00:00In other topics, we go to France where police patrolled the streets of Lyon on Tuesday as authorities extended the
00:06nighttime curfew following the protests of the past few days.
00:10In this regard, the curfew first imposed on Monday, October 19th, was extended for one more night on Tuesday from
00:179pm to 6am local time in part of the city centre.
00:21The authorities also renewed the ban on gatherings in the affected area starting at 4pm to prevent further protests.
00:30The restrictions were imposed following the nationwide demonstrations on October 17th against the rising cost of living and the deterioration
00:40of public services, including education.
00:42Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has also promised a significant police deployment in anticipation of further demonstrations.
00:59And Greece joined the wave of youth protests sweeping through Europe to demand the right to decent housing, with dozens
01:06of tents set up by students in Athens' iconic Stintagma Square and in Thessaloniki.
01:12The protest calls for fair rents, a larger budget for public education, and an end to real estate speculation and
01:20touristification, which affects thousands of young people across the continent.
01:24To contain and monitor the protests scheduled for this Wednesday, Greek authorities deployed more than 3,000 police officers,
01:32while the primary school teachers' union joined the protest with a 24-hour strike to demand 20% salary increases
01:40and housing assistance for transferred teachers.
01:43The demands were joined by about 20 student associations, calling for more public housing and affordable electricity rates.
