People walk past garbage near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday.(Michel Euler/AP)Mountains of trash bags block off streets.Rats and pigeons gnaw at baguettes on the sidewalks.A persistent, noxious smell permeates the air.This is Paris in 2023.The City of Light and Love has transformed into the City of Garbage after trash collectors went on strike over a week ago to protest the French government's plan to raise their retirement age.
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