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France faces another week of protests, strike against Macron's pension plans • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 13 Mar 2023
A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day. President Emmanuel Macron is undaunted by the uncollected trash piling up in Paris and other cities from a strike by garbage workers opposed to the bill and reduced services and supplies in other sectors like transport and energy. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
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