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January 11, 2020

French PM open to scrapping raising retirement age to 64

The French prime minister informed the unions behind a crippling railway strike over pension reform Saturday that he is open ...

January 10, 2020

No sight of French deal on pensions as unions hold out

The French government and labor unions appeared far from reaching any compromise deal Friday in talks over a planned pension ...

January 07, 2020

No end in sight for hobbling French rail strikes after talks

The French government and unions appeared still far apart after talks resumed Tuesday over fiercely contested pension reform ...

December 28, 2019

Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan

Thousands of protesters opposed to the French government's plan to revamp the retirement system marched through Paris on ...

December 19, 2019

French strikes continue amid signs of some progress

Protesters marching through Paris kept up the pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron to scrap a divisive plan to raise ...

December 18, 2019

Macron, under strike pressure, mulls changes to pension plan

The French government launched negotiations with labor unions Wednesday on potential changes to a landmark pension reform ...

December 17, 2019

France on strike: Power cuts, schools shut, no Eiffel Tower

French union activists cut electricity to nearly 100,000 homes or offices. Eiffel Tower staff walked off the job. Even Paris ...

December 16, 2019

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 ...

December 12, 2019

French union warns pension reform strike could hit Christmas

French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Thursday that he was ready to make changes to his plans to overhaul the pension ...

December 11, 2019

French government raises retirement age as strikes grind on

France's prime minister said Wednesday that the full retirement age will be increased for the country's youngest, but offered ...

December 11, 2019

France's pension overhaul: a look at the planned changes

French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Wednesday unveiled details of a planned pension system overhaul that will ...

December 09, 2019

Pension strikes cripple Paris, more travel woes ahead

Paris commuters inched to work Monday through massive traffic jams as strikes against retirement plan changes halted trains ...

December 08, 2019

France braces for even worse travel woes, govt seeks answers

France braced for even worse transportation woes when the new work week begins Monday due to nationwide strikes over the ...

December 07, 2019

French protest retirement changes, travel disruptions abound

Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government's overhaul ...

December 06, 2019

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 ...

December 06, 2019

France’s Macron faces decisive test over economic policies

Massive strikes against a planned overhaul of the pension system are sending a powerful warning to French President Emmanuel ...

December 05, 2019

A look at France's heated debate over pensions

The planned overhaul of the French pensions system aims to streamline a complicated patchwork of provisions, but workers ...

December 02, 2019

Rescuers among 5 dead in storms on French Riviera

A helicopter crash killed three French rescuers on a mission to save people trapped by floods, and two others were also ...

November 28, 2019

British university to return looted bronze statue to Nigeria

A bronze statue that was looted from what is now Nigeria more than a century ago will be returned, Cambridge University in ...