Anti-Macron protesters march in Paris against labor law change
Organized by the left-wing political movement La France Insoumise (‘Untamed France’), activists are planning to hold a protest picnic and a march through the city center.
rt.com
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Xi Jinping: Marxist Thought Continues to Transform the World
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken at a conference celebrating the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth, praising the philosopher as the greatest modern thinker whose thoughts are still helping transform China and the wider world.
telesurtv.net
Hundreds arrested in Russia amid anti-Putin protests
Russians angered by the impending inauguration of Vladimir Putin to a new term as president demonstrated throughout the country on Saturday. Police arrested hundreds, including protest organizer Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is Putin’s most prominent foe.
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Guatemala Teachers March En Masse for Better Budgets and Wages
Teachers in Guatemala marched en masse Thursday to demand congressional approval of funds for the Education Ministry, along with a wage increase.
telesurtv.net
Brazil: Public Security Cameras En Route to Marielle Franco's Home Were Turned Off Before Assassination
Five public security cameras en route to Marielle Franco's home were turned off 24 to 48 hours before her assassination.
telesurtv.net
Combative Turkish Secularist Picked to Lead Challenge to Erdogan
For a Turkish politician dogged by accusations that he downed a beer on a public beach during Ramadan, it was an eye-catching choice of venue to kick off his campaign to be the country’s next president.
bloomberg.com
US Navy resurrects Second Fleet in Atlantic to counter Russia
The US Navy has said it will re-establish its Second Fleet, as Russia becomes more assertive.
bbc.com
Honduras migrants: Thousands to lose US protected status
The Trump administration has announced the end of temporary protections for thousands of Honduran immigrants.
bbc.com
Spy agency NSA triples collection of U.S. phone records: official report
The U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
reuters.com
California's economy is now the 5th-biggest in the world, and has overtaken the United Kingdom
California's economy is so large, and has grown so quickly, that it is now the fifth-biggest in the world all by itself, according to US government data.
businessinsider.com
Fourth Pruitt Aide Leaving EPA
The fourth departure this week of an Environmental Protection Agency official was announced on Friday, in a move suggesting continued fallout from the controversies swirling around Administrator Scott Pruitt.
bloomberg.com