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French gendarmes stand at the entrance of a street as a firework explodes in front of them during a torchlight demonstration against the raising of the retirement age in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. French garbage collectors, refinery workers and others were striking again on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force the divisive bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through without a vote in parliament. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)