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Sandrine Chikli (R) waits for a subway train at the Gare Saint Lazare metro station in Paris, France, on day three of a widespread strike called by public sector workers to oppose the government's plans to reform the favored retirement plans of 500,000 government employees. Ms Chikli, seen waiting at 10:50 five subway stops from her destination, says she left her Paris home at 9:30am for a trip that normally takes 25 minutes.