France faces Christmas travel chaos over transport strikes
29 December 2019 |
1:50 pm
French travelers heading home for the holidays faced canceled trains and packed roads, as a strike over pension reform showed no signs of easing. Macron urged for a "truce" and for striking workers to act "responsibly."
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