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Paris is stinking

15 March 2023

6:56 PM

15 March 2023

6:56 PM

They say Spring is a magical time to visit Paris but perhaps not this year. It’s not so much love that is in the air of the French capital but the stench from 7,000 tons of uncollected rubbish.

The city’s refuse collectors have been on strike as part of the nationwide protests against the government’s pension reform.

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