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Another Toll of the Violent Unrest in France: The Political Center

Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate from the centrist bloc, has eroded, while his far-right and far-left rivals benefit.

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Édouard Philippe, the leading centrist candidate in France’s presidential race, has struggled in the polls since widespread protests broke out across the country last month.
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Zoomarine devolve tartaruga Molly ao oceano após reabilitação no Algarve

Resgatada na Irlanda com lesões nas duas barbatanas anteriores, Molly regressou ao meio natural cerca de duas décadas depois, numa operação com apoio da Marinha.

O conteúdo Zoomarine devolve tartaruga Molly ao oceano após reabilitação no Algarve aparece primeiro em Barlavento.

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Tartaruga Molly regressa ao oceano após reabilitação no Zoomarine

Depois de ter sido resgatada na Irlanda, a tartaruga-marinha Molly regressou esta quarta-feira, 28 de outubro, ao seu habitat natural, numa operação realizada ao largo da costa algarvia, com o apoio da Marinha Portuguesa. Com cerca de 120 quilos, a tartaruga da espécie Caretta caretta foi devolvida ao oceano após um processo de reabilitação comportamental […]

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A Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety Mix

While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow.

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Protesters shielding themselves from a water cannon in Paris on Saturday.
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Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.

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Protesters amid tear gas near Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, western France, on Saturday.
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In Wake of Riots, French Authorities Ban Some Protests

President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

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Police officers in Paris on Tuesday during a partial curfew put in place after last weekend’s demonstrations.
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US Navy’s SSN(X) won’t arrive for years as China closes sub gap

As the US Navy lays the groundwork for its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine to replace its aging fleet, the US’s longstanding undersea supremacy faces an intensifying test against China’s rapid naval buildup, advancing acoustic stealth and superior shipyard capacity. The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issued a sources-sought notice to survey domestic shipyard […]

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