Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded France’s credit rating to Aa3 with a stable outlook Saturday over what the group described as France’s “political fragmentation”. French President […]
Year: 2024
French court sentences three professional rugby players to 12 to 14 years in jail for gang rape
Three professional rugby players who participated in or witnessed the sexual assault of a student, identified only as V., in a hotel on the outskirts […]
Defence lawyer makes final pleas for the accused at Pelicot mass rape trial
Gisèle Pelicot, the Frenchwoman at the centre of the mass rape trial that shocked France, has become a feminist hero for refusing to be ashamed […]
‘My identity was stolen by Iranian hackers’, FRANCE 24 journalist says
Iran may look increasingly isolated on the international stage, but cybersecurity companies say its extensive network of hackers is working hard to pursue the government’s […]
Bracing for impact: AI to transform music industry
Artificial intelligence could transform the future of sound. The market for generative AI in the music industry is taking off, with both huge opportunities and […]
Reducing France’s debt is ‘moral obligation’, says new French PM François Bayrou
New French Prime Minister François Bayrou said on Friday that reducing France’s pile of debt was not only a political priority but a moral obligation. […]
Trump rings opening bell at NYSE after being named Time’s Person of the Year
Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, a first for the US president-elect, after he was named “person of the […]
Australia to get social media platforms to support news industry
Australia’s labour government unveiled a new scheme this Thursday that would tax social media platforms if they fail to agree to compensate local media publishers. […]
Swedish prosecutor closes rape inquiry against France’s Mbappe as evidence ‘not sufficient’
A Swedish prosecutor has closed an an investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault by French footballer Kylian Mbappe due to insufficient evidence.
France mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot becomes a feminist hero
For three and a half months Giselle Pelicot has attended court hearings in Avignon, France against her former husband and 50 other men accused of […]