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- 1Riots over school conditions continue in France●Riots continue in France, in protest of long school days and supposedly neglected high school buildings. These are scene
Protests and riots are continuing across France over long school days and what demonstrators call neglected high school buildings. In the historic city of Avignon, firefighters were called in to contain large fires set in the middle of roads. The unrest has been ongoing since Tuesday, with roughly 1,000 people reportedly involved, and scenes of burning barricades are circulating widely.