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Demonstration against austerity staged throughout France

STORY: Demonstration against austerity staged throughout France DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): OLIVIER, Former retirement editor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PASCAL, Airbus IT developer STORYLINE: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) staged a one-day strike across France on Friday to protest against austerity. Around 150,000 people took part in the demonstration, with around 15,000 in the capital Paris. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): OLIVIER, Former editor "I think the social system should be changed. We have to fight for it. We can't just sit back and wait. We can only rely on ourselves. They're building cannons with billions of euros, but there's no money for hospitals. All the propaganda is to get us used to it. To prepare people for future wars, especially for the younger generation." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PASCAL, Airbus IT developer "The deep crisis in France is the social crisis, with the current h

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