UPDATE 8-Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike

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* Interior Ministry says 575,000 people joined protests across France; organisers say 1.6 million * Strike shuts Eiffel Tower and trims nuclear output, with no major transport disruption * Fireworks

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