French workers angry over proposed changes to retirement rules are halting high-speed trains, disrupting electricity supplies and taking to the streets Thursday in a day of nationwide strikes and protests seen as a major test for Emmanuel Macron and his presidency.French workers would have to work longer before receiving a pension under the new rules with the nominal retirement age rising from 62 to 64.
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