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barons as bad actors  \nBlame gameFrance countscost ofrioting  \n# Briefing\n\nAburn-out car in front ofthe statue ofMarianne in Paris's Place de la Repub-lique yesterday,in the aftermath of dev-astating riots that wreaked havocin cit-ies across France.  \n▶St Petersburg under fire  \nLarge,peaceful demonstrationsagainst the cost of living and students'complaints about the education systemwere hijacked by thousands of masked,black-clad rioters.Stores were ran-sacked and businesses and pubicbuild-ings were torchedin what officials called\"unprecedented\"levels of violence.  \n▶Airlines feelprice pain  \nThe disorder came six months beforea crucial presidential election and asEmmanuel Macron's governmentis try-ing to pass a budget for next yearintheface of bond market jitters aboutFrance'sabilityto reininitsdeficit.  \nA political blame game has erupted,with the farleftand thefar right trading  \n▶Mynt poised for $1bn IPO  \nFrance reels page2  \nInvestor anxiety and public 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