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French PM brings forward 1.6% increase in minimum wage in bid to calm protests

Headline via France 24 · first report 9 Nov, 19:10 IST, latest 9 Nov, 20:13 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from South China Morning Post at 9 Nov, 19:10 IST; the latest is from France 24 at 9 Nov, 20:13 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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