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World Service,20 Oct 2026,49 mins

Overnight curfews in France

Newsday

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Major French cities have imposed overnight curfews after a weekend of violent demonstrations. The French interior minister has acknowledged that the police were underprepared for the scale of the riots. Meanwhile retailers across France are counting their losses with hundreds of shops looted and damaged. The Australian MP, Helen Hains, remains in a critical condition and has reportedly lost a leg, as police consider charges against the driver of the vehicle. Canadian media are projecting that the province of Alberta has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to hold an independence referendum. Presenters: Anne Soy and Rob Young. (Photo: People walk past remains of a street bonfire in the aftermath of clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Paris, France, during nationwide protests against the high cost of living in the country. Credit: Mahammed Badra/EPA).

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