Students, trade unions and Yellow Vests set to protest across France

Tens of thousands of ⁠people are expected to protest across France on Saturday, as students, trade unionists and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement join forces to demonstrate against high prices and the country's fraying social model.

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Students, trade unions and Yellow Vests set to protest across France

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