France braces for disruptions on day of nationwide strike and amid fuel shortage tensions

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France braced for nationwide transport strike action as the government and unions remained in deadlock over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. The government, increasingly impatient with striking workers, said it was forcing key staff back to work. “The time for negotiation is over,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told Monday. FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago tells us more.