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France's violent 'yellow vest' protests are about much more than a fuel tax. But is President Macron listening?
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Portrait of Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) Priscilla Ludosky, spokesman of the Gilet Jaune, at the place de l'Opera in front of the Opera Garnier, in Paris on December 15, 2018, during a demonstration called by the yellow vest (gilet jaune) to protest against rising ...
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