Protesters against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform forced the closure of the Louvre in Paris, frustrating crowds of visitors. Hundreds of demonstrators, many carrying trade union flags, gathered outside the museum to demonstrate against a government decision to raise the pension age. “The Mona Lisa is on strike,” said one protester.

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