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Japan: Low-Pressure System Brings Blizzard Conditions to Hokkaido, Knocking Donw Trees

A rapidly developing low-pressure system moved through Hokkaido on Monday, December 15, bringing heavy snow and blizzard conditions that have caused widespread havoc and left up to 36,000 homes without power. The severe winter storm resulted in collapsed roofs, downed trees, power lines and school fences, stranded cars, and major train cancellations.

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US: Lake-Effect Snow Dumps Inches on Northeast Ohio, Temperatures Plunge

Lake-Effect snow continued to fall across northeast Ohio on Monday, December 15, bringing inches of snow and low temperatures.

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 14, 2025 shows the production base of an ocean shipping heavy industry company in Jiangdu high-tech industrial development zone in east China's Jiangsu Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows Chinese-made vehicles waiting for export in Yantai Port of Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Workers assemble a tunnel boring machine at a manufacturing base of China Railway Science & Industry Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - A drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows a worker cleaning wind turbine hubs at a wind power equipment industrial park in Binzhou, east China's Shandong Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Wang Jun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Workers are seen on a pet food production line of a pet food industrial park in Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Wang Yanbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Workers are seen on a pet food production line of a pet food industrial park in Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Wang Yanbing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An employee conducts welding work at a wind power equipment manufacturing company in Qingzhou, east China's Shandong Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows vessels loading and unloading containers at a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 14, 2025 shows the production base of an ocean shipping heavy industry company in Jiangdu high-tech industrial development zone in east China's Jiangsu Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows vessels under construction at a shipbuilding company in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows a cargo ship loading and unloading containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 14, 2025 Chinese-made vehicles waiting for export at a container dock of Nanjing Port in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - A worker makes embroidered clothing at a company in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Liang Xiaopeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows a container dock at Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows staff members examining intelligent aerial work platforms for export at a machinery company in Leidian Town, Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Xie Shangguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - An aerial drone photo taken on on December 15, 2025 shows a container vessel sailing into Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - A worker makes guitar at a guitar company in Mengzhuang Town of Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - A worker makes moulds at a workshop of a mould company in Xingren Town of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Economy Growth - China

Illustration - Workers are seen at a workshop of a heavy industrial equipment company in Jiangdu high-tech industrial development zone in east China's Jiangsu Province, on December 15, 2025. China's economy has maintained steady momentum in November, creating favorable conditions to achieve the annual growth target, as revealed by the latest economic indicators on Monday. In November, the country's value-added industrial output expanded 4.8 percent year on year. In the first 11 months, the industrial output increased by 6 percent. Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Tourists outside the closed Louvre near the Pyramid as workers of Louvre Museum voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Tourists outside the closed Louvre near the Pyramid as workers of Louvre Museum voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Louvre Museum workers on strike- Paris

Museum staff hold banners outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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