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Mass Protests Continue in France Against Macron’s Pensions Plan

HeadlineDec 11, 2019

In France, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets again Tuesday as massive strikes and protests continued for a sixth straight day. Demonstrators are protesting French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension overhaul. Tuesday’s strike again shuttered universities and ground public transportation across France to a halt. Strikers also blockaded the majority of France’s oil refineries.

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