G8 summit in Huntsville, Ontario
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) attends the G8 session with African outreach leaders during the G8 Summit at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario on June 25, 2010. UPI Photo/Alex Volgin
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and Robert De Niro crossed the New York Harbor to take part in a ceremony in anticipation of the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 in New York.
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Added October 19, 2010 with 15 photos
Massive crowds continue to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age.
Estimates of the number of marchers from the weekend's demonstrations in Paris and about 200 other cities ranged from 825,000 to about 3 million, Le Monde reported. The low figure came from the Interior Ministry and the higher ones from unions.
The Chamber of Deputies has already approved a pension reform package that would raise the minimum age for receiving a government pension from 60 to 62 and the age for a full pension from 65 to 67. The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday. |
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