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Now playing Next France French unions warn no 'Christmas truce' in sight over strikes Power was cut to 100,000 homes and offices, schools were closed, roads blocked and public transport crippled on Tuesday as protests were staged across France in support of the general strike over pension reform. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France Far-right royalists claim responsibility for violent rampage in France Sunday's chaos followed a rally of royalists held to commemorate a murderous episode of the Vendée War in 1793. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France French doctors warn of 'dying' hospitals amid strikes "The hospital is dying," 600 French doctors have warned, threatening to quit if the French Health Minister does not negotiate with them about the future of France's public health service. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France French pension reform chief quits over undeclared income scandal The High Commissioner for Pensions decided to resign "on his own initiative" according to the Elysee. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France Actress Anna Karina dies Anna Karina, the epitome of French New Wave cinema, has died of cancer at the age of 79. The French-Danish star was the former muse of film director Jean-Luc Godard 15/12/2019
Now playing Next France Alpinism achieves UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition This is the culmination of efforts from France, Switzerland and Italy that began in 2009. 12/12/2019
Now playing Next France France's transport strike to continue over holiday period Labour union CGT said on Thursday there would be no break in transport strikes over the Christmas period unless the government backed down on pension reform. 12/12/2019
Now playing Next France French PM Edouard Philippe unveils controversial new pensions system The government is proposing to simplify the current system, which has 42 different pension schemes for workers depending on their profession. It comes amid crippling strikes by those opposed to the reform. 11/12/2019
Now playing Next France How can France best reform its pensions system? The French pensions system is complex: it is composed of 42 different systems, based on the specificities of each sector. Merging these into one "universal" points-based system was one of Macron's key campaign pledges. But how can it best be done? 10/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment 'Stop Putin's war!' topless Femen protesters yell ahead of Ukraine sum Police apprehended on Monday (December 9) topless Femen protesters who chanted slogans against Russia's leader outside the Elysee presidential palace in Paris ahead of a Ukraine crisis summit. 10/12/2019
Now playing Next France French pension reform commissioner in conflict of interest controversy Delevoye said not disclosing his role was "a mistake" and an "omission by oversight". 09/12/2019
Now playing Next France Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris. 09/12/2019
Now playing Next France France braces for further travel chaos as pension strike continues Only a fifth of high-speed trains and cross-country services are expected to run in France on Monday as strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform continue. 09/12/2019
Now playing Next France France willing to take Trump to WTO over proposed tariffs French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that there is no legal basis for Trump's tariff threat. 08/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment French climate activists hold stolen Macron portraits at protest Activists are angry that France has lagged on its international commitments to increase renewable energies. 08/12/2019
Now playing Next France How successful was the December 5th strike in France? The interior ministry said roughly 800,000 people protested, whereas the CGT trade union put their estimate at 1.5 million. 07/12/2019
Now playing Next France French government defiant over pension reform despite strike "I hear those who are exercising their legitimate right to strike and protest but I also hear those who are suffering or who are experiencing the unpleasant effects of this strike. The government is conscient of this," Philippe said on Friday. 06/12/2019
Now playing Next France Are the French Alps a hub for a Russian espionage network? Towns such as Megeve, Chamonix, and Annemasse in the Haute-Savoie department in the Alps is said to have been used as a logistics base for the covert operations of at least 15 Russian spies in Europe. 06/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment France brought to a near-standstill as enormous strike gets underway Unions across France launched open-ended strikes on Thursday over the government's plan to overhaul its retirement system. 05/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment Artists shine a spotlight on climate concerns at Lyon's light festival Parks, monuments, hills, and rivers form part of the backdrop for sound and light perfomances created by artists from all over the world. 05/12/2019
Now playing Next France Tear gas, flares, clashes and splashes: France's strike in pictures Rail workers, public servants and students are all protesting pension reform in France and it's hit all the major cities. 05/12/2019
Now playing Next France 'Magic and dreams' as Lyon's beloved Festival of Lights kicks off Lyon's hugely popular Fête des Lumières marking the start of the Christmas season kicks off this Thursday. 05/12/2019
Now playing Next France France opens anti-hate office after Jewish graves desecrated The office will coordinate police and judicial work to hold responsible those who commit anti-semitic, islamophobic, and anti-christian hate crimes, France's interior minister Christophe Castaner said. 04/12/2019
Now playing Next France Could France's strike erode the President's international leadership? Trade unions called for a strike for an indefinite period that could bring the country to a standstill. 04/12/2019