paris here on "france 24." strikes scheduled us france's government reaffirms its mission to overhaul the country's pension scheme. opposition politicians and the public alike. fighting continues in eastern ukraine with case defense ministry saying it is now likely that russian troops captured most of one town. it's taking could be a symbolic territorial gain for moscow after months of conceding round

to ukrainian troops. and joe biden continues his three amigos summit with his canadian and mexican counterparts in mexico city. but a controversy is bubbling after the discovery of potentially classified documents and bidens former office space. ♪ >> it's good to have you with us. emmanuel macron's government is breaking itself for another uphill battle as he attempts to breathe fresh life into his pledge of pension reform. it would make the print some of the youngest pensioners in the industrialized world, but in a nation resistant to change, the plan is deeply unpopular with politicians and the public

alike. extensive protests are expected and the first trike has already been announced for the 19th of january. reporter: despite years of pushback, france's government has proposed raising the legal retirement age from 60 to 64 by 2030. all 40 employees of this cutlery factory outside paris will be affected. morgan was born in 1989. for him, it is terrible news. >> i think it's too late. it's going to become more difficult to make plans and to simply enjoy life. >> we have lost two years. we could have rested, enjoyed our families and life. reporter:hose born in 1968 will be the first generation to retire at the target age of 64. in this boiler factor, workers deal with noise and heavy metal everyday.

he was born in 1963. to receive a full pension, he will now have to work an extra nine months. >> it's been delayed again, just as i was about to stop working. >> i don't know what shape i will be and when i'm 63.5 years old. reporter: the government also wants to increase the contributions, it will require working for 43 years instead of the current 42. fraser: the uk's defense ministry says it is likely russian troops have captured most of an eastern ukrainian town after four days of advances, despite having a prewar population of justin thousand, the capture could prove to be a boost for russian morale after months of being on the back foot. the town is also home to assault mine which would have significant symbolic value for reporter: it's a race against

the clock to save this wounded soldier who just arrived from the front line in the next. medics try their best to resuscitate him, but in vain. >> very sad. the heroism of our fighters, we also have losses. of course it hurts, but it's not possible to save them. reporter: this is now a daily occurrence for these doctors who are working constantly. it's concentrated in this area in eastern ukraine. backed by mercenaries, russian forces are vying to seize control of the salt mining town.

the network of tunnels are of particular interest to the russians who would use the cave -- caves. >> i thank all our soldiers for maximum resilience. and for all the fighters who are withstanding the assaults of the invaders, it's extremy difficult, there are almost no intact walls left. reporter: it may be facing its biggest threat. some civilians have chosen to stay. >> i was born here. i grew up here i am 61 years old. roots are here. >> i don't want to leave. this is my home. how could i leave my home? reporter: before the start of the war, around 70,000 people lived here. the regional government now estimates that 90% of the population have fled. fraser: a belgian aid worker was

sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and 74 lashes for alleged espionage and money laundering charges which he denies. iran is doubling down on protest that have rocked the country for months. on monday, three more people were sentenced to death or taking part in the protests. the u.n. human rights agency has accused iran of weaponizing. reporter: over the last few days , effectively since the beginning of this year, they have been getting tough with women not wearing the veil in public. cafes have been shut down. police have been carrying out surveillance of women not wearing the veil when driving. they have been getting messages online saying they've been spotted not wearing the veil and action will be taken against them. today there was a statement put out by an iranian news agency

quoting the deputy director -- prosecutor overran, saying they would have to crackdown on this issue and if women did not adhere to the practice of wearing the veil in public, severe penalties would follow. this does seem to be a cracking down again by the iranian authorities, at the same time we are seeing these executions they been talking about, four executions over the last couple of months, another 14 people being held in detention under sentence of death. at the same time, all these demonstrations continued throughout the country. the idea would appear to be that the authorities are swinging backwards and forwards on how to approach the problem in the country. but the idea would appear to be that were not saying we're going to crackdown again, the policy of being softer on these sort of things isn't working, there are more and more people out in public now, shopping, driving, not wearing the veil, and we

have to crackdown. so far nothing they've done over the last four months since these demonstrations have started has worked. the demonstrations have gotten bigger and bigger. their geographical spread has increased. will it work this time? almost certainly not, given what we have seen over the past four months. there is sort of a stalemate between the authorities and the protesters. jet this stage looks like it's going to end only in violence. fraser: the three amigos summit is well underway in mexico with u.s. president joe biden meeting with his canadian and mexican counterparts to discuss a wide range of issues from migration to drugs, to trade and climate change. they have looked to smooth relations following a hiatus under the previous administration. things seen -- seem less tense

between joe biden and justin trudeau than they had between biden and the mexican president a day earlier. let's speak to our correspondent in washington. the three men have had a lot to discuss in this trilateral summit which is set to wrap up at the end of the day. what have been the main takeaways? >> of course, as we've been saying for the past two days, immigration s really the t of the agenda, especially between the u.s. and the mexican president. there have en some corete announcements that have been put out by the u.s. side at least, and that will be in the form of a virtual portal for migrants to basically get the information and possibly apply for the legal pathways into mexico, the u.s., and canada.

