Public workers in France strike over pay as student protests turn violent

Tens of thousands of civil servants, including teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers, have marched in cities across France to demand higher pay, as students clashed with the police in separate protests over conditions at their schools.Unions said some 300,000 people took part in the one-day strike action nationwide, while police on Tuesday estimated a turnout of 30,000 in the capital, Paris. The workers also demanded better working conditions and expressed anger at the government’s planned budget cuts.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Photos: Pope Leo draws hundreds of thousands for open-air Mass in Parislist 2 of 3France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate votelist 3 of 3Photos: French students protest, public workers strike before budget cutsend of listProtests also took place at more than 400 schools, about 40 of which were blockaded and 44 of which faced attempted blockades.Ten people, both students and staff members, were wounded, and at least 440 were detained, officials said.The strikes and the student unrest came two days before the government is to unveil its draft budget and seven months before the presidential election. According to unio...