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French Government and Labor Unions Clash Over Minimum Wage Adjustments as Cost-of-Living Protests Persist Across Major Cities

Demonstrations and localized transport disruptions continued across several French cities, including Paris and Lille, as labor unions criticized government-backed minimum wage adjustments as insufficient to offset cumulative inflation pressures and high energy costs.
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