Protests in France against government's new pension plans

Hundreds of thousands of French protesters took to the streets Tuesday in a pension reform standoff that has sparked nearly two weeks of crippling transport strikes, with the government vowing it will not give in to union demands to drop the overhaul.

Hundreds of thousands protest in France over pension reform plans

With a nationwide movement of rolling strikes and protests having started to tail off as it enters a second week, unions were hoping for a new jolt to regain momentum by bringing hundreds of thousands of demonstrators back out onto the street.

Strikes, protests as French unions seek momentum to halt pension reform

Thousands without electricity in France after storm, 2 dead and 5 injured. Water level slowly starts to decrease

Fierce storm leaves 2 dead, 5 injured in France

France reeled under a crippling public transport strike for a 10th day Saturday aimed at forcing the government to scrap a pension revamp, as fears grew of travel mayhem during Christmas.

Christmas mayhem feared as French transport strike continues

Employees of a remade company in France smashed thousands of phones, this was their way to protest against poor working condition in the company.

France: Employees smash thousands of phones

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French commuters gritted their teeth on the ninth day of a crippling public transport strike Friday, pinning their hopes for an end to the daily misery on the government's offer of fresh negotiations with unions over a contested pensions overhaul.

Christmas plans threatened as French strike drags on

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Prime Minister Edouard Philippe defied striking workers on Wednesday with plans for a long-anticipated overhaul of France's byzantine pension system that he said would be fairer and encourage people to work longer.

France's prime minister defies unions with pension overhaul

Napoli sacked Carlo Ancelotti, one of Europe's most successful coaches, on Tuesday, three hours after the Serie A club beat Genk 4-0 to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 and end a nine-match winless run.

Napoli sack coach Ancelotti after reaching Champions League last 16

Turkey has sent 11 French relatives of suspected "terrorist fighters" back home, the Turkish interior ministry said Monday, the latest in the country's renewed push to deport foreign jihadist insurgents.

Turkey deports 11 French relatives of 'terrorist' suspects

France is ready to go to the World Trade Organisation to challenge US President Donald Trump's threat to put tariffs on champagne and other French goods in a row over a French tax on internet companies, its finance minister said on Sunday.

Ready to take Trump's tariff threat to World Trade Organisation: French Finance Minister Le Maire

French President Emmanuel Macron this week faces the first major test of his policy of directly engaging with Russia that has disturbed some European allies, as he hosts a summit seeking progress in ending the Ukraine conflict.

French President to face test of direct engagement with Russia

The French government said it would see through planned pension reforms but said the new system that has sparked nationwide strikes would be introduced gradually and public concerns would be addressed.

Determined to take pension reform to completion, will address people's concerns: French PM

Protests against single points-based pension plan.

France Protests: Protest against pension reforms

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The most serious nationwide strike to hit France in years caused new weekend travel turmoil on Saturday, with unions warning the walkouts would last well into next week.

No let-up in French strikes as fresh turmoil hits weekend

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Friday said that the government is "very determined" to go ahead with its pension reform, news agency AFP reported. The prime minister added that the French government would work with trade unions to introduce a single points-based pension scheme.

'Very determined' to go ahead with pension reform: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe

Protests in France enter day 2, Protesters and Police clash across Paris

Protests in France enter day 2

Angered over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms, French unions on Friday called for strikes and mass protests next week on Tuesday. This comes after thousands took to the street on Thursday protesting Macron-proposed retirement overhaul.

France: Unions call for new protests, strikes on Tuesday over pension reforms 

French police on Thursday (December 5) deployed tear gas and used pepper spray on protesters and black blocs as a pensions reform protest in Paris turned rowdy.

Fires, tear gas and clashes in Paris protests against pension reforms

French authorities on Wednesday banned two US pesticides which ecologists deem harmful to bees. A court in Nice, ruling in a case brought by two ecological associations, banned the products from US group Dow AgroSciences, on the grounds that their containing sulfoxaflor was harmful to bees' nervous systems.

France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees

France was Wednesday preparing for one of its biggest nationwide strikes in years with stoppages by transport workers and teachers expected to paralyse the country in an intensifying showdown between President Emmanuel Macron and unions.

France braces for shutdown as Macron clashes with unions

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