Author: News Desk

Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger across the country. Advertising Protests against the legislation — which lifts the retirement age by two years to 64 — have drawn huge crowds in rallies organised by unions since January. Labour unions said Thursday’s ninth nationwide day of action would draw huge crowds against what they described as Macron’s “scorn” and “lies.” Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he…

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