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we start in france, where hundreds of thousands of workers are out on strike for a second time. theyre protesting against president emmanuel macron�*s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. eight big unions are taking part in the strike, which has disrupted schools, public transport and oil refineries. lets take a look. the first marches had started in the morning across the country, like this one, in rennes in north—western france. thousand of people also took to the str...

we start with the war in ukraine. well look at whats happening on the ground in a moment. first to sanctions. eu leaders have finally agreed on a partial embargo of russian oil imports. it will affect oil that arrives by sea. thats around two—thirds of imports. this is the second day of the summit. we know that the eu has been trying to work out a way to ban russian oil imports for months. well get into why its been so complicated in a minute. first, this is the president of the euro...

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Benjamin netanyahu injerusalem. remember, the government there has pledged to accelerate the issuing of gun licences to israeli citizens — in response to the attacks. it�*s also reinforced its troop numbers in the west bank. and called for measures against "the families of terrorists that support terrorism." jane kinninmont is the director of impact at the european leadership network, a think tank. she is a long time scholar and observer of the middle east. thank you very much for coming on ...

Is what slows the economy down. lets focus on interest rates. the bank of england has raised interest rates — or the cost of borrowing — sharply in recent months, to try to limit soaring inflation — the cost of things we buy. the benchmark uk interest rate is currently at 3.5%, with another increase expected in two days time. so how does that compare with eurozone rates? the european central bank raised its key rate to 2.5% in december. and heres one economist on why homeowners in the uk t...

Be the only country — among the worlds major economies — to see its economy contract. it says the forecast reflects the uks high energy prices, high inflation and high interest rates. the us, germany, france, italy and japan are all expected to grow. but there is a note of optimisim for the uk — the imf believes things will improve in 2024, forecasting that the economy will grow by 0.9%. lets start by hearing from the imf about where the uk is underperforming. we have a very challenging en...

And his opposition to this initial proposal from the eu. he says that because hungary get this particularly high soulful rich oil through the pipeline, it would have cost hungary hundreds of millions of euros to change that. he was asking at one point, suggesting that money could be paid to hungary in order to sign up to the sanctions. the commission shows up different route by exempting anyway that oil pipeline. mr orban speaking, presenting that is a great position for him. dr carole nakhle is...

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