Europe's wave of anger: How far will youth-led protests go?
Youth-driven protests have been popping up all over Europe: in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Albania, Serbia and Greece. The spark here in France was deteriorating conditions in high schools and universities, particularly for students from underprivileged backgrounds. Meanwhile, wages aren't keeping up with inflation. The housing crisis is front and centre in places like Spain and Portugal, while corruption and democratic backsliding have sparked uproar in Albania and Serbia.
Macron defends three-day Persian Gulf tour amid political storm at home
Criticized for his absence from Paris after violence shook France over the weekend of October 17, the French president said he refused to cancel his trip so as not to show 'nervousness'. On Thursday morning, he is set to meet with intelligence services at the Elysée during a security council meeting.
France reports first human Shamonda virus case
French health authorities said they had detected the Shamonda virus in a human for the first time in a patient who later died, while adding that they saw no risk to the general population at this stage.
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