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epa10562036 Protesters clash with French riot police during a rally against the government's reform to the pension system in Paris, France, 06 April 2023. Protests continue in France after the prime minister announced on 16 March 2023 the use of Article 49 paragraph 3 (49.3) of the French Constitution to have the text on the controversial pension reform law - raising retirement age from 62 to 64 - be definitively adopted without a vote. The members of the Constitutional Council, are due to give their decision on 14 April 2023 concerning the examination of the text of the pension reform. EPA/Mohammed Badra