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walking to our show. more than 1000000 people are estimated to have joined a series of strikes in france, thursday, against the new government effort to raise the retirement age. there. the protests which exceeded pass strikes against similar reform efforts, resulted in suspended train, travel across much of the country. and so teachers walk out of classrooms, this is just the beginning, the french union say, they see the one day generals strike as a warning, and they'll be more if the government doesn't withdraw its pension reform. hundreds of thousands of people participated in the more than 200 rallies. the union said, organized, if people have to work longer, it means more and more jobs are retained. that means more unemployment for us. but little my children work with handicapped kids. it takes a toll on your nerves and your mental state, and it's really hot to elect 64. i don't see them working in those conditions.

oh my you know, say well, the war codes left public transport severely disrupted in paris. some metro stations were closed, just a few overland trains were running, most of them with long delays. and a northern france, trucks cute for several kilometers, as the part of calais was shut to the protests. our major test for president manuel mccall, who says his pension reform plan is vital to unsure the system doesn't go bust. francis current retirement age is one of the lowest in the european union. workers unions do not just want to keep the retirement age of 62. they want to see at lower to 60. they're expected to announce more strikes and protests for the coming weeks . and out of some of the other global business stories making headlines,

more than half of large japanese companies planned to raise wages this year. that's according to a new business survey from the reuters news agency that meets a key requirement from the prime minister to help workers cope with surging consumer prices. the survey also found 29 percent support for a corporate tax to fund defense spending. g d p in euro area grew by 3 tenths of a percent, and the 3rd quarter of 2022 among e u. member states the highest increase was recorded in ireland. regrowth stood at 2.3 percent, while estonia recorded the sharpest decrease g d p. shrank there by 1.8 percent compared to the previous quarter. chinese drug makers are in a rush to produce anti fever medicines and other treatments for coven 19 after president. she jane pings that he was worried about an influx of holiday travelers . china has recently in the district 0 cove at policies, proctor and gamble the company behind household goods such as gillette, pampers anti detergent, has seen

a fall off and shoppers buying their products. the u. s. giant earned $3900000000.00 in the 4th quarter. that sound 7 percent on a year earlier, p g is now offering lower price versions of its products to keep price sensitive shoppers on board over dns quarter in new york. yes, we're look at procter and gamble. we're not talking about tv, stereo equipments, computers. we're talking about the essentials, tooth paste tide detergent pods. i, i don't know. it seems like this is an area where shoppers would have to keep buying and yet they're becoming a picky. what does it tell us about us consumers right now? i mean, overall, i mean the numbers are not terrible, even if we saw the 1st, the sale to decrease with procter and gamble in more than 5 years. but it does so that consumers are becoming a bit more sensitive. they do tend to look for cheaper brands. they also tend to buy less. i mean, clearly you need total paper, you need

a cleaning material and you need a diapers and as such, but people do start to spend a bit less and look for a cheaper brand. so what we do here was the us consumer, and we actually got the latest reading on retail sales on wednesday. and we also saw a decrease there for the month of december. so that's so even if we do have a strong labor market that does support the consumer sentiment overall, but definitely consumers in the us are becoming more aware at this moment. the proctor and gamble, the profit slipping 7 percent its own costs rising. where is it facing pressure when it comes to costs? is even in actually a lot of areas. i mean the company sees higher cost for freight. it sees higher costs for labor. it's use higher cost for commodities, for raw materials. also, their strong a dollar is a factor away,

the numbers weren't and that strong. what proctor and gamble is doing to counter this is they in general have increased price as even if you're mentioned for a certain product. so they might offer a cheaper versions. but overall, in the past a quarter, a proctor and gamble on average increased prices by 10 percent in the quarter prior they had to increase prices by 9 percent. so maybe that also shows that a consumer, some are only, are willing to pay as much and that they might not follow along all the time. was all those price increases by the way, procter and gamble, ditton, that overall price increases are still a to come even if not in all areas. right. is that i where actor yes quarter in your thank you very much. a series of explosions earlier this year along a major gas pipeline in the baltic sea, the north stream pipeline put nations on alert energy infrastructure could be a new target. europe's biggest gas producer is also on high alert. this next report

