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Cat walks across a railway track

A cat walks through an empty railway station, 9 December 1995, in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.

Senior French government official resumed talks with union leaders in Paris to try to end the 16-day public transport strike as weary commuters rested up for what looked like another week of walking.

Photo: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images

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