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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, walk into our show. more than 1000000 people are estimated to joined a series of strikes and france, thursday, against the new government effort to raise the retirement age. there. the protest 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, right? 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 too. and it's $64.00. i don't see them working in those conditions. oh, my yeah. awesome. 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, 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 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 and neuro 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 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 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 its 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. the target 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 so that consumers are becoming

a bit more am sensitive firm. they do tend to, to look for it cheaper and they also tend to buy less. i mean, clearly you need total paper, you need like 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 see 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? it's even in actually a lot of areas. i mean the company sees higher cost for freight. it's the higher

cost for labor. it's the higher cost for commodities, for raw materials. also, their strong a dollar effects or why the numbers weren't 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 certain products, they might offer it cheaper versions. but overall, in the past quarter, procter and gamble, on average increased price is by 10 percent in the quarter prior they had to increase prices by 9 percent. so maybe that also shows that consumers are only willing to pay as much and that they might not follow along all the time with all those price increases. by the way, procter and gamble did in that overall price increases are still to come even if not in all areas. right. that's why we're act there in quarter in new york. 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, 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 warner 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 instead of on the art of her, but 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. oh,

we've been legal with us and palmetto, furloughs through your body, hard and war worship 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 valuable. that's why prime minister eunice gustavo has put the entire military on, heightened alert at the end of october starla will dixon, 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 lawsuit activities. 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 sullivan 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 sports now the captain of iceland, women's soccer team, sorrow, bjork, cornerstone to you as one a landmark maternity pe ruling against her former football club. the own. 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 al serra gonna still tear described the ruling, the mid feelers, former club and, and pick unit will have to pay gonna start here. $82000.00 heroes plus interest to

recoup an underpayment during her pregnancy. that's according to a ruling by a fif, a tribunal. 5th pro, the soccer players union representing her and the case said the ruling since a clear message to clubs and football players worldwide. and now is being b, e r y. and will it be easier or at least legal basis? we're 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. fi fi has warned that y'all has 45 days to settle the debt or face the transfer ban. even though gonna start 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 show. if you want more check us out online dot com slash business. we're also on youtube under the dw news channel envisioning blend. thanks for watching through conflict with tim sebastian. it's almost 3 years since russia invaded ukraine, with no fees talks to a cease fire of any kind. didn't cross beth. my guess is we must go to meet with former army officer and former director of the carnegie moscow center,

which was shut down las vegas. why did moscow go to war? just as the west could begun, the dialogue putin being demanding conflict with to the point? strong opinions, clear positions, international perspective, a shakeup of military brass points to risks and rushes, war effort, mounting failures, and a new top commander in ukraine. have hinted at a possible new offensive addition of to the point kremlin power struggle, one infighting, names for prudence. war of aggression, to the point with d. w. thank it's blue with a nar. do davinci, mysterious masterpiece. ah,

it is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre and no, it is not the mona lisa. it is the virgin of the rocks, 2 versions, multiple copies, and a hidden drawing. was there another symbolic meaning to this beautiful painting that perhaps we just don't understand today? search for answers starts february 10th on d, w. it's almost a year since russia invaded ukraine with no peace talks or 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 training for my army officer and former director of the carnegie moscow center, which was shut down last april.