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'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper as protest against pension law

"I'm here to show my support for those who oppose the pension reform," he told Reuters before starting his ascent of the 150-metre (492 foot) skyscrapper in Paris' La Defense business district. "I'm here to tell (President) Emmanuel Macron to come back down to earth ... by climbing with no safety net."

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Robert said the pension reform, which Macron signed into law at the weekend after months of street protests, meant that, combined with a loss of income due to the COVID pandemic, he would have to keep on working, and climbing, for longer.