21 hours ago · In France, 3 million workers have gone on strike against Macron's plan to slash tens of billions of euros from pensions by raising the retirement age.
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Million March in France as Unions Threaten Broad Shutdown
William Horobin, Samy Adghirni
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Protests on Saturday drew largest turnout in Paris so far
Unions threaten to block the whole country in March 7 strike
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French labor unions threatened to bring the nation to “a halt” in March as the number of protesters against government pension reform swelled to about 1 million on Saturday.
In the fourth day of action against the pension overhaul, which includes increasing the minimum retirement age to 64 from 62, 963,000 people joined street demonstrations around France, according to government figures."
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