Photo: ReutersPolice firing tear gas and water cannon clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies, the second weekend of "yellow vest" protests across France. Around 8,000 protesters had converged on the Champs Elysees where police tried to prevent them from reaching the president's Elysee Palace. "Ultra-right networks were very mobilised on the Champs Elysees," he said. There were about 20 people injured on the Champs Elysees, according to police. Challenge for MacronLast Saturday nearly 300,000 people took part in the first yellow vest demonstrations countrywide.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 25, 2018 00:56 UTC