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The departures board says it all at Charles De Gaulle airport north of Paris: dozens of flights are cancelled as air traffic controllers strike in France over demands for higher wages. IMAGES
Terminal 2F at Paris' Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is showing little disruption as dozens of flights have been cancelled due to a labour dispute over wages. IMAGES
The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, continues to turn tourists away as staff refuse to work because of coronavirus fears. The Louvre, near the banks of the Seine river in central Paris, received 9.6 million visitors last year, most of them foreigners including Americans, Chinese and Europeans. IMAGES
People wait at London's St Pancras International after several Eurostar trains between Paris and London were cancelled due to a massive sabotage attack on France's high-speed rail network, according to the company. IMAGES
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the world's top tourist attractions, is closed after staff went on strike. The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, unions say. IMAGES
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES