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Protesters attend a demonstration in front of the glass pyramid of the Louvre museum before the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, Feb. 17, 2020.

Protests continue in Paris amid pension reform debate

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The garbage strike was just the latest in a series of protests that has at times paralyzed the country since the beginning of December.

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