takes us on patrol with norway's navy, as they guard the thousands of kilometers of gas and oil pipelines near the bottom of the sea. all of europe relies on this man. admiral owner, anderson, commander of noise, navy, is inspecting one of his frigates, dr. the countries west and coast from here, they are coordinating surveillance of norway's territorial waters, paying special attention to infrastructure close to the bottom of the sea. oil and gas pipelines, serving many european countries. let us and said long there are a we can't control to 100 percent. what happens under water? but the information provided by energy companies combined with our military intelligence, helps us get a pretty good picture of the entire pipeline network. we've been living with us involved at all for a long term. you're probably hard and warship, noise army have to protect almost 9000 kilometers of pipelines and cables,

plus oil and gas infrastructure out in the open sea and on land. soldiers are on duty around the clock and they're worry, fearing acts of sabotage, especially since last year's detonations of the north stream pipelines in the baltic sea. norway is wonderful. that's why prime minister eunice gustavo has put the entire military on heightened alert at the end of october. starlight williamson, however, is skeptical. his fellow countrymen are naive, says the security expert. he's been warning for years that the russian neighbor has his eyes on norway, bahama in flossing, all there's a lot of russian citizens working in our shipyards. it's been pretty obvious that this is a targeted effort by the russian government to embed people here. what we need

a wide ranging security plan that takes into account the direct military threats, but also looks at the possible threats posed by terror and espionage off entry within. in october, a self described brazilian scientist was arrested in the norwegian town of tom. so the research group belin kit says they have identified him as a colonel in russia's military intelligence agency grew. meanwhile, ever since the war in ukraine began norwegian, police has at least temporarily arrested 9 russian tourists. among them, the son of an oligarch who was on a sailing trip and is suspected to have taken drone photos of sensitive targets within military, no fly zones. no waste navy wants to ensure there are no surprises. at more, i understand this getting regular reports on the coast guard, and he has increased the number of patrol troops along as countries 2500 kilometer

shoreline. norway is europe's biggest gas producer. that brings the country a lot of money, but it comes with responsibilities to at rural anderson and his men are working to ensure that even in times of crisis, his country's natural gas gets to where it is needed. over to sports now, the captain of iceland, women's soccer team, sorrow, bjork cornerstone here as want to landmark maternity pay ruling against her former football club leone. according to the player she had stopped receiving payments from the club during part of her pregnancy for both governing body sided with her. a wake up call for all clubs that her sarah goodness, dot, here described the ruling. the mid feelers, former club olympic unit, will have to pay gonna start here $82000.00 euros plus interest to recoup an underpayment during her pregnancy. that according to a ruling by a thief tribunal, 5th pro, the soccer players union representing her in the case said the ruling sends

a clear message to clubs and football players worldwide. right now is being a being a mother of the bible and will it be easy that at least you have a legal basis? we're be, have some projects. players have been entitled to 14 weeks of maternity leave at 2 thirds pay since the beginning of 2021. but union se, the decision to enforce the measure as a 1st, as the rule came into effect. fever has warned that y'all has 45 days to settle the dead or face the transfer band, even though gonna stop here as a to time champions league winner. this may be your biggest victory yet. here's a reminder, the top business story were falling for you. the french government says more than 1000000 people joined, protest across the country against plans to raise the retirement age. harris says it has to raise the retirement age to keep the pension system solvent. that's our

show. if you want more checks out along here dot com slash business, we're also on youtube under the deed of news channels. i've seen busy blend. thanks for watching things . norway is also vulnerable to attacks. since the start of the war in ukraine, this scandinavian country has become europe's largest gas supplier. also making in a potential target for access, sabotaged. armed forces are on high alert. lou, focus on europe. next on

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