PARIS—More than a million people marched through French cities on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age, with a wave of nationwide strikes halting trains, blocking refineries, and curbing power generation. Buoyed by their success, the country’s leading trade unions called for a second day of strikes on Jan. 31…

SAN ANTONIO—At the NCAA convention Thursday, outgoing President Mark Emmert said goodbye, incoming President Charlie Baker introduced himself and the state of college sports was declared perilous. “As a collective enterprise, we are both thriving and threatened,” said Baylor President Linda Livingstone, who is the chairwoman of the NCAA’s Board of Governors. Livingstone handled most…

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), and others announce legislation at the Capitol building to reform the H-2A visa program at 9:15 a.m. ET on Dec. 15. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social…

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), Rep. Salud Ortiz Carbajal (D-Calif.), and others announce legislation at the Capitol building to reform the H-2A visa program at 9:15 a.m. ET on Dec. 15. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…

The Western Australian government has announced a $252 million (US$178.6 million) reform package to address the systemic causes of ambulance ramping and improve access to emergency care in the state. This will come as part of the government’s 2022-23 Budget, due to be unveiled next week. Ambulance “ramping” is the term used when a patient…

Independent Senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, has promised if elected, he will make political donation reform a priority in the next parliament, due to begin sitting in late May. Announcing his plan for achieving political donation transparency, Patrick said in a release on Wednesday that drawing attention to the problem of “dark money” is…

BRUSSELS—European Union finance ministers will on Monday discuss a surge in consumer prices, its impact on wages, and changes they would like made to the bloc’s budget rules to support investment and reduce debt. Inflation rose 4.1 percent year-on-year last month in the 19 countries sharing the euro, up from 3.4 percent in September. Ministers…

News Analysis In recent years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has gradually tightened control over private capital. State-owned enterprises took over countless private businesses amid a wave of bankruptcies and in a bid to redistribute wealth. During a conference with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on Aug. 17, Xi called for “common prosperity” and redistribution of…

During an appearance at Rowley Gym in Gardena, California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of police reform bills into law Sept. 30 intending to hold officers accountable for misconduct and setting restrictions on certain uses of force, despite police unions’ disapproval of the legislation. One of the bills approved, Senate Bill 2, decertifies law…

Several key New York State lawmakers told The Wall Street Journal that there are plans to hold hearings on the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) following last week’s mayoral primary vote miscount blunder, potentially pushing longstanding efforts to reform the administrative body across the finish line. Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the state Senate majority…