Rubbish strikes continue but some trash removal resumes in Paris

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France vows drastic measures to prevent strikes disrupting Euro 2016 as Europe's showcase football event kicks off. Both Paris and the southern city of Marseille are scrambling to clear stinking piles of rubbish from pavements after trade unionists blockaded incineration plants and some bin men walked off the job. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo sent extra rubbish trucks to clean the streets.