international news Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:48:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg international news Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Yellow Vest Protests Continue in France https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/12/16/yellow-vest-protests-continue-in-france/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/12/16/yellow-vest-protests-continue-in-france/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2018 02:00:46 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=17380 For the past five Saturdays, people in France have taken to the streets to protest against their government. They wear bright yellow vests; the demonstrations are known as the "yellow vest protests."

The protesters want the government to lower the tax on gasoline so fuel will cost less, and they want a better cost-of-living. They also want to be "heard" by the government, to be listened to.

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