France hit by transport strike
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A one-day nationwide strike by public transport workers leaves France with almost no train, bus or metro services.
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French railway and energy workers kept up  the pressure on President Jacques Chirac's government on  Wednesday with strikes over working conditions that severely  reduced train traffic and curbed electricity output.
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A French high speed train hit a truck on  Wednesday, killing the vehicle's driver and injuring 25  passengers, officials said.
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French railway workers severely reduced train traffic Wednesday due to a strike over working conditions, and the country geared up for separate protests by energy workers and hospital surgeons.
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France's train network was almost back to normal on Saturday following two days of crippling strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform plans.
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Millions of commuters in London endured travel chaos on Tuesday as a 72-hour strike by maintenance workers closed most of the underground rail network.
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French commuters struggled to work Thursday as public transport workers put President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plans to the test with a 24-hour strike in defence of pension privileges.
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A strike by Air France cabin staff is set to disrupt the airline's flights in Europe from Thursday to Monday, it warned.
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Rail service resumes across much of France as a strike over pension reform winds down.
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PARIS - Transport workers shut down most trains yesterday, testing the patience of Parisians forced to walk, bike, or skate to work with a strike aimed at derailing President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to strip away labor protections he says hurt France's competitiveness.
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A high-speed train slammed into a truck in eastern France on Wednesday, killing the truck driver and slightly injuring 35 others on the train, officials said.
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Thousands of families and business passengers were left stranded at Paris's main airports Monday on the fifth and final day of a major strike by Air France flight staff.
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Thousands of teachers and other public service workers stage a one-day strike in France.
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A French high speed train hit a truck on  Wednesday, killing the vehicle's driver and injuring many  passengers, French radio reported.
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PARIS (BBC News) - Air travellers in France can expect further chaos as a strike by Air France cabin crews is set to continue until late on Monday.  Air France officials said 60% of its flights would take off on Sunday after the strike forced the cancellation of one-third of Saturday's flights.  The strike, over pay and conditions, has mostly hit long-haul flights out of the main Paris airports.
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A French high speed train hit a lorry on  Wednesday, killing the vehicle's driver and injuring nine  passengers, a spokesman for the emergency services said.
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Millions of commuters in London endured  travel chaos on Tuesday as a 72-hour strike by maintenance  workers closed most of the underground rail network.