Garbage tarnishes Paris' luster as pension strike continues

By Associated Press

Mar 14, 2023 7:45 pm

PARIS: The City of Lights is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on its sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day on Tuesday. The creeping squalor is the most visible sign of widespread anger over a bill to raise the French retirement age by two years.

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