also the announcement of the creation of a migrant services center in a city in the south of mexico, where a lot of these migrants already pass through on their way to the uted states. that services center will also be there to help them in their path to the united stes or to canada. the idea is to make it is safe, orderly, and humane migration process so they know they are not going to stop people from trying to come, but they want to make it a more legal path and away from the smugglers. there were also a lot of talks about the trafficking going on between the u.s. and mexico, trying to stem the flow of illegal drugs from mexico to the u.s. and stem the flow of illegal guns from the u.s. to mexico. on that, not much concrete, but this hope that they can increase

cooperation, especially between law enforcement in the two countries and increase sharing of technology to try to keep that at bay. they are also going to announce some new targets as far as climate change goes, and especially on methane emissions, and there was also quite a bit of talk about the economy, about trade, and we are expecting some deliverables on the issue of semiconductor supply chains, which is extremely important for all three countries. but of course we will have likely more announcements, possibly when the three leaders hold that joint press conference , which will happen at the end to caps off the summit before the u.s. president and the canadian prime minister return to their respective countries. fraser: there's going to be a bit of a controversy meeting joe

biden he back home, the justice department reviewing potentially classified documents found in his former institute. tell us more about that. >> these documents are documents from joe biden's time as vice president, and they were found in an office that he occupied basically from the time he left the white house as vice president to the time he started his presidential campaign. they were found by his private lawyers as these lawyers were sort of clearing out this office, and they were found in a locked closet. these documents, we think that they are classified. his lawyer saying they were found on november 2, just a few

days before the midterms, and that they immediately contacted the national archives, and the next day the documents were retrieved by the national archives. the department of justice calling in a u.s. attorney from chicago that was appointed by former president donald trump to oversee now what these document are and to do some damage assessment about these still a lot of questions, though , what these documents really have in them, how classified where they, and wherever they cleaning out these offices at that time, just a few days before the midterms? and why did they not make this information publiat the time, instead waiting it -- waiting for it to be leaked to the press and come out a few months later. fraser: thank you so much for that update from washington. there's been a rare bit of good

news for the environment. the u.n. reporter said the hole in the earth's ozone layer is shrinking. claiming if the trend continues, it could be fully mended by 2066 pit -- reporter: reporter: 2066. once considered the most dangerous environmental threat, the hole in the earth's ozone layer may be on the road to recovery within four decades, a new you in assessment has found. >> a you and back scientific panel confirm that the phaseout of nearly 99% of bat ozone-depleting substances has succeeded in safe going -- safeguarding the ozone layer and decrease human exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. reporter: the ozone layer is the protective shield that absorbs most of the sons uv rays. the gaping hole was discovered in the 1980's, with

chlorofluorocarbons found in fruit raters and aerosol sprays held responsible. human action was taken via the montreal protocol which vowed to phaseout these harmful chemicals. >> it really shows that the environment is fragile,nd that once environment idisturbed, it takes a very long time to return to normal. reporter: if these protective policies remain in place, it is believed that the worst ozone depleted hole over antarctica can be restored to 1980's values by 2066. fraser: time for business with kate moody. you're looking at the french government's latest attempt to reform the pension system. kate: it was scuppered in his first term protest and the pandemic.

he says the system is unsustainable and cannot continue without running out of money. an headline proposal, they will raise the legal retirement age from its current 62 to 64. the decision not to push for 65 is seen as a major concession by the government. the ships will begin gradually, about three months per year until reaching that goal in 2030. you will have to pay into the pension system from -- for 43 years to be eligible for the full pension. there will be some exceptions for those who have physically demanding jobs. it's around 1200 euros per month. the government is trying to put an end to the specialize pension schemes for different trades or industry. there are currently 40 in place. again, there will be a few exceptions. france does spend more on its

pension sin any european economy except for italy and greece. over 13% of its gdp in 2019. the average for similar economies is about half that, 7.7%. british government has put forward proposals that would limit the ability of certain sectors to go on strike, by enforcing minimum service levels, even during union led walkouts. the u.k. has seen weeks of sometimes crippling strikes, and more art looming. unions have slammed the government's proposed action. >> as more u.k. strike action looms large, the conservative government has launched its own countermeasure. >> i'm introducing a bill that would give the government the power to maintain a basic function by delivering minimal safety levels during the lives and livihoods. we do not want to use this

