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French unions lead national protest

There are demonstrations across France as unions lead a wave of protests

There are demonstrations across France as unions lead a wave of protests. Sophie Pedder is Paris correspondent for The Economist, and explains how this action contrasts with the yellow vest protests occurring in France every weekend. Also in the programme, Cyclone Idai has left a trail of destruction across Mozambique, Malawi and parts of Zimbabwe. We get the latest from our correspodent in the region. India's Jet Airways has grounded most of its fleet as a result of financial difficulties. Arindam Majumdar is a journalist with Business Standard, and tells us how the airline got into trouble. Plus Britain's Royal Mail is introducing electric trikes for deliveries in a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of the firm. Dave Gold from Royal Mail's communications team discusses the project.

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