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A few dozen people take part in a rally at Ax-les-Thermes in southwestern France to protest against the French government's decision to close ski lifts in resorts over the Christmas season. IMAGES
As anti-fuel hike protests take over roads and fuel depots around France, nurses demonstrate in Paris against President Emmanuel Macron's health reform plans, accusing the government of catering to doctors' lobbies. IMAGES
A Long March 2-C rocket carrying a satellite jointly developed by China and France lifted off from a space base in Xichang, in southwestern China. The launch took place around 3:00pm (0700 GMT). The satellite, dubbed the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), will seek out gamma-ray bursts, powerful cosmic explosions that offer clues about the history of the universe. IMAGES
Hundreds of people rally in the capital Yerevan in protests against the Armenian government's plans to concede land to concede land to the Caucasus nation's historic foe, Azerbaijan. According to Armenian police, it detained dozens of people attempting to block streets in Yerevan as part of protests. Armenia has agreed to hand over territory it has controlled since the 1990s and has started border delimitation efforts, in a bid to secure an elusive peace deal with Baku and avoid another bloody conflict. IMAGES
French farmers are protesting outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg ahead of two votes on European agriculture, "so that Europe can find its agricultural compass". (COMPLETE VIDI34LA8JC_EN) IMAGES
French farmers bring tractor-trailer loaded with hay by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, to put pressure on European MPs ahead of two votes on European agriculture. IMAGES