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France digs in as strikes deepen

Unions say power output in France has fallen by at least 5 gigawatts after members of the CGT union at utility EDF joined a rolling nationwide strike against planned government reforms. But, as Ivor Bennett reports, the government is refusing to give in to their demands and may be trying to exploit union divisions.