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France closes up to 500 schools as student protests spread

Called the Nov. 5 general strike; claimed nearly 1.6 million demonstrators across more than 200 rallies.

France's school protest movement widened into a national labor dispute in early November. A Nov. 5 general strike drew more than 600,000 marchers, the AP reported; the CGT claimed nearly 1.6 million, and the Interior Ministry counted 146,000 at Nov. 7 protests.

Updated 2 days ago