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French victim of mass rape lambasts cowardice of men accused of abusing her
Gisele Pelicot lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during years of mass rape organized by her husband Dominique.Top stories - NBC News - November 19 -
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Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities saidWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
Gisèle Pelicot condemns men accused of raping her and says French society must change
She has waived her right to anonymity so the entire trial can be heard in public.Top stories - BBC News - November 19 -
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Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over budget dispute
National Rally hardens tone against PM Michel Barnier, warning that hit to citizens’ purchasing power is ‘red line’World - Financial Times - November 20 -
French asset manager Tikehau may join march for New York listing
An increasing number of European companies are looking past home exchanges to more liquid markets in USWorld - Financial Times - November 21 -
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Armed gang steal jewels from French museum’s £6m ‘national treasure’
Thieves fired shots and took parts of 1904 work by goldsmith Joseph Chaumet from Hiéron Museum. Armed robbers snatched jewels worth millions from a work by the famed Parisian goldsmith Joseph ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron called its leaders ‘morons’
Government protests ‘unfriendly and inappropriate’ comments by French president caught on camera. Haiti ’s government has summoned the French ambassador to the country to protest about “unfriendly ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
No 'red lines' in Ukraine support, French foreign minister tells BBC
Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for ex-husband
A high-profile rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot, 71, while she was ...Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Atos Jumps on French State Bid for Advanced Computing Business
Atos has received a non-binding offer from the French government to acquire its advanced computing activities for an enterprise value of around $521 million.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
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Prominent Haitian politician condemns French president for calling leaders 'total morons'
A member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has publicly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for describing the leadership of the Caribbean country as “total morons.”World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Poland backs French bid to kill Mercosur trade deal
Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to protect EU’s largest poultry producersWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
French Intellectuals Decry Dissident Writer Boualem Sansal’s Arrest in Algeria
An outspoken French-Algerian novelist returned to his homeland and was promptly taken into custody at age 75.World - The New York Times - 6 hours ago -
Samuel Beckett smoking a French cigarette: John Haynes’s best photograph
‘One day, I was summoned to a pub near the Royal Court theatre where Samuel Beckett was looking at my work. “These are wonderful pictures,” he said’. I knew Samuel Beckett’s reputation. He didn’t ...World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago -
TSMC on alert and Singapore on the rise
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial TimesWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
Is US inflation on the rise?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadWorld - Financial Times - November 10