France faces new strike turmoil as Macron remains defiant
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France faced another day of strikes and protests on Tuesday with a record number of police deployed as President Emmanuel Macron remained defiant over a pensions reform that is sparking turmoil in the country. The day of action is the tenth such mobilisation since protests started in mid-January against the law, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Macron is meeting with his ministers today as this 10th day of strikes is taking place. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell tells us more from the Elysee Presidential Palace.