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Independent report slams indiscriminate arrests at French pension protests

French police have made widespread use of “preventive” arrests to quell protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular pension reform, France’s chief inspector for prisons wrote in a report published on Wednesday, adding her voice to the chorus of condemnation of police tactics.

France 24

Iranian journalists remain imprisoned for reporting on Mahsa Amini's death

Iran is one of the most repressive countries in terms of press freedom, according to an annual report released Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders, which ranked it 177th of 180 nations. Since the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Tehran, 72 journalists have been arrested and…

France 24

France's Constitutional Council rejects bid for pension referendum

French President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension law passed another hurdle on Wednesday when the Constitutional Council rejected a second bid by political opponents to hold a referendum on capping the retirement age at 62.

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French police forces are among Europe's most brutal: is de-escalation possible?

From the first protests against pension reform in January 2023 up till May 1, 2023, the relationship between the French forces of law and order and protesters has been characterised by frequent reports of strong-arm responses and confrontations. This was also seen during the 2010s, particularly during the “gilets jaunes”…

The Conversation

Tonight's rugby news as young Wales international switches regions and World Rugby in mourning

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today

Wales Online

France, Japan sign nuclear partnership deal

France and Japan have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in Paris, the French ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ronaldo becomes world’s best-paid athlete after Saudi move

PSG forward Lionel Messi was next on the Forbes list, while club teammate and France captain Kylian Mbappe was third.

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French constitutional body rules on pension referendum call

France’s top constitutional body is to rule on a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to thwart President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age to 64, through a possible referendum or new bill restoring the pension age to 62

The Independent UK

Wales star Warren Gatland has just snubbed wins award after outstanding season for his region

He won't be at the World Cup in France, but he at least has something to show from the campaign

Wales Online

'Focused on the job': France's Le Maire defends writing of steamy novel

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he was fully focused on creating growth and fighting inflation after coming under fire for penning a steamy novel that was published hours before France's credit rating was downgraded by an agency.

Reuters

Dan Biggar appears on live TV show in France and nails it in perfect French

The Wales fly-half's efforts to learn the language have once again impressed many

Wales Online

France's top constitutional body rejects bid to hold referendum on pension reform

France’s top constitutional body rejected on Wednesday a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to undo President Emmanuel Macron's law to raise the retirement age to 64, deeming that a proposed bill doesn't meet the needed criteria.

France 24

Beninese artisans trained to preserve cultural heritage ahead of artefact restitution

The 26 royal treasure artefacts which France pledged to return to Benin in 2021 are expected to make their homecoming to Abomey, the former seat of the Danxomè kingdom, in about five years. To ensure the treasures are displayed in the best possible conditions, Benin's National Agency for the Development…

France 24

Could France protest fury spill into next year's Olympics?

Preparations in France for the 2024 Olympic Games had been going largely smoothly

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Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law

Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change

Liverpool Echo

Five French holiday villages that cost half the price of Center Parcs this summer

Eurocamp resorts offer action-packed family fun for as little as £858, even during the six week holidays

Radio France Internationale

French Polynesia's pro-independence party obtains majority in elections

Pro-independence forces won elections on France's Pacific territory of French Polynesia, giving them control of affairs on the archipelagos for the next five years and opening the way to a possible referendum on their status, according to results published Monday.

Radio France Internationale

French health workers not vaccinated against Covid-19 will be 'reintegrated mid-May'

Caregivers who had been suspended in 2021 for not being vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to be reinstated 'mid-May', France’s health minister announced.

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Man has his hand blown off by grenade as fierce France protests turn ugly

May Day is usually a worldwide celebration of labour rights, but this year’s rallies saw people walk out in outrage at their conditions including across France

Radio France Internationale

French unions call for new protests against pension reform

The French inter-union group has called a new day of mobilisation against the controversial pension reform on 6 June, two days before the presentation of a bill to repeal the text in the National Assembly.

Daily Mirror

England fans could miss Women's World Cup this summer as FIFA threaten TV blackout

TV broadcast offers from the ‘big five’ European countries, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK and France – were not acceptable to FIFA with the tournament now only months away from kick-off

Radio France Internationale

French river journey aims to test pollution levels in Europe's rivers

A French man has embarked on a solo rowing expedition from Poland to France to highlight the pollution of waterways across Europe.

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Wales announce coaching change amid calls for 'desperation'

Here's your rugby morning headlines for Tuesday, 2 May

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA’s rate hike surprise; higher tobacco taxes; and Serena Williams’ Met Gala reveal

Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

The Guardian - UK

Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll

Exclusive: YouGov survey in seven countries tested backing for government and individual action on crisis

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