Nationwide strike in France challenging Macron's pension reform

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2019 shows a metro station with few passengers at morning rush hours in Paris, France, as many people choose to stay at home during a strike. Train and metro stations are deserted, schools closed and many aircrafts grounded across French cities on Thursday as the country's labor unions staged a nationwide strike to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon the pension reform. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)