In France, workers at refineries and gasoline depots voted to keep their strikes going.

Despite a government order for some of them to return to work to get fuel supplies flowing, striking French oil refinery employees voted on Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week.

A strike for higher wages has shut down six of France's seven fuel refineries, causing gas and diesel shortages that have been worsened by drivers stocking up in a panic.

The administration had previously threatened to use eme....