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Saturday 28 May 2016

Today's Headlines Saturday, May 28, 2016

World
Workers burned tires on Friday to block access to an oil depot near a Total refinery in Donges, France, to protest a loosening of labor protections.

NEWS ANALYSIS

French Unions Clamor for Workers' Rights, and Relevance

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

It may seem that France is perpetually on strike, but experts and some union leaders say that the era when labor groups had political influence has passed.
Venezuela Drifts Into New Territory: Hunger, Blackouts and Government Shutdown

By NICHOLAS CASEY and PATRICIA TORRES

The country is adjusting to a new normal of closed government and business offices, food shortages and cuts in water, electricity and phone service.

THE SATURDAY PROFILE

How One Berliner Battles Hate: With Conscience and a Sharp Scraper

By SALLY McGRANE

For 30 years, Irmela Mensah-Schramm has crisscrossed her city, and her country, in an effort to rid Germany of neo-Nazi posters, stickers and graffiti.
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