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French PM details plans to address Yellow Vest discontent

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In an interview with French business daily Les Echos, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has laid out details of the government's plans to boost the purchasing power of lower-income workers and retirees. We take a closer look. Also today: Boeing opens a factory in China amid the ongoing US-China trade war, and the Mueller investigation turns a tidy profit.

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