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The Rest of the World Report | October 8, 2026 — Evening Edition
The Rest of the World Report | October 8, 2026 — Evening Edition
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STUDENTS RETURN TO BASTILLE
Tens of thousands of people filled Place de la Bastille in Paris on Thursday. They demanded better schools and an end to police violence.
A wire-service journalist at the square counted “several tens of thousands.” The Interior Ministry counted 71,500 demonstrators nationwide. More than 500 people were detained.
Editor’s note, from Paris: ROTWR’s editor was in the march. At…
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