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- Woman dies in France after driver ‘frightened’ by fuel price protesters ploughs through crowd
Thousands-strong ‘yellow vests’ rallies in France over fuel price hikes have been marred by a death. A person was accidentally killed when a panicked motorist accelerated after being encircled by protesters, officials say.World News - Gas prices fuel rage: 1 dead, 229 injured & 100+ arrested as 280k protest across France (VIDEOS)
At least one person has died and 229 others have been injured as around 282,000 people protested against soaring fuel prices throughout France. Police used tear gas to stop demonstrators at the Champs-Elysees.World News - Is Trump right about ‘excellent’ US wine? WATCH shocking results of RT’s blind taste test in Paris
Donald Trump uncorked a flood of mockery after musing that US wine could become a hit in France, but a blind taste test conducted by RT suggests that Parisians actually prefer US offerings over their country’s own labels.World News - Being America’s ally does not mean becoming a vassal state — Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wasn’t offended by a slew of angry tweets directed at him earlier this week by Donald Trump, saying that he understood the US president was just playing to a domestic audience.World News - Trump should have shown ‘common decency’ on anniversary of terror attacks – France
Instead of attacking Emmanuel Macron on Twitter, Donald Trump should have shown some “common decency” on the anniversary of terror attacks in Paris, a spokesman for the French government said.World News - ‘Did he forget the American Revolution?’ Twitter gives Trump a history lesson after France insults
US President Donald Trump’s early morning Twitter jibe at France over its historical war losses to Germany was met with ridicule on Twitter, with many reminding him that France played a crucial role in the American Revolution.World News
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