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State of emergency set for France's New Caledonia after deadly riots
AFP via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoPresident Emmanuel Macron moved Wednesday to declare a state of emergency in France's Pacific...
Three killed in New Caledonia as riots escalate after Paris vote
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe changes were approved by the French parliament on Wednesday morning. Some leaders of the...
France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues
NPR· 5 hours agoFrance annexed the islands in 1853. White settlement and the repression of the Indigenous population...
France declares state of emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia
Semafor via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe protests erupted after France’s National Assembly’s proposed changes that would allow French...
Why this French island in the Pacific is being roiled by violence over a vote held 10,000 miles away
CNN via AOL· 9 hours agoDeadly violence in the French island of New Caledonia erupted for a third day Wednesday, with armed...
Wegovy could bankrupt US health system, Sanders says in new report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoBlockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy could bankrupt the U.S. health care system unless the price...
France sends more police, seeks talks, to quell New Caledonia riots
Reuters· 1 day agoFrance sent extra police squadrons to quell riots on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Tuesday...
Explainer-Why are there riots in New Caledonia against France's voting reform?
Colorado Springs Gazette· 2 days agoThe bill, which some local leaders fear will dilute the vote of indigenous Kanak, is the latest...
Three killed in riots after France backs New Caledonia vote changes
Al Jazeera· 23 hours agoAt least three people have been killed in the worst unrest in New Caledonia in more than 30 years,...
Tahiti Surfing Venue for 2024 Olympics Will Damage Coral Reef, Residents and Surfers Say
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTahiti became but one of France’s colonial conquests in the Pacific during the 1800s (there’s also...