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The departures board says it all at Charles De Gaulle airport north of Paris: dozens of flights are cancelled as air traffic controllers strike in France over demands for higher wages. IMAGES
Air France pilots, cabin crew and ground staff are striking Thursday, affecting 50% of long-haul flights out of Paris. Staff are demanding a 6% across-the-board pay increase, a demand which management says is unreasonable. IMAGES - REFILING WITH CORRECT SLUG
The car of Arnaud Lagardère, principal shareholder of the Journal du dimanche (JDD), drives into the Paris car park of the weekly newspaper, where editorial staff remain on strike following the appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune, a far-right figure, as its editor. IMAGES
Several hundred employees demonstrate outside Terminal 3 at Orly airport, near Paris, to demand pay rises. IMAGES
Several hundred employees of Aéroports de Paris and airport subcontractors protest in front of Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to demand higher pay. The strike led to a quarter of flights being grounded, runways closed and passengers delayed on Thursday morning. IMAGES
The Louvre museum in Paris shut down Friday after striking workers blocked the entrance, management said, in the latest protest against plans to overhaul France's pension system. Hundreds of disappointed visitors massed in front of the entrance to the world's most visited museum, some hurling insults at the striking workers, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. IMAGES