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Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday rallied in a new show of rage against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a battle that shows no sign of abating. More than 149 police and gendarmes were injured and 172 people…

French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations since president Emmanuel Macron forced a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote

French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron forced a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote

France marked a ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement his disputed pensions overhaul by the end of the year. More than 250 rallies were held across the country, with violence reported in several cities.

Hundreds of thousands of people are set to demonstrate in France after Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with unpopular pension reform.

Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger across the country. Protests against the legislation -- which lifts the retirement age by two years to 64…

Police fired tear gas and fought with violent black-clad anarchists in Paris and across France on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of protesters marched against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the pension age.

Emboldened by united trade unions, the tug of war between the street and the government over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform had mostly taken on the form of strikes and demonstrations since mid-January.

French President Emmanuel Macron broke his silence on the bitter pension battle roiling the country in a televised interview on Wednesday, stressing that his contentious reform raising the pension age is necessary and will come into force later this year.

French union leaders and opposition politicians on Wednesday reacted with outrage to a televised interview with President Emmanuel Macron in which he discussed planned pension reforms recently forced through government.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defiantly vowed to push through a controversial pensions reform, saying he was prepared to accept unpopularity in the face of sometimes violent protests.