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Protesters opposed to President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age burned wooden pallets near the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Thursday. Others are marching in cities and towns around France in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. If the Constitutional Council greenlights the reform, the bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 can enter into force. Yet the body has the power to reject the text, fully or partially. Hours before the Paris march got underway, protesters piled garbage in front of the Constitutional Council. The garbage, was quickly cleaned up but signaled the start of a new strike by garbage collectors timed to start with Thursday’s nationwide protest marches.