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fighting scoring we say they're about never giving up the most exciting sport stories about people passion and their dr. sports life every weekend on d w ha ah, i'm stephen beardsley in berlin. here's a look at our top stories. hundreds of thousands hit the streets and france to protest new pension reforms. paris, as it has to raise the retirement age to keep the system solvent. us shopper start giving price tags a harder look, even for the essentials, putting more pressure on companies. and what does it take to protect 9000 kilometers of oil and gas pipelines under the sea. we follow the norwegian navy.

welcome to our show. more than 1000000 people are estimated to have joined a series of strikes and france, thursday, against the new government effort to raise the retirement age. there. the protests which exceeded past 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 with the union set organized. if people have to work longer, it means more and more jobs are retained. that means more unemployment for us. but liberal, my children work with handicapped kids. it takes a toll on your nerves and your mental state, and it's really hot to an act. 64. i don't see them working in those conditions

with mccoy, one of 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, and northern france trucks queued for several kilometers as the port of calais was shut to the protests, our major test for president manuel mccall who says his pension reform plan is vital to ensure 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 at 62. they want to see it lower to 60. they're expected to announce more strikes and protests for the coming weeks and out some of the other global business stories, making headlines,

and half of large japanese companies plans 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. in 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 recovered. 19 after president she jean pings that he was worried about an influx of holiday travelers. china has recently ended district 0 cove at policies, procter and gamble the company behind household goods such as juliette. pampers anti detergent has seen of fall off and shoppers buying their products. the u. s.

giant and $3900000000.00 in the 4th quarter. that sound 7 percent on a year earlier, p and g is now offering lower price versions of his products to keep price sensitive shoppers on board over dns quarter in new york. ah, 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 were not terrible, even if it, we saw the 1st, the sales a decrease with so procter and gamble in more than a 5 years. but it does show that consumers are becoming a bit more and sensitive firm. they do tend to look for cheaper brands. they also tend to buy a less. i mean, clearly you need toilet paper. you need clearly cleaning materials. you need to

a diapers. and as such, but people do start to, to spend a bit less and look up for a cheaper a bronze. so what we do see was the u. s. 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 it does. so even if we do have a strong labor market that does support a consumer sentiment overall. but definitely consumers in the us are becoming a more wary at this moment. the procter and gamble, the profit slipping 7 percent its own costs rising. where is it facing pressure when it comes to costs? if even in, 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 ra, here we are also there strong a dollar is a factor, a why the numbers weren't and that

a strong what proctor and gamble is doing to counter this is they in general have increased price as even if you 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 increased 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 did in that overall price increases are still a to come even if not in all areas. right. it's 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. at merlin anderson, commander of noise navy, is inspecting one of his frigates, docked at the country's western coast. from here, their co ordinating surveillance off norway's territorial waters, paying special attention to infrastructure close to the bottom of the sea, oil and gas pipelines, serving many european countries. they let us insert the wrong. there are other men . 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 legal with us and pulled little fellows through your body, heart 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 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. starla 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. the hammer 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. 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. marcia entry with him in october, a self described brazilian scientist was arrested in the norwegian town of tom to 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 a suspect to have taken drone photos of sensitive targets within military no fly zones. knowest, navy wants to ensure there are no surprises. admiral anderson is 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 gunners, tortilla 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. all clubs that her sarah goodness, dirtier described, the ruling, the mid feelers, former club olympic uni. we'll have to pay gonna start here. $82000.00 euros plus interest to recoup an underpayment during her pregnancy. that's according to a ruling by a fee for tribunal. 5th pro, the soccer players union representing her in the case said the ruling since

a clear message to clubs and football players worldwide. right? now, if it's being b, e r, just by me, and will it be easy? of course, right? that at least you have a legal basis where, where the 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. and the rule came into effect. fi fi has warned that y'all has 45 days to settle the dead or face the transfer ban. even though gonna stop here as a to time champion sleek 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

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stories that matter to you. whatever it takes. 5 policemen following the pain. you know, we are here is actually on fire made for mines. it's almost a year since russia invaded ukraine with no peace talk. so cease fire of any kind in prospect. and yet president putin insist the war is showing a positive trend. my guest this week for moscow is dimitri trending. for my army officer, the former director of the carnegie moscow center, which was shut down last april with tens of thousands of its soldiers killed the little progress on the ground. the kremlin is taking its own survival on the outcome of the war in the my.