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The ornate city hall of Limoges, France, with its clock tower and a fountain in front, seen under a blue sky and photographed on 10 June 2006, a file photograph of the building and not from Saturday's protests or the fire

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Roughly Half a Million March Across France as Student Anger Over Schools Merges With Fuel Price Fury

A fire gutted much of Limoges' historic city hall, a tourist office burned in Lyon and about 400 people were arrested as unions, students and yellow vests filled French streets on Saturday.

Oct 18, 2026/2 min read

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  1. 30 Aug – 11 DecOn now

    Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai

    The Gulf Exhibition Season Starts in Two Weeks and Runs to December

    Riyadh opens at the end of August, Abu Dhabi takes November, Dubai takes the rest. Four shows account for most of the region's commercial calendar between now and the new year.

  2. 4 Sep – 23 MayOn now

    England

    The Women's Super League Adds Two Clubs and Finds Out What Expansion Costs

    Fourteen teams instead of twelve, a season running from 4 September to 23 May, and twenty-six league games where there were twenty-two. Growing a league is easier than filling it.

  3. 23–26 NovIn 2 weeks

    Dubai World Trade Centre

    Big 5 Global Is Where Next Year's Buildings Get Specified

    Twenty-seven hundred exhibitors at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 23 November, and three co-located shows that have quietly turned a construction fair into an urban development event.

  4. 7–11 DecIn 4 weeks

    Expo City, Dubai

    GITEX Moves to Expo City, and Brings Seven Shows With It

    Six thousand eight hundred exhibitors, two hundred thousand visitors and four hundred government entities across five days in December. The interesting part is what has been bolted onto the side of it.

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Which vaccines are joining the Tumaini trial?

The two candidates are ChAdOx1, developed by the University of Oxford with the Serum Institute of India, and mRNA-1469, from Moderna.

Who was Mohamed Mahudhee?

Maldivian outlets give his rank as Sergeant First Class in the MNDF.

What does the Mecca defence agreement say?

The sources differ on its sharpest clause.

When will the Alaska Senate race be decided?

Not before mid-November. Alaska accepts mail ballots for 15 days after Election Day, so the last are expected to be counted on 18 November, followed by the…

Why did Pierpaolo Piccioli leave Balenciaga?

Kering has not given a reason. According to FashionUnited's report on the statement, Piccioli was appointed on 19 May 2025, took up the post that July and…

What do we know about the Komyshuvakha strike?

Euromaidan Press, citing Ukrainian officials, said Russian forces first used FAB-500 guided bombs and then dropped nine more on the shelter where people had…

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