The French government will sell a record amount of bonds to investors next year as it faces a surge in Covid-era debt due for redemption and needing to be refinanced, the public debt management office said on Tuesday amid mounting concern about France's surging public deficit and borrowing rates.
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More than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained in France on Tuesday over student protests at high schools across the country, the French interior minister said. The demonstrations, which began in Paris and have seen teenagers blockade their schools for days, stem from issues including overcrowded classes and teacher shortages. At least 10 teachers and several students, as well as 48 law enforcement officials, were injured during Tuesday's protests, officials said. According to the education ministry, at least 400 schools were affected.
The effects of former Hurricane Polo , now a tropical storm, are expected to bring rain and flooding to the southwestern United States after the powerful storm travels across Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Polo was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon local time. As the storm's path continues inland, more than 30 million people from Arizona to Iowa could be at risk for flash floods. Heavy rain has already flooded some roads in southern New Mexico, trapping drivers in cars until the waters receded.
In tonight's edition, Uganda's new king of Tooro is crowned before thousands. Also, Africa's richest man cautions the continent against losing control of its major projects. And dozens of civilians are killed as Ethiopian government forces bombard towns in the northern region of Tigray.
Strategy includes increased security funding for synagogues, and focus on folding Jewish history into public school education Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic. The strategy includes increased security funding for synagogues, an increased focus on folding Jewish history into public school education, and a pledge to highlight important Jewish cultural and religious…