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Egypt
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Politics
5/20/2023 1:38:19 PM
The National Dialogue has made significant progress in formulating comprehensive proposals that address the concerns and interests of all Egyptians, as well as various associations and unions, announced Diaa Rashwan, the general coordinator of the National Dialogue on Friday night.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
5/15/2023 3:30:46 PM
The Cannes Film Festival was preparing to roll out the red carpet on Monday for a star-packed edition featuring Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman -- but also concerns over protests by French unions.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/3/2023 11:50:00 PM
The long-awaited National Dialogue kicked off on Wednesday with several political forces, civil society groups, professional and labour unions, and public figures participating to discuss key political, economic, and social issues.
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World
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International
5/2/2023 2:53:55 PM
French trade unions said Tuesday they would call new mass demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's bitterly contested pension reforms next month, a day after hundreds of thousands turned out against the law.
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World
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Region
5/1/2023 5:07:49 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people on Monday massed in France on labour day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions vowing not to stop fighting even after the changes were signed into law.
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World
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International
5/1/2023 11:38:43 AM
A large number of workers and activists globally marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions.
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World
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International
4/15/2023 8:32:32 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, prompting accusations from unions and the left that he was showing "contempt" for those behind a three-month protest movement.
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World
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International
4/6/2023 10:59:00 AM
French demonstrators kicked off Thursday another day of protests and strikes to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, after the latest talks between the government and unions ended in deadlock.
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World
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International
4/5/2023 5:50:00 PM
French unions on Wednesday said last-ditch talks with the prime minister to ease tensions over a divisive pension reform were a "failure" and called for record turnout at protest rallies the next day.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 3:17:29 PM
Months of turmoil in Israel over controversial judicial reforms that have sparked massive anti-government protests deepened on Monday as unions declared a strike and flights were suspended.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 10:59:00 AM
Israel's largest trade union group launched a strike across a broad swath of sectors Monday, joining a surging protest movement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary — a plan that is facing unprecedented opposition.
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World
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International
3/27/2023 10:41:04 AM
Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labor unions called a major one-day strike over salaries in an effort to win inflation-busting raises for their members.
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World
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International
3/26/2023 9:39:50 PM
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told AFP Sunday she would meet opposition leaders early next month and was open to talks with unions, after weeks of protests against pensions reforms.
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World
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International
3/23/2023 3:27:03 PM
German unions called a major transport strike for Monday as workers demand higher wages to cope with surging inflation, the latest industrial action in Europe's top economy.
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World
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International
3/23/2023 11:14:24 AM
French unions on Thursday are holding their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.
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World
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International
3/16/2023 7:34:32 PM
Unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages, though the pact didn't include doctors.
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World
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International
3/16/2023 1:53:36 PM
More than 40,000 people in Greece demonstrated nationwide on Thursday to express outrage against last month's train tragedy that killed 57 people, police said, while labor unions went on a general strike grounding flights and extensively disrupting services across the country.
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World
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International
3/6/2023 5:55:38 PM
Roads blocked, oil refineries disrupted, planes grounded and trains halted, unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age.
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World
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International
3/5/2023 7:53:55 PM
French trade unions are heading for what is expected to be a decisive showdown with President Emmanuel Macron over pension reform, with massive strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".
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World
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Region
2/18/2023 4:29:12 PM
Thousands of Tunisian trade unionists held protests across the country on Saturday over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official.
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