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February 13, 2023

Hundreds of Thousands March in France Against Plans to Raise Age of Retirement
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In France, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of cities
nationwide on Saturday in a fourth day of action against plans to slash
the nation's pension system. Unions estimated over a half-million people
joined protests in Paris to oppose President Emmanuel Macron's bid to
raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64.


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