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OOPS! Who is laughing at whom? Macron pension reform: France paralysed by biggest strike in years BBC News, by Staff Original Article France's largest nationwide strike in years has severely disrupted schools and transport. Workers are angry about planned pension reforms that would see them retiring later or facing reduced payouts. More than 800,000 workers from a wide range of professions demonstrated against the changes. Some cities saw clashes between protesters and police. President Emmanuel Macron wants to introduce a universal points-based pension system. More than 800,000 people had joined demonstrations in more than 100 cities across France, the interior ministry said. The CGT union said 1.5m people had turned out, including 250,000 in Paris. The CGT also said workers had blocked seven of the country's eight oil refineries, potentially causing fuel shortages if the strike continues. In Paris, popular tourist sites including the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d'Orsay and the Palace of Versailles were shut for the day. How has transport been affected? Some 90% of high-speed TGV and inter-city trains were cancelled In Paris, just five of the city's 16 metro lines were running Train operators Eurostar and Thalys cancelled at least half their services linking Paris with London and Brussels. Eurostar will operate a reduced timetable until 10 December Hundreds of flights were cancelled Air France cancelled 30% of internal flights and 10% of short-haul international flights amid walkouts by air traffic controllers Low-cost carrier EasyJet cancelled 223 domestic and short-haul international flights, and warned passengers to expect delays. Meanwhile the Extinction Rebellion group said it had sabotaged thousands of e-scooters by painting over the QR codes that smartphone users scan to unlock the vehicles.