Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has said he would drop plans to increase the official retirement age to 64 from 62 in an effort to end a strike which has paralysed Paris and its suburbs, with bus, train and metro services all badly disrupted.
Hardline CGT union leader Philippe Martinez calls for strikes "everywhere" from next week, as President Macron vows not to back down on his pension plan following weeks of nationwide strikes by trade unions.
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