Residents of Poitiers greeted Francois Braun with slogans and placards denouncing the unpopular move by President Emmanuel Macron, who used a constitutional power to bypass parliament to pass the bill that raised the retirement age to 64.
Europe's biggest economy has seen some of the most disruptive strikes in decades this year as unions press for higher wages to offset the surging cost of living.
International students from Syria and Ukraine also came under a barrage of insults by the German language teacher at a school in the Austrian capital.
Rail workers' union says it needs to step up pressure on employers as it seeks inflation-busting pay raise.
EU Parliament votes to approve reforming the carbon market and cut emissions by 62 percent from 2005 levels in next seven years.
The president admitted that during the demonstrations, protesters not only objected to the reform plan but also to their living standards and soaring prices.
The woman had applied to be kindergarten teacher and was rejected because of her headscarf.
Souleyman Adoum placed in police custody late Friday during protest in Paris against pension reform.
Edwin Wagensveld, leader of anti-Muslim group PEGIDA, shares footage of the provocative act on social media.
Unions called for a "popular and historic tidal wave" of people on the streets of France as the president signs into law the controversial pension bill which the government forced through parliament without a final vote.
France's gazette of record in which appearance of legislation means it has been enacted into law — publishes text of pensions reform, amending word "sixty-two" to "sixty-four" for the country's age of retirement.
France's President Emmanuel Macron is expected to sign the controversial legislation into law in the next 48 hours following the court approval.
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