legislation, but we must ensure the safety of the british public. reporter: under the new proposed law, workers would be required to perform a so-called minimal level of services during walkts. it does not include fire, ambulance, and rail services, as well as elf, education, and border security. it follows months of disruption across the united kingdom in both the public and private sectors. with impatient hitting a four decade high and the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. unions locked-in pages beat have been left furious, accusing the prime minister's administration of criminalizing industrial action. >> the proposals are an attack on the fundamental right to strike. it's trying to distct attention from its own failings by picking a fight with the unions and public sector workers. ultimately what the proposal will mean is they can be forced

to work, and if they refuse to work they can be sacked. it is unworkable and highly likely to be unlawful as well. >> tuesday's bill was not taken up in parliament. it is likely to be challenged in u.k. courts and the labor party is expected to repeal it. kate: the nasdaq up just over 1%, boosted in part by coin base. shares of that cryptocurrency exchange jumping nearly 13% is its last one for the vets going workforce, the latest in a global trend in tech layoffs. another economic forecast has painted a grim picture for gl growth, and in particular

the effect on the developing economies. the world bank's global economic prospects report downgrades growth forecast from 95% in advanced economies and nearly 70% of emerging market in developing >> economies. the problem is, it's such a broad-based slowdown that it is affecting the people in countries around the world come of the developing countries. they are facing high debt leve, slow growth from the rest of the world, and a severe weakness in w investment going into the countries, so they are worried -- the worry we have is that this may be a prolonged slowdown for people in developing countries. kate: we've been talking about the high levels of inflation facing the e.u. and the u.s. in particul. w does that cost-of-living crisis play out in the re of the world? >>t is fcing up the interest rates around the world, which has a direct impact on new

investment in developing countries. that's one. also, the high prices transmit into t developing countries. so if you have natural gas prices going up in europe, that puts upward pressure on natural gas prices around the world and it makes it harder to make rtilizer. so one of the most direct think u just going on right now is from high energy prices in fertilizer and that hurts the food production yields. the farmers aren't planting enough into next year to have sufficient supplies. kate: you can see that full interview on our website under the business section, including what he thinks are the possible right spots of 2023. fraser: it's time now for truth or fake, or deadly fact checking segment. happy new year to you as well. in today's segment, we will

debunk some of the images that have been circulating following the arrest of el chapo guzman. >> we will begin by looking at two videos that claim to be from his residence last thursday, but that actually took place in 2019. let's start with this tweet right here, that was posted on january 6. so one day following his arrest on january 5, claiming to be images that were filmed from the arrest of the son of the famous drug baron. so we have the images right here of this alleged arrest that took place in 2019. in tiktok as well, if you type in a vito guzman, this is the video that will pop up.

many with this #right here which translates to breaking news. so we have to be careful with this video right here because even though the shocking arrest images are real, they are from 2019, not his current arrest right now. we have the original video right here from three years ago. there's also lots of media that has been using this footage, without specifying that it is from 2019, so creating lots of confusion there. fraser: you also mentioned another video circling out of context. >> we have another video where we can see tanks and military officers in mexico. let's take a look at the video right here. what users claim to be bullets continue to rain, so here we see

what seems to be the alleged aftermath of this arrest of oveido guzman, that has gained over 1.5 million views. this video actually longs to the bloody aftermath of the arrest in 2019 as well, when mexico's president personally ordered the release of guzman following the violence of the arrest in 2019. fraser: it looks like something out of a videogame. finally, this footage circulating on arrest that did not even take place in mexico. >> once again, two images were going to show unrelated to the arrest in mexico. this post right here that says breaking news, where we can see

these military tanks. users claim they belong to the mexican military following the arrest of oveido guzman. these actually belong to images that took place in turkey in july 2016 during a failed coup d'etat that took place in istanbul. finally, we will end on this note right here on this post we've seen circulating of an alleged mexican rambo. from an operation to arrest oviedo guzman. we can see the video right here of this alleged operation to arrest the drug lords son right here come of the mexican rambo.

this video took place in rio de janeiro, footage that belongs to a behind the scenes production from three years ago, as we can see right here, a brazilian tv production. not the arrest this january 5. fraser: thanks for breaking that down for us. i'll be back with a reminder of your headlines. ♪ >> want to know? find out here. >> learn to tell what is true from what is fake. >> get reliable information about migration. >> truth or fate, everyday we bring you information that is

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