'Nearly half a million' flood French streets

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Nearly half a million people have demonstrated across France, including 200,000 in Paris, according to a coalition of youth organisations and unions representing high school and university students. Authorities put Saturday’s nationwide turnout at 320,000, including 70,000 in the French capital. A week earlier, officials counted 410,000 protesters across France, including 110,000 in Paris. The third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests focused