Issued on: 19/05/2022 – 01:50 The US government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military in an airlift aimed at easing the major shortage plaguing the country, the White House said on Wednesday. The Department of Defense «will use its contracts with commercial air cargo …
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The last touches were being laid in Cannes on Monday for the 75th anniversary edition of the world’s leading film festival, promising a return to its full glitz. Dangling from ropes above the fabled Palais des Festivals, workers were unfurling the huge poster for the Cannes Film Festival’s golden jubilee, …
Leer másUS, EU team up on chip making and Russia disinformation – Expat Guide to France
The United States and the European Union announced on Monday a joint effort to boost microchip manufacturing and tackle Russian disinformation around the war in Ukraine. The two sides met outside Paris as part of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), a forum created last year aimed largely at countering …
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Leer másMacron names first French female PM in over 30 years – Expat Guide to France
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new prime minister, the first woman to head the French government in over 30 years, the Elysee said in a statement. Outgoing French Prime Minister Jean Castex earlier handed his resignation to the president, part of a widely …
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NOUVEAUVous pouvez désormais écouter les articles de Fox News ! Des cas d’hépatite, une inflammation du foie, chez des enfants qui étaient par ailleurs en bonne santé ont récemment été signalés dans plus de 25 pays. Les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ont averti les professionnels de la santé …
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© Reuters. PHOTO DE FICHIER: Un logo de Tencent est visible lors de la Conférence mondiale sur Internet (WIC) à Wuzhen, province du Zhejiang, Chine, le 23 novembre 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song Par Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Le géant chinois du jeu et des médias sociaux Tencent …
Leer másFetterman wins Democratic nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania after health scare
Issued on: 18/05/2022 – 03:52 Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman won the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday in a critical US Senate race, Edison Research projected, despite having been hospitalised since Friday after suffering a stroke. Fetterman, a progressive Democrat whose victory over centrist US congressman Conor Lamb came just hours after Fetterman’s …
Leer másCannes summons the undead to prove cinema is alive and kicking
The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with a zombie-themed tribute to film-making by French director Michel Hazanavicius as the movie world returned to the French Riviera hoping to beathe new life into an industry crippled by Covid-19. The curtain-raiser was preceded by a video address from Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, who …
Leer másFrench unemployment slips to 14-year low in first quarter of 2022
Issued on: 17/05/2022 – 09:27 Unemployment in France dropped slightly in the first quarter of the year to its lowest rate in 14 years, giving President Emmanuel Macron a boost ahead of legislative elections. According to the INSEE statistics agency this Tuesday, France’s unemployment rate slipped to 7.3 percent from 7.4 percent in …
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