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Due to strike action and protests against pension reform, the Eiffel Tower is closed to the public. Only its forecourt is accessible to the few tourists walking in the area. IMAGES
The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, continues to turn tourists away as staff refuse to work because of coronavirus fears. The Louvre, near the banks of the Seine river in central Paris, received 9.6 million visitors last year, most of them foreigners including Americans, Chinese and Europeans. IMAGES
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the world's top tourist attractions, is closed after staff went on strike. The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, unions say. IMAGES
Many schools across Paris are either closed or disrupted on the 11th day of protests against the pension reform. "Around 20%" of primary school teachers are on strike, according to France's leading union for nursery and primary schools. IMAGES
The port of Calais is slowing down as part of the "dead ports" day launched by the CGT union to fight against the French government's pension reform. IMAGES
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