As France faces another wave of strikes and protests, Solidaires trade union National Secretary Gaëlle Martinez says workers are struggling with low pay, deteriorating schools and weakened public services. She calls for a new budget without cuts and for higher taxes on the most profitable companies.
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The article features Gaëlle Martinez, National Secretary of the French trade union Solidaires.
Martinez links the protests to wages, public spending and the cost of living.
She says people want to live rather than merely survive.
Martinez describes schools as being in very poor condition.
She argues that low salaries and the decline of public services are connected problems.
She calls for a new budget that does not rely on cuts.
She calls for higher taxes on the biggest and most profitable companies.
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Paraguay’s lower house voted unanimously to impeach President Santiago Peña amid protests over the government takeover of Ueno Bank. Peña announced his resignation shortly before the vote, and Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to replace him.
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Paraguay’s central bank took control of Ueno Bank after citing a severe capital shortfall.
The bank’s takeover left about three million depositors, including pensioners, unable to access their money.
Opposition lawmakers accused Peña of favoring Ueno Bank in regulatory and pension fund decisions.
Peña had owned shares in a group that controlled the bank and sold them last year.
Peña asked Central Bank President Carlos Carvallo to resign; Carvallo later stepped down.
Peña also enacted a law requiring most funds to be returned to depositors within five business days.
Protesters in Asunción called for Peña’s removal and clashed with police, who used tear gas and water cannons.
Vice President Pedro Alliana is to take over as Paraguay’s leader.
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Protests and worker strikes began in France during a national day of action. Participants raised concerns about the cost of living and called for improved public services.
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New protests began in France.
Workers also began strikes.
The demonstrations took place during a national day of action.
Cost-of-living concerns were among the issues raised.
Participants called for improved public services.
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An Australian study found that 34.8% of infants diagnosed with peanut allergy after a reaction and a positive test showed no allergic reaction during a supervised oral food challenge. Researchers say clinicians should consider such challenges to confirm a diagnosis, and experts warn families not to test peanut tolerance at home.
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The study was conducted by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the National Allergy Centre of Excellence and published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
The infants had recently reacted to peanuts and tested positive for peanut allergy.
During oral food challenges, clinicians gave infants gradually increasing amounts of peanut under medical supervision.
Researchers classified infants who had no adverse reaction during the challenge as peanut tolerant and removed their allergy label.
National Allergy Centre of Excellence Director Kirsten Perrett said clinical history and allergy tests alone did not accurately diagnose allergy in many cases.
Dr. Tania Elliott said 12% of the babies had anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, during the challenges.
Elliott advised parents to discuss testing with an allergist and said oral food challenges should take place in a monitored medical setting.
The article says about one in 50 children in the United States has a peanut allergy.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he fears U.S. President Donald Trump will intensify attacks on Iran after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. Farage said he initially supported the war but now considers it a mistake, citing Trump’s pledge to avoid foreign wars and the rise in fuel prices.
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The United States began its war with Iran in February 2026.
Farage said he worries Trump will continue attacking Iran aggressively after the election results.
Farage said he had supported the war at first but never supported an endless conflict.
Trump said he did not regret launching the joint attack with Israel on Iran.
Trump acknowledged that the war and higher oil prices partly contributed to Republican losses in the midterms.
Trump has warned that the United States and Israel could resume all-out war if they cannot reach a deal with Iran.
Farage said he had not spoken with Trump since the midterm elections.
Reform UK named former Royal Air Force Wing Commander Angus MacIntyre as its first defence spokesperson.
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Philippine authorities named Thomas Markle Jr. a person of interest in an inquiry into allegations that his father, Thomas Markle Sr., possessed child sexual abuse images. Officials said Markle Jr. is not a suspect, and the inquiry is ongoing; Markle Sr. denies possessing the images.
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Interior and local government secretary Jonvic Remulla said authorities see signs that Markle Jr. may be involved in the alleged crime.
Markle Jr. alerted police and the FBI after saying he found boxes of images in his father’s belongings.
Remulla said investigators uncovered more than 7,000 photos and one video depicting underage people.
Authorities are investigating whether Markle Sr. possessed illegal images while living in the Philippines and Mexico.
Markle Sr. has denied possessing child sexual abuse images and has suggested he was set up.
Markle Jr. remains in Cebu City and recently gave a statement to an FBI agent, according to the article.
