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 per

hour to get will cannot fossil flora for melissa and look for sure later last month to present in manuel mccall who asked him to find in you to present to see if he's country is looking at 5 different operation, well this decision, some of us government to come are popular ship. we've got, i'm very excited by this decision. i wouldn't complain if this had been done even earlier. we are happy when a slender is expelled, such people must be changed the way. so why wasn't he kicked out sooner, they want him to leave due to his actions. cutting off relations with france is not a big deal. there are other countries with the corporate with not. it's not something that surprises me really. regarding the reason to ration of relations between france and work in a foster, as shown by numerous public demonstrations and speeches by officials are not debt surprised at all content. or if the decision is the will of our leaders. then i can say that it's good because what the people don't know are leaders do know. also perhaps the ambassador realizes what he did and so do the authorities and they know why they

there has been much squabbling after french president manuel mccall and then german defense minister was on a funder lion, celebrated the new f cons warplane system. both countries, industries wrangled for influence. whenever germany bought weapons in the us, france reacted less than favorably. but the franco german flight crew say that the disputes have not affected their co operation. with the experience we got right now with the police express, we're, we have it back later on on the operational side, glue that to who's perfect movie ever. another followed portrait. the flight crews and ground personnel hoped to complete even more sensitive missions in the future. i, let's take a look now some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. hundreds of french bakers had marched through paris, calling for more financial aid from the government in the face of high energy prices. bakers say that they are now paying $4.00 to $5.00 times more for electricity, and that's forced them to raise prices for things like the bagget. i over 50 percent, making it impossible to co