities to identify sellers of potentially stolen goods.
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platforms → let → goods
Small businesses minister Serge Papin said the government was working on coordination between investigators and online platforms to identify people behind suspicious listings.
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government → say → listings
A specific protocol is expected to be introduced, according to a government source who spoke to Politico.
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Vinted said they have a “zero-tolerance policy” on the sale of stolen goods and that it had taken “immediate action to identify and remove listings that may involve stolen goods”.
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that → say → goods
Trump holds up France riots as warning to US voters ahead of midterms
US president Donald Trump has pointed to the riots in France to warn Americans of what he says could happen if Democrats win the midterm elections next month.
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“We're not going to let that happen to this country,” Trump said at a rally on Monday, before adding: “When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France, just remember that is what the radical Dumocrats want to do to America.”
The rally was in support of Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who is facing a close contest against Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.
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who → go → elections
Will it spread to the UK?
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it → spread → UK
The massive explosion of anger and unrest in France has spread like wildfire across Europe – and Britain has no special reason to think it will not be next, says Sean O’Grady
Louvre remains closed after students blockade Paris museum
The Louvre in Paris remained closed to visitors on Monday after students blocked its entrances in solidarity with the high school protests that have spread across France.
The blockade was led by students from art history school École du Louvre, who gathered outside the museum early in the morning.
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who → spread → morning
Management decided not to open at its scheduled time of 9am, with barriers preventing visitors from entering.
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barriers → decide → visitors
A leaflet distributed at the entrances declared: “We are proud to announce that we are blocking the world's largest museum.”
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we → distribute → museum
It accused the government of neglecting public services and called for better conditions for students and workers, and an end to what it described as unacceptable police repression, according to Le Figaro.
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it → accuse → Figaro
The students said they wanted to support high school pupils demanding better educational conditions and call for increased funding for education and culture.
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they → say → education
At least 2,400 arrested over weekend of violence in France
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2,400 → arrest → France
French authorities arrested at least 2,400 people after a weekend of rioting and looting that saw shops ransacked and public buildings attacked across the country.
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buildings → arrest → country
Nearly 1,000 members of the security forces were injured, according to Le Monde.
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Alain Di Crescenzo, president of France's chambers of commerce network, estimated that damage to businesses could run into “hundreds of millions of euros”.
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damage → estimate → euros
The government has promised support for affected businesses, including measures to help employers temporarily reduce working hours.
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employers → promise → hours
The violence followed weeks of student demonstrations over teacher shortages and poor school conditions.
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violence → follow → shortages
The movement has since expanded, drawing trade unionists and other demonstrators angry over rising prices and the state of public services.
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movement → expand → services
France imposes curfews for minors in Lille, Nice, and Bordeaux
Curfews for minors have been introduced in several French cities following a weekend of rioting and looting, with restrictions in some areas set to remain in place until next week.
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restrictions → impose → week
In designated areas of Lille, Douai, Wattignies, and Denain, unaccompanied minors are subject to a curfew from 8pm to 6am for two nights.
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minors → designate → nights
Nice has introduced a nightly curfew for minors in specified neighbourhoods from 9pm to 6am until 25 October.
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Nice → introduce → October
In Bordeaux, unaccompanied minors are barred from specified areas between 10pm and 7am until 26 October.
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minors → bar → October
In Paris, police announced a separate curfew from 11pm on Monday until 6am on Tuesday in designated areas around Place de la République, where rioting took place on Saturday, and Les Halles, a shopping district targeted by looters.
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rioting → announce → looters
Demonstrations were also banned in other designated areas of the capital from 8pm on Monday until 6am on Tuesday.
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Demonstrations → ban → Tuesday
Lyon has imposed a curfew in part of its city centre from 9pm on Monday until 6am on Tuesday.
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Lyon → impose → Tuesday
France imposes curfews after riots leave nearly 3,000 shops affected
France has imposed localised curfews and protest restrictions after a weekend of rioting left nearly 3,000 shops affected, hundreds of police officers injured, and a historic town hall partially destroyed by fire.
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hall → impose → fire
The protests, which began last month over poor conditions in schools, have grown into a broader movement against the rising cost of living and deteriorating public services.
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which → begin → living
Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu called for localised curfews to restore order, saying: “I’m absolutely determined to restore public order,” and added that a state of emergency could be imposed “if needed”.
President Emmanuel Macron has refused to accept the resignation of interior minister Laurent Nuñez, who acknowledged that police had lost control during the unrest.
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“You couldn't look shopkeepers in the eye after hundreds of shops had been looted and say we hadn't lost control,” he said.
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