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French pension reform architect resigns as strikes drag on
French President Emmanuel Macron's government suffered a major blow Monday when the key architect of the pension overhaul resigned over alleged conflicts of interests, on the 12th day of ...
Macron pushes ahead with pension reform despite strikes
France's president said Friday that he wants the government to push ahead with an overhaul of the nation's pension system despite more than a week of damaging strikes.
Emmanuel Ma...
France: 8th day of pension strikes cripple train travel
Paris commuters crammed into the city's only two working Metro lines as labor strikes over pension reforms crippled France's train services for an eighth day.
Tensions flared in s...
Pension strike brings travel chaos for a 2nd day in France
Frustrated travelers ran into transportation mayhem across France for a second day on Friday, as unions dug in for what they hope is a protracted strike against President Emmanuel Macron's plan...
France shuts down: Mass strike hits trains, Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower shut down, France's vaunted high-speed trains stood still and several thousand people protested in Paris as unions launched open-ended, nationwide strikes Thursday over the gov...
France readies for massive transport strike Thursday
France is getting ready for massive, nationwide transport strikes against government plans to overhaul the state pension system. The strike will disrupt train, buses and airline services.
France creates anti-hate crime office amid anti-Semitic wave
The French government is creating a national anti-hate crime office following the discovery of anti-Semitic graffiti at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France.
Interior Minister Christophe C...
French farmers protest stagnant revenues, unfair competition
Rumbling two by two down the ring road around Paris, disgruntled French farmers drove their tractors to the capital Wednesday to protest stagnant revenues and what they say is unfair global competi...
France interested to help launch Bangabandhu Satellite-2: Envoy
France is interested to cooperate with Bangladesh in launching Bangabandhu Satellite-2 into space, said newly-appointed French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marin Schuh on Wednesday.
Jean...
France pledges millions to stop deadly domestic violence
The French government is pledging to seize firearms from abusive spouses and better train police as part of a package of measures, worth millions of euros, to reduce the number of women killed by t...