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Clashes escalate across France over retirement reforms

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Clashes escalate across France over retirement reforms

Clashes escalate across France over retirement reforms

Police and protesters clash violently at the latest protest over the government's bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

On 16 March, Emmanuel Macron's government used a controversial executive power to adopt the pensions bill without a parliamentary vote, fuelling outrage and spontaneous protests in major cities.


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