Newark Police Searching for French Press Thief, Coffee Crook
NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a woman suspected of shoplifting items from a Starbucks on Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda…
French company Thales’ annual core profits rise 32%
PARIS – Thales posted a 32% rise in operating income and record cashflow, as Europe’s largest defence electronics company swung back into the black in its aerospace business and saw higher margins…
Google reaches new deal with French newspapers on licensing rights
PARIS – A trade association including close to 300 French newspapers and Google have reached a new agreement regarding the issue of content publishing rights, both parties said on Thursday. The deal…
EU nearing decision on cutting Russia off from Swift: French official
PARIS – Discussions among European Union members about excluding Russia from the Swift international payment system are close to reaching a successful conclusion, a French presidential official said on Saturday. The official,…
Macron tells French farmers: Ukraine war will weigh on you, and it will last
PARIS – The war in Ukraine, and heavy sanctions Western powers have taken against Russia, will have long-lasting and serious consequences for the French farming sector, the European Union’s biggest, French President…
French Finance Minister Le Maire: we want to isolate Russia financially
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that the European Union wanted to isolate Russia financially, as he spoke alongside his German counterpart Christian Lindner at a European…
French finance minister: keeping close eye on rising wheat prices
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told BFM TV and RMC Radio on Wednesday that he was keeping a close eye on rising wheat prices, which could add to inflationary…
Russia sanctions would only have limited impact on French economy -Le Maire
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the sanctions imposed by the Western countries on Russia for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine would have…
French business activity grew more strongly than forecast in Feb -PMI
PARIS – French business activity grew more strongly than forecast in February, according to a monthly survey, helped by an improvement in the country’s COVID-19 situation and stronger demand for goods and…
Biden and Putin agree in principle to Ukraine summit- French presidency
-U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to hold a summit on the Ukraine crisis, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. “The substance…
French modelling agent who founded agency with Epstein dies in custody
PARIS – Jean-Luc Brunel, a longtime French modeling agent who was detained in December 2020 as part of an inquiry into allegations of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment, was found dead…
French insurer CNP to stop financing new oil and gas projects
By Simon Jessop LONDON – France’s CNP Assurances will no longer finance new oil and gas projects or invest more money in companies planning to do so, joining the growing ranks of…
French COVID protest convoy defies Paris stay-away order
By Antony Paone and Leigh Thomas PARIS – A convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions breached police defences and drove into central Paris on Saturday, snarling traffic around the Arc de Triomphe and on…
Putin gave no indication in Macron call he’s preparing invasion – French presidency official
PARIS -Russian President Vladimir Putin gave no indication in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday that he was preparing to invade Ukraine, a French presidency official said. The…
French President Refused To Take A COVID Test Before Meeting Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take a COVID-19 test before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported Friday. The Kremlin gave Macron a choice between taking the Russian PCR test…
French ‘Freedom Convoys’ Head To Paris, Police Set Up Checkpoints
Motorists from across France, inspired by the “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations in Canada, are expected the converge on Paris, leading police to mobilize and set up checkpoints, Reuters reported Friday. The protestors intend…
‘We Resisted’: French President Macron Announces Aggressive Nuclear Expansion Plans
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that his government would add at least six nuclear power plants to its arsenal in the coming decades. “We are fortunate in France to be able…
French watchdog says Google Analytics poses data privacy risks
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – Google Analytics, the world’s most widely used web analytics service developed by Alphabet’s Google, risks giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users’ data, France’s watchdog…
BlackRock raises stake in scandal-hit French care group Orpea’s capital
PARIS -Asset manager BlackRock crossed the 5% threshold in scandal-hit French elderly care home operator Orpea folllowing the purchase of shares on and off the market, stock market watchdog AMF said in…
Two Men Arrested for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute 86 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized in French Town Neighborhood of St. Thomas
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, following the…
Exclusive-Advent gears up for $4.6 billion sale of French biometrics firm IDEMIA – sources
By Julien Ponthus and Pamela Barbaglia LONDON – Advent International is looking to sell its French biometrics and fingerprint identification firm IDEMIA in a deal worth up to $4.6 billion as it…
Melinda French Gates no longer plans to give most of wealth to Gates Foundation, WSJ reports
-Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to donate most of her wealth to the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband and will instead disburse the funds among other philanthropies,…
French inflation eases less than expected in January
PARIS – French inflation fell less than expected in January as it eased back from a 13-year high on lower prices for manufactured goods due to winter sales, preliminary EU-harmonised data showed…
French investigators to head soon to Saudi Arabia for Dakar rally probe – source
PARIS – French investigators are preparing to go to Saudi Arabia soon as part of their investigation into incidents targeting French nationals that marred last month’s Dakar sports car rally, a source…
French consumer confidence dips in January over inflation worries
PARIS – French consumer confidence dipped in January, an official statistics survey showed, as concerns over inflation weighed on the euro zone’s second biggest economy. Consumer confidence slipped to 99 points from…
French business growth weakens by more than forecast in January – flash PMI
PARIS – French business growth dipped by more than forecast in January compared to December, according to initial estimates in a monthly survey, as the impact of COVID-19 and inflationary pressures weighed…
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