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French PM faces no-confidence vote after forcing through budget

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces no-confidence vote after using special powers to force through a social security budget bill.

Michel Barnier faces a no-confidence vote after using special powers to force through a social security budget bill. A leading French building industry boss tells us political instability has led to tens of thousands of job losses. Also, we speak to one of the South Korean trade unions calling for a national strike after its president's botched attempt to impose military rule. And the messaging app Telegram has agreed to take action to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online, after years of ignoring calls to do so. But how will it do it?

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