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World Service,06 Dec 2018,53 mins

France Ditches Fuel Tax Rises

Newsday

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We go to France to get the latest about the country’s government decision to drops plans to increase fuel tax, after weeks of nationwide protests. We try to shed light on a recent study which says chemicals in some household products including shampoo, perfumes, deodorants and soaps could cause girls to start puberty early. Five years ago, Sierra Leone was one of three West African countries devastated by an Ebola outbreak. We try to find out how survivors are coping.

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