Meghan said she was deeply distressed by the allegations and had kept her father from contact with her children to protect them.
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Experts warn that travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery can expose patients to risks during travel, surgery and recovery, including blood clots, infections and inadequate aftercare. A British medical group has issued a checklist urging patients to check surgeons’ qualifications, nearby emergency care and insurance, while a legal specialist warns that claims can be difficult and compensation may be lower overseas.
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Nora Nugent, a consultant plastic surgeon, said air travel can raise the risk of blood clots and that patients may lack in-person aftercare after returning home.
The British College of Aesthetic Medicine launched a checklist under its “vet it before you get it” campaign.
The checklist advises patients to verify surgeons’ qualifications, check nearby emergency facilities and ask about practitioners’ insurance.
Lupa Law chief executive Chrissie Wolfe warned that legal claims after complications abroad can be difficult and compensation may be lower than in the UK.
Wolfe advised patients to be wary of clinics selling procedure bundles or limited-time deals, citing a patient who underwent an additional breast procedure and later lost both breasts following a severe infection.
Office for National Statistics data cited in the article show that about 524,000 Great Britain residents travelled abroad for medical treatment in 2024, up from 431,000 in 2023.
Nugent described cases involving infections, tissue loss, exposed implants, wounds reopening and lasting scars after cosmetic procedures abroad.
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Paraguay President Santiago Peña announced his resignation after Ueno Bank entered insolvency, triggering a political crisis. The bank’s collapse froze operations and blocked millions of people from accessing accounts, while lawmakers accused Peña of conflicts of interest and voted to pursue an impeachment trial.
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Ueno Bank entered an insolvency process, freezing all operations.
The bank held pensions and some other public funds.
Millions of people could not access their accounts after the collapse.
Protests followed, with demonstrators demanding Peña’s resignation.
Peña was a shareholder until last year in the company that owned the bank.
Paraguay’s lower house voted to pursue an impeachment trial.
Peña said he resigned to protect stability, social peace, and democratic institutions.
Peña won the 2023 presidential election as the Colorado Party’s candidate.
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A Jordanian security officer was killed and another was wounded in a stabbing attack near the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman. Authorities described the attack as terrorism.
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The attack took place in Amman, Jordan.
It occurred near the Sri Lankan embassy.
The attack involved a stabbing.
One Jordanian security officer was killed.
A second security officer was wounded.
Authorities said the attack was a terror attack.
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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena resigned after the collapse of digital lender ueno left millions of customers unable to access their accounts and triggered calls for his removal. Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to replace him as lawmakers had accused Pena of conflicts of interest and other misconduct connected to the bank’s collapse.
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Pena announced his resignation in a video address on Thursday.
The collapse of ueno left millions of customers unable to access their accounts.
Opposition lawmakers had called an extraordinary session to begin an impeachment process.
Protesters demanded Pena’s resignation, and members of his conservative party withdrew their support.
Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to take office as Pena’s replacement.
Lawmakers accused Pena of conflicts of interest, misuse of pension funds and institutional cover-ups linked to ueno.
Ueno had grown from a niche fintech company into a mid-tier bank that administered close to $850 million in public funds.
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The article argues that Washington should require Hezbollah to disarm before Lebanon’s reconstruction proceeds. It says disarmament should not be the only condition and warns against allowing Hezbollah to benefit financially from reconstruction.
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The article focuses on Hezbollah and reconstruction in Lebanon.
Its title calls for Hezbollah to disarm.
The article says Washington is right to make disarmament a prerequisite.
The article argues that disarmament should not be the only prerequisite.
The article warns against Hezbollah benefiting financially from Lebanon’s reconstruction.
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Melania Trump brought Russian and Ukrainian officials together at the White House after a six-day ceasefire near the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky allowed nearly 800 civilians to leave. She urged both sides to build on the humanitarian agreement, as U.S., Ukrainian and Russian officials were expected to hold talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.
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The ceasefire lasted six days in and around Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region.
The first lady’s office said the agreement allowed nearly 800 civilians to leave the area.
Melania Trump said she acted as an intermediary and that both sides signed agreements establishing her role.
Ukraine was represented by Davyd Arakhamia and human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Russia was represented by Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev and human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova.
Melania Trump said she had written personal letters to Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but did not share their contents.
Officials from the United States, Ukraine and Russia were expected to hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.
