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…
Canada asks France to extradite accused priest -French diplomatic source
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – France has received a request from Canada to extradite retired Roman Catholic priest Johannes Rivoire so he can face a charge of sexual abuse from when he…
Sankyo Seiko to purchase French luxury fashion house Leonard
PARIS – Privately-held French fashion house Leonard, known for its stylized orchid prints, is being sold to its long-time parter in Asia, Japan-based Sankyo Seiko, the company said Monday. The move marks…
Exit from Taiwan lifts shares of French company Carrefour
PARIS – Shares in French food retailer Carrefour rose 3% on Wednesday after it agreed to sell its remaining 60% stake in its Taiwan business, sparking hopes among some investors it could…
French public figures accuse new minister of homophobic comments
PARIS – More than 100 French public figures have signed an open letter denouncing what they said were homophobic remarks by a recently appointed government minister. Caroline Cayeux, appointed minister for territorial…
French “Livret A” bank savings rate could be doubled in August – Villeroy
PARIS – France’s Livret A bank savings rate – held by millions of customers across the country – may be raised from 1% to 2% in August, the second rise of the…
EDF nationalisation will not raise French household power bills – government
PARIS – The planned nationalisation of French power utility EDF will not result in an increase in the electricity bills of French households, government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Sunday. “The nationalisation…
French manufacturing under pressure as new orders fall-PMI
PARIS – A drop in new orders hit France’s manufacturing sector in June as months of high inflation and global logistics problems hurt demand, a survey showed on Friday. S&P Global’s manufacturing…
Stellantis’ French diesel engine plant to get EV motor boost
By Gilles Guillaume TREMERY -World No. 4 carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it will speed up electric motor production at its factory in Tremery, France, long the world’s largest diesel engine plant,…
French lawmakers plan $8.4 billion aid for households to fight inflation
PARIS – French lawmakers are drafting a bill to shore-up household buying power by raising some forms of government assistance by 4%, at a cost of 8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) from…
French PM Borne backs enshrining abortion rights in constitution
By Nicolas Delame and Mimosa Spencer PARIS – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Saturday she is backing a parliamentary bill to add abortion rights to the country’s constitution. The move…
Macron aims for surge in number of French tech unicorns by 2030
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron, who sees growth in the country’s tech sector as crucial to his plans to boost the overall economy, said on Friday he was…
French central bank sees second quarter growth of 0.25%
PARIS – France’s economy should avoid falling into recession during the current quarter after contracting in the first three months of the year, the central bank said on Tuesday. The euro zone’s…
French Finance Minister: rising U.S. bond yields show that ‘era of cost-free money is over’
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told France 2 television on Tuesday that the rise in U.S. bond yields showed that the “era of cost-free money” was over. Le Maire…
‘War is good for business’ as drive to arm Ukraine looms over French expo
By John Irish and Lucien Libert VILLEPINTE, France – Next to Ukraine’s stand at the world’s largest arms fair for ground forces on Monday, U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin proudly displays its anti-tank…
French experts collect evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine’s Chernihiv
KYIV – Weapons experts from France are helping their Ukrainian counterparts collect evidence of possible Russian war crimes in the northern region of Chernihiv, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said on Friday. The French…
French Finance Minister: reaffirms inflationary peaks to last several more months
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reaffirmed on Wednesday that he expected the peak in inflation to last several more weeks or even several more months, before eventually going back…
Rights groups allege French arms makers complicit in Yemen war crimes
By John Irish and Caroline Pailliez PARIS – Three non-governmenatal organisations (NGOs) said on Thursday they had filed a lawsuit at a Paris court against three top French arms’ producers for alleged…
French manufacturing activity at seven-month low in May -PMI
PARIS – Activity in the French manufacturing sector slowed further last month, reaching a seven-month low, as steep inflation hit new business while continued supply chain and logistics problems slowed production, a…
French economy shrank in first quarter as inflation unnerves consumers
PARIS – France’s economy shrank unexpectedly in the first quarter as consumers struggled to cope with surging inflation, official data showed on Tuesday, putting pressure on President Emmanuel Macron heading into legislative…
Latest inflation data boost case for normalisation – French central banker
PARIS – The latest increases in inflation make the exit from exceptional monetary policy measures all the more necessary, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday. French inflation…
French inflation hits new record of 5.8% in May
PARIS – French inflation rose more than expected in May to a new record, preliminary EU-harmonised data showed on Friday, putting pressure on President Emmanuel Macron ahead of legislative elections this month.…
In Canada’s Quebec, indigenous people continue to fight French law
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL – A sweeping law adopted by Quebec on Tuesday to promote French usage is elevating already simmering tensions with indigenous groups, who see the move as an imposition…
French government to draft bill on purchasing power before June parliament elections
PARIS – The new French government will draft a bill on how to protect consumers’ purchasing power before the start of parliamentary elections in June, government spokeswoman Olivia Gregoire said on Monday.…
G7 to discuss crypto-asset regulation, says French central banker
PARIS – The regulation of crypto-assets is likely to be discussed at a meeting of Group of Seven finance chiefs this week in Germany, French central bank head Francois Villeroy de Galhau…
Iran state TV air footage of French couple accused of spying
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI – Iran’s state television on Tuesday showed what it described as details of the arrest of two French citizens earlier this month, saying they were spies who had…
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