Who's laughing now, Macron?
France is paralyzed by worst nationwide strike for decades, with schools shutting and public transport grinding to a halt, as furious public sector workers protest pension reforms
- Half a million protesters marched in several cities on Thursday in the largest nationwide strikes in decades
- Disruption comes days after President Macron appeared to be caught mocking Trump at NATO conference
- Some 65 people arrested in Paris as hooded youths lit fires, looted stores and hurled fireworks at officers
- Around 90 per cent of high-speed TGV trains were cancelled and 30 per cent of flights were grounded
- Police in Paris barricaded the presidential palace and deployed 6,000 officers to deal with demonstrators
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