Adding fuel to the fire? France's Macron remains defiant over pension reforms

IN THE PAPERS – Thursday, March 23: We look at reactions to French President Emmanuel Macron's televised interview over pension reforms amid a further nationwide strike this Thursday. Also, we look at Turkey's Kurdistan region, which is still struggling after February's devastating earthquake and at Iraqi Kurdistan, once hailed as a beacon of growth, which is now torn apart by political infighting. Finally, we discover a story of two young lovers who were separated as teenagers and have just got married, 60 years later!


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