France: Protests against pension reform over the past month resulted in canceled flights and trains and the closure of the Eiffel Tower.

France: Protests against pension reform over the past month resulted in canceled flights and trains and the closure of the Eiffel Tower. The government refuses to back down from increasing the retirement age from 60 to 62, and some unions declared open-ended strikes that could continue weeks. Travel to and within France may be disrupted at any time for the foreseeable future.

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