A student lights a flare during a demonstration against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris as part of a second day of national strike and protests in France, today. At least 800,000 people turned out for demonstrations around France when the strike movement kicked off last Thursday. Nationwide, only about a fifth of French trains ran normally on Tuesday, frustrating tourists who found stations empty and services cancelled. 'What's at stake goes much beyond simply overhauling the pension system,' said Christopher Dembik, an economist with Saxo Bank in Paris. 'What's at stake goes much beyond simply overhauling the pension system,' said Christopher Dembik, an economist with Saxo Bank in Paris.

Source: Daily Mail December 10, 2019 14:32 UTC