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France: Clashes erupt during yellow vest protests across different cities

<span style="color: #222222;">In France, clashes broke out in the latest yellow vest protests in different cities on Saturday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said, more than 40,000 people took to the streets for a 19th consecutive week of anti-government protests. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Police said, at least 70 people were detained in the capital while around 50 were given fines for protesting in the outlawed sectors. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Protest bans were also in effect in the centres of Toulouse, Bordeaux, Dijon, Rennes and the southern city of Nice. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At least 75 people were arrested for defying the ban at Nice's Garibaldi square. Clashes also broke out in other cities including Bordeaux, Nantes and Montpellier.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The demonstrations began in November over fuel tax increases and spread into a full-scale protest against President Macron, accused of favouring the rich at the expense of rural and small-town France.</span><br />''  <br />

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