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Garbage clutters streets of Paris as pension strike continues

The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers were on strike for a ninth day Tuesday.

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Uncollected garbages are pictured near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Tuesday, March 14. The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day.
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People walk past uncollected garbage in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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Man jogs past not collected garbage cans in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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Man rides a bicycle past not collected garbage cans at the staff entrance of the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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People walk past piles of garbage in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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A man walks past uncollected garbage in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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A man walks past piles of garbage in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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A man walks past uncollected garbage in Paris, Monday, March 13.
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People walk past not collected garbage cans near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, March 12. A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate's adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.

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