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A worker gives instructions to commuters for alternative transport routes in front of an electronic information board giving details about strike action on London's underground transport system in central London's Paddington train station, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010
France   Labor   London   Photos   Transport   		 The New York Times 
Commuters Walloped by Strikes in France, London
| Filed at 5:00 a.m. ET | PARIS (AP) -- Public transit ground to a halt across France and on the London Tube on Tuesday, with tourists and commuters bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent over gove... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Commuters are seen in a crowded train of the Paris subway, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. French unions launched a major strike Tuesday over unpopular conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, with walkouts causing headaches for travelers and commuters.
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French unions test Sarkozy in pensions strike
  | * Unions want 2 million on streets against pension reform | Submit your comment | French trade unions mounted a show of strength on Tuesday with strikes backed by street marches over unpopula... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
People shout slogans during a protest on the Old-Port in Marseille, southern France, Thursday June 24, 2010. Many French trains stood still, schoolchildren played instead of studied and post offices were shuttered as workers nationwide went on strike Thursday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the retirement age to 62.  Daily Star Lebanon 
Sarkozy faces mass protests against pension reform
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Rory Mulholland | Agence France Presse | PARIS: Strikes broke out Monday on the eve of a national stoppage called b... (photo: AP / Claude Paris)
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A Roma rights activist holds a drawing depicting French President Nicolas Sarkozy, during a protest in front of the French embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.  The New York Times 
East European Eyes on France's Roma Policy
| PARIS — After a summer marked by a needless quarrel over how to treat their Roma population, the French seem on course for an autumn of discontent over issues much closer to their pocketbooks:... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)
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A man stands atop a statue with a poster reading "Social justice desire" during a demonstration, Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Paris. BBC News
France faces general strike over retirement reforms
France faces serious disruption on Tuesday in a nationwide strike to fight proposals to raise the retirement age. | The 24-hour-strike is set to hit public transport, ban... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani)
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Eric Besson, French Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Mutually-Supportive Development addresses the media on the French government's crackdown on Roma, at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. m&c
French minister defends Roma policy at immigration meeting
| Paris - French Immigration Minister Eric Besson again defended his country's much-criticized repatriation of Roma, denying Monday that the ethnic group had suffered mas... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe)
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File - A cyclist passes near a wall painted saying in Basque language, '' Long Live ETA'' celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Basque armed group ETA in the small Basque town of Zizurkil, northern Spain Friday July 31, 2009, the day before at the explosion of a bomb and killed two Spanish Civil Guard on Palma de Mallorca Island, supposedly by the violent Basque group ETA in Palma de Mallorca Island. CBC
Spain rejects ETA ceasefire
| The Spanish government on Monday rejected a new ceasefire announcement by the separatist group ETA and ruled out negotiations on an independent Basque homeland, saying ... (photo: AP / Alvaro Barrientos)
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Paris, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Gulf News
French minister pledges to help save Iranian woman
| Paris: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he is willing to "do anything" to save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction and ... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
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Alberto Contador of Spain, wears the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 187.5 kilometers (116.5 miles) with start in Pamiers and finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon, Pyrenees region, France, Monday, July 19, 2010. Contador plans to ride 2011 Tour of Spain Zeenews
French soccer federation technical director Gerard Houllier ponders a question during a press conference of the UEFA Technical Team in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, June 8, 2008. The Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland kicked off on Saturday. Gerard Houllier To Meet Fff Chief Orange News
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reacts to losing a point to Virginie Razzano of France during their Eastbourne grass court tournament final tennis match in Eastbourne, England, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Wozniacki wallops Sharapova Herald Tribune
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Alberto Contador of Spain, wears the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 187.5 kilometers (116.5 miles) with start in Pamiers and finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon, Pyrenees region, France, Monday, July 19, 2010. Contador plans to ride 2011 Tour of Spain Zeenews
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft (EI-EKR) taking off from Belfast City Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 2010 French strike hits Irish flights Irish Times
A worker gives instructions to commuters for alternative transport routes in front of an electronic information board giving details about strike action on London's underground transport system in central London's Paddington train station, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 Commuters Walloped by Strikes in France, London The New York Times
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Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest one yet The Boston Globe
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