Clashes erupted in Paris between radical activists formed in black blocs and the French anti-police (CRS) during a demonstration against President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension plans, as part of a national general strike on December 5, 2019. Trains cancelled, schools closed, France scrambled to make contingency plans on for a huge strike against pension overhauls that poses one of the biggest challenges yet to French President's sweeping reform drive. (Photo by Bastien Louvet/SIPA Press)
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