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France labour reform: Police tear gas protesters in Paris

Twenty-four policemen were injured in clashes across France on 28 April, on the fringes of demonstrations against a labour reform bill, the French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. Three members of the security forces were gravely injured in Paris, one of whom was in a serious condition, Cazeneuve said. Apr 29, 2016

Protesters break into Finnish-Russian nuclear site

Anti-nuclear protesters broke into a construction site for a nuclear reactor on 26 April, choosing the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster for their demonstration. Police estimated that close to 50 protesters gathered near the Fennovoima site in northern Finland and around 40 were detained. Apr 27, 2016

ESA launches environmental satellite Sentinel-1B

The European Space Agency launched a satellite on 25 April to track the progress of global warming, as part of its Copernicus project. The Sentinel-1B joins its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, in orbit to deliver information for various services, from monitoring ice in polar seas to tracking land subsidence, the ESA said. It will also respond to disasters such as floods. Apr 26, 2016
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