By Antonio Torres del Cerro Asnières-sur-Seine, France, Jan 19 (EFE).- Expelled from the Iranian chess team in 2019 for not wearing the veil, Mitra Hejazipour has rebuilt her life in France. In her new home after her fast-tracked naturalization in 2023, she is a chess champion, and has emerged as a symbol of opposition to …
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By Antonio Torres del Cerro Paris, Apr 13 (EFE).- France’s cities saw a 12th round of protests Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 ahead of a ruling on the legislation by the Constitutional Council. The nine-member council can accept the legislation in whole or in part, …
By Antonio Torres del Cerro Paris, Mar 18 (EFE).- Two days after President Emmanuel Macron’s government rammed an unpopular pension overhaul through parliament, cities across France witnessed protests Saturday that reminded some of the Yellow Vest movement of 2018. In contrast with the multiple mass protests that preceded the National Assembly’s less-than-voluntary approval of the …
By Antonio Torres del Cerro La Guerche-de-Bretagne, France, Jan 13 (EFE).- The ‘made in France’ credentials of the official mascot toy for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, or lack thereof, has come under public scrutiny, prompting the government to ask local manufacturers to help partially relocate production from China despite higher costs. The original plan …