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France to lift state of emergency in bid to allow talks in riot-hit New Caledonia

IndiaTimes Monday, 27 May 2024
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News video: State of emergency lifted in New Caledonia after weeks of unrest

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France on Tuesday lifted a state of emergency in its Pacific territory of New Caledonia but is maintaining a curfew and sending hundreds of paramilitary reinforcements after two weeks of unrest in which seven people died, and hundreds were injured. France’s plan to give voting rights to thousands...

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