No let-up in France student protests despite government assurances

Student-led protests have seen 71,500 people take to the streets across France, with police detaining more than 500 people, the interior ministry said.Some 55,000 of the protesters led actions outside schools on Thursday, while the others joined marches, it added.Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people thronged a Paris square demanding better education and against police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than…