Mass Protests And Strikes Continue In France -- News Updates December 17, 2019

Daily Mail: French cops fire tear gas and charge protesters as tens of thousands take to the streets to fight President Macron's pension reforms

* Protesters lobbed projectiles and thundered towards police lines on the streets of central Paris earlier today
* Demonstrations are a response to President Macron's pension reforms, which will raise retirement age to 64
* Away from riot scenes in the capital, activists cut electricity and Eiffel Tower staff walked away from their job
* French pension system was once 'a guide for the rest of the world' but government says now that it's unfair

French cops launched tear gas cannisters and charged protesters as tens of thousands of workers took to Paris streets to rally against the government's plan to raise the retirement age to 64.

Clashes broke out near the Nation square in eastern Paris during a demonstration, organised by trade unions, to demand that President Emmanuel Macron abandon his reforms.

Witnesses said police charged a group of protesters who ignored an ultimatum to disperse and were throwing Molotov cocktails.

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WNU Editor: French President Macron is not going to back down .... French PM vows 'total' determination for pension reform despite huge protest (The Telegraph).

Mass Protests And Strikes Continue In France -- News Updates December 17, 2019

Hundreds of thousands protest in France over pension reform plans -- AFP
France strikes: Tension mounts with more travel disruption and possible power cuts on Wednesday -- Local France
French unions refuse Christmas truce in pensions protests -- Reuters
Violence in Paris amid nationwide pension reform protests -- The Guardian
BREAKING: Unions threaten more power cuts across France as pension strikes continue -- Local France
With song and solidarity, French unions rally en masse against pension reform -- France 24

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