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Strikes across France to protest against retirement reform

FRENCH PAPERS, Thursday, 23rd September, 2010: In today’s French papers we look at the different stances of the papers regarding today’s mass strike action against retirement reform. Also, a look at Bavaria’s annual “beer rendez vous”, Oktoberfest.

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Articles in today’s French press review:

Retirement reform strikes: Libération, Le Figaro, Le Figaro (editorial)

Why young people are taking to the streets: Le Parisien

Head of French police gives interview about terror alert: Libération

“Oktoberfest: Bavaria’s beer rendez”: Le Figaro

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