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The article reports that Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigned on Nov. 5, following the collapse of Ueno Bank. The Associated Press said Paraguay’s central bank had seized the major digital lender hours earlier amid a solvency crisis; the report said further details would follow.
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Santiago Peña resigned as president of Paraguay.
Ueno Bank was seized by Paraguay’s central bank hours before Peña’s resignation.
The bank faced a solvency crisis.
Ueno Bank was described as a major digital lender.
Executives of Ueno Bank arrived in custody at the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office in Asunción on Nov. 4.
The Associated Press said its report was an alert and that updates would follow.
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The EU wants the UK to commit to discounted domestic-rate university tuition for European students before a summit scheduled for 20 November in Brussels. At least six EU member states oppose postponing the issue, and officials say unresolved tuition fees could hold up other planned UK-EU agreements.
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The summit is expected to cover food and drink trade, carbon markets and youth exchange, alongside a proposed trusted partnership on steel and defence.
The EU is seeking to restore pre-Brexit tuition rates, under which European students paid the UK domestic rate rather than higher international fees.
International undergraduate tuition fees in the UK can be about four to six times higher than domestic rates.
European Commission negotiators proposed delaying a tuition-fee agreement by six months, but at least six member states want it settled by the summit.
The proposed youth experience scheme would let people aged 18 to 30 live, work and study on both sides of the Channel.
EU officials say the food and drink agreement, estimated to be worth £5.1 billion a year to the UK economy, could be delayed without a satisfactory tuition-fee agreement.
The EU could also delay a planned link between emissions trading systems and talks on the UK's possible return to the European electricity market.
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Andy Burnham said the UK is discussing changes to its proposed Chagos Islands agreement with the United States after President Donald Trump opposed the deal. Burnham suggested the arrangement could draw on the US-Denmark agreement over Greenland, while UK officials say any revised deal must also satisfy Mauritius.
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The UK agreement would transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while keeping the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia under a 99-year lease.
The proposed agreement included payments of £165 million to Mauritius for three years, followed by £120 million a year.
Trump said in September that he opposed the Chagos agreement.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK had suspended payments to Mauritius while the UK and US seek a compromise.
Burnham said the UK is working with the US to find changes that address Washington’s concerns.
The Greenland arrangement keeps the island under Danish sovereignty and allows the US to develop a significant military presence there.
Burnham said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend next year’s G20 summit in Manchester because of sanctions, while Chinese President Xi Jinping would be welcome.
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In an interview, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay discusses international justice, the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Africa’s role in the global justice system. The program says Pillay argues that justice must not be controlled by political power and frames the ICC’s tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump as a key issue.
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The interview is part of FRANCE 24’s Africa program Across Africa.
Navi Pillay is identified as a 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The discussion covers the International Criminal Court and Africa’s place in the global justice system.
The program says Pillay argues that international justice must not be held hostage to political power.
The program describes Donald Trump as targeting the ICC.
Clarisse Fortuné and Antonia Cimini produced the program.
The video runs for 11 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Tens of thousands of trade union members and students joined strikes and demonstrations across France, calling for higher wages and protesting rising living costs. The actions disrupted public transport, closed or limited many high schools, and shut the Eiffel Tower for the day.
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Unions said about 260 protests were planned nationwide.
Major marches took place in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and other cities.
Students held new actions, and about a third of France’s high schools were closed or unable to operate because of blockades or teacher walkouts.
Public transport services faced heavy disruption.
The Eiffel Tower closed for the day.
Police in Strasbourg urged residents to use extreme caution near some schools amid tensions.
Protests on October 17 had included rioting and looting; the gathering at Place de la Republique in Paris was largely festive.
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A jury found comedian and actor Russell Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on Monday; the Metropolitan Police released video of his 2025 interview with authorities.
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Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape.
Brand was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault.
Authorities remanded Brand in custody.
Brand is due to be sentenced on Monday.
The Metropolitan Police released video of Brand being interviewed in 2025.
The article concerns a UK police investigation and court case.
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The article says Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not interested in a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. It argues that Xi wants global attention on his account of China’s successes, but the provided text gives no supporting details.
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The headline says Xi is not interested in a meeting involving himself, Trump and Putin.
The article identifies Xi as China’s leader.
The article identifies Donald Trump as U.S. president.
The article says Xi wants the world to focus on his narrative of success.
The provided article text offers no examples or evidence for its claims.
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