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The train left at 9:56 a.m., with two and a half years late, but full time: the new SNCF TGV made its first commercial service on Friday, between Paris and Marseille, with a multitude of technical innovations to accompany the high speed of the 21st century.
French high school student protests resumed on Monday on a much smaller scale than in past weeks as pupils returned from a two-week break, with youngsters trying to blockade a few high schools in Paris, Marseille and Rennes.
French students back from autumn holidays blocked some high schools on Monday, determined to revive last month's protest movement despite a handful of concessions from the government during the break. Blockades took place in several cities across France, including Paris, Marseille and Rennes.
