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| Workers march in May Day rallies | Workers march in May Day rallies |
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| Labour unions in dozens of countries around the world are using traditional May Day marches to protest over the handling of the global economic crisis. | Labour unions in dozens of countries around the world are using traditional May Day marches to protest over the handling of the global economic crisis. |
| Some 300 rallies are planned across France, which has already seen strikes from university academics, hospital staff and fishermen among others. | Some 300 rallies are planned across France, which has already seen strikes from university academics, hospital staff and fishermen among others. |
| Germany is braced for further violence after youths in Berlin clashed with riot police in the early hours. | Germany is braced for further violence after youths in Berlin clashed with riot police in the early hours. |
| Marches have been held in several Asian nations, including Cambodia and Japan. | Marches have been held in several Asian nations, including Cambodia and Japan. |
| Bottles and stones | Bottles and stones |
| This year's traditional Labour Day in France comes against a backdrop of mounting social tension, the BBC's Paris correspondent Emma Jane Kirby reports. | This year's traditional Labour Day in France comes against a backdrop of mounting social tension, the BBC's Paris correspondent Emma Jane Kirby reports. |
| Economic woes fuel French anger | Economic woes fuel French anger |
| There is a growing perception that little has been done to protect the ordinary person's job and wages while executives from banks bailed out by the government have enjoyed generous pay-offs and bonuses, she says. | There is a growing perception that little has been done to protect the ordinary person's job and wages while executives from banks bailed out by the government have enjoyed generous pay-offs and bonuses, she says. |
| The country's eight main unions have urged people to come out and protest in their third such day of action this year. | The country's eight main unions have urged people to come out and protest in their third such day of action this year. |
| Violence erupted in Berlin overnight when some 200 protesters began chanting anti-capitalism slogans after a street party ended in a district of the Germany capital. | Violence erupted in Berlin overnight when some 200 protesters began chanting anti-capitalism slogans after a street party ended in a district of the Germany capital. |
| They threw bottles and stones at the police, passing cars and trams and set several rubbish bins alight, police said. | They threw bottles and stones at the police, passing cars and trams and set several rubbish bins alight, police said. |
| Twenty-nine police were injured, and at least 12 people were arrested. | Twenty-nine police were injured, and at least 12 people were arrested. |
| Violence has been a feature of past May Days in Germany. Some 5,000 police are set to be deployed in Berlin. | Violence has been a feature of past May Days in Germany. Some 5,000 police are set to be deployed in Berlin. |
| Workers in Cambodia, the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong have been marching to mark May Day. | Workers in Cambodia, the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong have been marching to mark May Day. |
| Elsewhere in Europe, large demonstrations are being planned in Spain, Greece and Turkey. | Elsewhere in Europe, large demonstrations are being planned in Spain, Greece and Turkey. |
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