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France's pension reform to come into force in fall - Macron

Paris, Apr 18 (UNI) France's pension reform will come into force in the fall, President Emmanuel Macron said.

French interior minister says 4-10 people can be under rubble of collapsed building in Marseille

Paris: Four to 10 people are believed to be under the rubble of the multi-story apartment building that collapsed in Marseille on early Sunday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

France: Paris police use batons to disperse pension reform protesters

Paris: Police in Paris used batons, teargas and stun grenades to break up a huge crowd of protesters angered by the controversial pension reform, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

France: 3 killed, 8 injured in series of shootings in Marseille

Paris: At least three people were killed and eight others injured during three separate shootings overnight into Monday in the French port city of Marseille.

France: 3 killed in 3 shootings

Paris: At least three people were killed and several others injured in three shootings in southern France on Sunday night, news channel BFMTV reported citing police sources.

Over million people take part in protests against pension reform across France: Reports

Paris: Over one million people participated in demonstrations against the pension reform across France, according to the French Interior Ministry, while unions give the estimate at over three million, French media reported on Thursday.

More than 850 people detained in France during protests against pension reform: Interior Ministry

Paris: Over 850 protesters have been detained in France during demonstrations against the recently passed pension reform, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

France: 70 people detained in Paris during protests against pension reform, say reports

Paris/UNI: Seventy people were detained in Paris on Monday evening during protests following the adoption of a pension reform by France's National Assembly (lower house of parliament), BFMTV reported, citing a police source.

France: Govt faces no-confidence vote over pension reform

Paris: Two no-confidence motions had been filed by Friday afternoon against the French government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who forced passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly.

French pension reform aimed at keeping taxes low, says Government

Paris: The pension reform in France is being carried out to balance the country's pension financial system without raising taxes, government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.

French Senate ratifies pension reform bill despite countrywide protest

Paris: The French Senate on Saturday approved the country's pension reform plan, despite the hundreds of thousands of people who have taken to the streets to protest a significant policy change that could define President Emmanuel Macron's second five-year term.

UK, France seek to develop new cruise missile by 2030: Joint Declaration

London: London and Paris have flagged their intention to build a new jointly-developed cruise anti-ship missile by 2030, according to a statement released following a France-UK summit on Friday.

France: Thousands demonstrate in Paris to protest against sending arms to Ukraine

Paris: Thousands of people unhappy about French arms deliveries to Ukraine marched through Paris, in what is the second pacifist rally held in the French capital in two weeks.

Emmanuel Macron to visit China in early April to discuss Ukraine crisis

Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would go to China in early April to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and urge Beijing to put pressure on Moscow on the back of a newly-released Chinese peace plan for Kyiv.

Student stabs French school teacher to death in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, arrested

Paris: A student allegedly stabbed to death a school teacher in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.