It’s been another wobbly week for the global semiconductor industry. Nvidia suffered the biggest one-day loss in stock market history, while Intel kept making headlines […]
Month: September 2024
Seeking balance: A new chapter for Sino-African trade relations?
As the representatives of over 50 African countries meet this week in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation or FOCAC, Charles Pellegrin and his […]
Paris to honour slain Ugandan Olympic runner Cheptegei by dedicating sports venue
Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday that the city of Paris would honour the memory of murdered Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, by naming […]
France’s new PM Michel Barnier tackles challenge of forming a unifying cabinet
France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Friday got to work on the tough challenge of forming a cabinet of ministers capable of gaining majority […]
France to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine military aid
France’s defence ministry on Friday announced that it will use a share of €1.4 billion euros in revenue from frozen Russian assets to finance the […]
Telegram chief Durov denounces French charges as ‘surprising’ and ‘misguided’
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticised France for his recent arrest over extremist content on the messaging platform. In his first public comment on Telegram, Durov […]
French woman says police investigation of mass rape trauma ‘saved her life’
Gisele Pelicot, 71, whose husband has admitted to recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her while she was drugged, took the stand for the first […]
🔴 Live blog: Macron names former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named Michel Barnier as the country’s new prime minister. The long-awaited announcement comes some two months after no party won […]
Xi Jinping makes fresh financial pledge to African continent
In a speech at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, President Xi Jinping promised to provide 360 billion Yuan (€45 billion) in new financing […]
France’s newest nuclear reactor shuts itself down
France’s newest nuclear reactor automatically shut itself down Wednesday, a day after starting up for the first time. The state-owned operator said there was no […]