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France comes to a standstill as workers protest over pension reforms

Emmanuel Macron's government says a minimum pension age of 64 is needed to tackle funding deficit.

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French unions stepped up their fight against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans on Tuesday as most trains came to a halt, fuel deliveries were disrupted and schools shut in a sixth day of nationwide strikes, reports CBC News.

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