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come on in terrific Tuesday to you I'm
Coy wire this is CNN 10 the best 10
minutes in news yesterday May 1st did
you know was May Day in many countries
around the world commemorating the
historic struggles and gains made by
workers in the labor movement much like
Labor Day here in the U.S but in France
yesterday the holiday turned ugly in
Paris as police battled in Workers Union
organized protests with people raging
against President Emmanuel macron's
decision to raise the retirement age
last month the looming decision has been
fought persistently and violently for
several months in January strikes in
cities all across France disrupted train
Services planes schools and businesses
across France as more than one million
people protested at once but nothing has
stopped French leaders from officially
signing into law the very the unpopular
change to France's pension system the
country's constitutional Council which
is similar to the Supreme Court here in
the U.S approved raising the retirement
age from 62 to 64 last month
some of France's most powerful unions
say they're going to keep fighting for
his part French president Emmanuel
macron believes the current system
relying on the working population to pay
for a growing age group of retirees is
no longer fit for purpose and it is
worth noting that this new higher
pension age will still keep France well
below the norm in Europe and in many
other developed economies these protests
are nothing new to the French though our
Melissa Bell reports to us from Paris
about the long history of protests and
Strikes in France
whether it's over a million protesters
on the streets against pension reform or
demonstrations against infrastructure
planning pesticide bans or the rise in
the cost of living
France is no stranger to protests and
strike action
in fact the country consistently ranks
amongst those most affected by
industrial action in Europe and for
National Rail workers alone there hasn't
been a single year without some kind of
strike action since 1947.
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so why do the French protest and strike
so much
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the origins of the spiritual protests
here in France go right back to the
French Revolution and we've had a
reminder of that historical thread the
catholad the protest with pots and pans
of which we've seen a Resurgence that
goes right back to Medieval times we saw
it again in the 1830s in a revolution
that led to the abdication of Charles
the 10th there is also of course the
question of the famous Dua aqui these
are rights that have been acquired hard
one and that the French don't want to
give up
France does seem to protest more readily
and often than many other countries and
that goes back to that social pact that
was created after World War II the
French were very attached to it and will
take to the streets to protect whatever
part of it they feel is under a sort
there is also a history of very strong
trade unions in this country and the
historical fact that protests can have
an effect on the politics of the time
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10 second trivia talking royalty now at
which of these British landmarks would
you see the crowning of a king or queen
Buckingham Palace Tower of London
Westminster Abbey or Saint Paul's
Cathedral
Westminster Abbey has been the
coronation location for every single
British monarch since the year 1066.
it's a pretty big deal happening in
Westminster Abbey this weekend as King
Charles III will officially be crowned
on Saturday according to Buckingham
Palace an expected 3 000 guests will
attend the coronation versus the 8 000
who gathered for the late Queen
Elizabeth's crowning King Charles became
king following the death of his mother
in September Queen Elizabeth II reigned
for 70 years having become Queen at the
age of 25. King Charles is expected to
sit upon his coronation chair which has
been used by monarchs for more than 700
years but listen to this his crown is
estimated to be worth more than 4
million dollars and it's all blinged out
with gold rubies sapphires garnet and
more it weighs more than five pounds
making the phrase heavy as the head that
wears the crown quite literal Max Foster
is in London with more
not since 1953 that we had a glimpse of
this sacred moment
the crowning of a monarch Queen
Elizabeth then just 27 thrusts to the
throne after her father's untimely death
her coronation designed to introduce the
young Queen to the world and give a
morale boost to post-war Britain
70 years on and amidst the cost of
living crisis King Charles's coronation
will have many of the same Traditions
Incorporated albeit slightly toned down
up to 2 800 guests in Westminster Abbey
CNN understands versus the 8 000 who
gathered for the late Queens the King
has actually ruffled some feathers by
not inviting many members of an ancient
nobility
from The Dukes in fact but instead
actually the king's invited members of
the community so um charitable workers
for example
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a sign perhaps that Charles wants to
make the monarchy more accessible though
much of the Pomp and ceremony will of
course remain
the coronation is first and foremost a
religious ceremony it culminates in the
king's anointing with holy oil which has
been consecrated in Jerusalem it's seen
as symbolizing the king's commitment to
God because of course he's a very
religious man himself he's now the head
of the church it's a sacred moment
his wife Camilla will also be anointed
and crowned
Charles's Sons William and Harry will be
there
although Harry's wife Megan will remain
at home in California with their two
young children
it remains to be seen what role Harry
will play in proceedings now that he's
set back from his senior Royal duties
for many in Britain the coronation is
about more than just another public
holiday there will be Street parties up
and down the UK and thousands will come
here to Buckingham Palace to witness the
famous balcony moment to see for the
first time the newly crowned king and
queen
many more will line the streets for the
coronation procession just as they did
for Queen Elizabeth seven decades ago
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the king and queen will travel in this
gilded Carriage accompanied by a huge
military procession
nighttime rehearsals spotted in the
Streets of London as the capital gears
up for a moment in history
Max Foster CNN London
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did you know giant ant eaters can get up
to eight feet long but listen to this
their tongue is two feet long and they
can flick it in and out of their mouths
150 times per minute more than two times
per second but you can't do that today's
story getting a 10 out of 10 is about a
sweet ant eater named Yuri in North
Carolina and all she wants to do is
catch some z's Jeannie Mose has more
this thing and why is this keeper having
such a hard time waking him up
rub his ears
give him his favorite treat avocado
still he puts his paw over his ear Yuri
the 22 year old giant ant eater just
covers his head with his tail a built-in
blanket an everyday thing for me is
getting this boy out of bed is difficult
the Greensboro North Carolina Science
Center captioned the video are sweet
forever teenager
it went massively viral who doesn't
relate just five more minutes what does
he have to get up for is he late for
something let him sleep but Yuri named
after the vacuum cleaner brand Eureka
needs to get up and take his meds mixed
in avocado 22 is ancient for an anteater
in the wild they only live to about 14.
are anteaters dangerous I read they
could disembowel you with their claws
that is totally true so we actually
don't go in with Yuri when he's awake
and walking around like this check out
the claws
on this itchy anteater in South America
no wonder keeper Kelly Roush held Yuri's
leg
Casey woke up on the wrong side of the
bed oh I feel bad for anteaters they
must be so lonely being that there's no
such thing as an uncle eater all right
that's about all we have time for for
now but first hello to all of our
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channel see you tomorrow everyone I'm
Coy wire and we are CNN 10.
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