France faces second day of strike chaos
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France faced a second day of paralysing public transport strikes Friday as one smaller rail union decided to prolong its stoppage over planned pension reforms.
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Striking workers shut down most of France's rail network on Thursday and further disruption was expected in a protest over pensions, posing the biggest test yet of President Nicolas Sarkozy's ability to push through reforms.
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French rail unions were to meet Monday to plan their next step after mounting a crippling two-day strike over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to cut pension privileges for rail and energy workers.
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The second day of a strike called by Maoist rebels disrupts much of eastern Nepal and  Kathmandu.
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French postal workers kicked off three days of strikes in the public sector Tuesday, as unions mount a challenge to the cautious liberalisation policies of President Jacques Chirac's centre-right government.
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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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Workers at the DHL parcel delivery service struck for a second day Friday to protest the company's decision to pull its international hub from Brussels because of a dispute over night flights over the capital, union officials said.
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A strike by Air France flight attendants left frustrated passengers facing delays and cancellations for a fourth day Sunday, with long-haul flights among the hardest hit.
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The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.
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Unrest hits output; workers fight plan to slash 12,000 positions, say losses due to mismanagement.
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France s rail and electricity workers began a one-day strike today, joining other public service staff in week-long protests against government plans that they say will result in job losses and lower wages.
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Royal Mail workers will stage a second 24-hour walkout over pay and jobs, their union says.
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Thousands of police and paramilitary troops patrolled the capital yesterday on the second day of a general strike called to protest a grenade attack on an opposition political rally that killed 20 people and wounded hundreds.
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French rail travellers faced a difficult morning commute as a strike by train workers disrupted service across the country, on day two of a rolling campaign of public sector work stoppages.
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More travel chaos is expected at France's main airports as a strike by Air France workers continues.
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The French parliament started debating a  controversial bill on Tuesday that the government says will  prevent travel chaos during transport strikes, but that unions  warn will damage industrial relations.
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France was hit by transport chaos Thurday as unions challenged President Nicolas Sarkozy with a 24-hour strike, but the government vowed to stick by plans to overhaul pensions for hundreds of thousands in the public sector.