French pension overhaul faces last-ditch protest effort.

French unions are set to stage a 14th day of protests against the government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64. The unions are holding the nationwide strike just two days before an opposition-sponsored bill aimed at cancelling the minimum pension age increase is reviewed by parliament. President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force the reform through with special constitutional powers prompted angry protests this spring, but the issue has slowly moved down the media agenda, making it harder for unions to mobilise.