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WORLD6d agoYoung people's household income in Europe: How does France compare?Households with young people aged 18 to 24 generally have lower equivalised disposable income, but experts note that this may not show the full picture.EuroNews [en]
WORLD6d agoNFL game kicks off in France after mass protestsThe NFL kicked off its first-ever game in France on Sunday, despite widespread protests this weekend in cities across that country. Thousands of American fans showed up for the Steelers-Saints game amidst tight security and heavily armed patrols. NBC News’ Richard Engel reports.NBC News
POLITICS6d agoMarine Le Pen begins ‘great battle for France’ with presidential campaign launchRight-wing populist has seen poll boost following unrestIrish Times World
POLITICS6d agoSilent, tense and barricaded, Orléans reveals a deeply divided FranceLe Pen launches presidential campaign amid security lockdown and protestIrish Times World
POLITICS6d agoThe narrative battle over France’s unrestStudent protests, police violence and French media obsessed with 'barbarians'.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoLe Pen casts herself as protector of France as troubles swirlThe front-runner ahead of the 2027 presidential election is under pressure to reassure voters as turmoil grips France.Politico Europe
WORLD6d agoFrance: Football fans take over Paris as NFL comes to country for the first timeParis's iconic Stade de France made history on Sunday, October 25, by hosting the first #NFL regular season game to ever be held in France. For this unprecedented match between the Saints and the Steelers fans flocked from New Orleans and Pittsburgh, as well as from France and other European countries. France 24's Taise Parente and Stéphanie Trouillard report.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance’s Le Pen vows to restore ‘rule of law’ at presidential campaign launchMarine Le Pen, France’s far-right candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron next year, vowed in her first campaign speech on Sunday to “restore the rule of law” if elected next year. Le Pen - the front runner in the polls - seems to be benefiting from the convulsions France has been going through for weeks, punctuated by mass cost-of-living rallies and some violent clashes on Saturday and the previous week. “We are going to restore the rule of law,” she said, after looting and arson on the...South China Morning Post
WORLD6d agoSacré bleu ! Saints run over by Steelers in France , 16 - 10The Saints were defeated by the Steelers in a football game held in France.fox10tv.com · United States
POLITICS6d agoFrance’s Le Pen vows national ‘renewal’ in campaign launchFar-right leader casts herself as only presidential candidate able to restore order and unityFinancial Times
CYBER6d agoFrances Haugen: The Facebook Whistleblower | 60 Minutes ArchiveIn 2021, Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee turned whistleblower, told 60 Minutes that in her time with the company she saw "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook."CBS News
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-offMarine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest. Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London, Andrew Smith, shares further analysis.France 24 [en]
WORLD6d agoCBD COP17: Nigeria, France Push for Faster Action on 30×30 Biodiversity TargetNigeria and France have called for stronger political leadership, increased financing and collective action to accelerate the implementation of the global target to protect 30 per cent of the world’s land and seas by 2030. The call was made at a Target 3 Action Day during CBD COP17 in Armenia. The post CBD COP17: Nigeria, France Push for Faster Action on 30×30 Biodiversity Target appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICS6d agoFrance: 1.314 arrested during protests across the countryFrance saw another day of nationwide protests on Saturday, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets over the rising cost of living and school funding. Most marches remained peaceful, a week after riots and looting hit several cities. However, police say more than 1,300 people were arrested nationwide as violence broke out on the sidelines of demonstrations. Caroline Baum has more.France 24 [en]
CONFLICT6d agoFrance: 110.000 protesters in ParisHundreds of demonstrations took place across France on Saturday over the rising cost of living, with security forces deployed in large numbers to prevent a repeat of the violence seen last weekend. While the marches themselves “passed off well” in several cities, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said members of “ultra-left” groups threw projectiles and fireworks at police in an attempt to provoke clashes. French Communist Party spokesperson Fatima Khallouk shares more details.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 25In pictures: Initially peaceful protests across France over inequality again descend into violenceProtests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.CNBC
POLITICSOct 25France: Le Pen launches presidential campaign in OrleansFar-right leader Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign today. The National Rally candidate is due to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans, addressing around 10,000 party members. Police were controlling traffic entering the city this morning, following a large anti-far-right demonstration on Saturday, where thousands of protesters marched chanting anti-fascist slogans.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 25France protests draw 400,000 as unrest threatens Macron’s final monthsSeeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 25Over 1,000 arrested in France after a day of mostly peaceful protestsThere were clashes after night fall as police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a number of cities.Africanews [en]
WORLDOct 25The week in pictures: Protests across France, wildfires in Indonesia and Brazilian electionsFrom student protests across France over the weekend and presidential elections in Brazil pitting leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to wildfires in Indonesia, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 25Hundreds of thousands march across Francesierraleonetimes.com · Sierra Leone
POLITICSOct 25Hundreds of thousands march across Francejapanherald.com · Japan
POLITICSOct 25France: Hundreds arrested after nationwide protestsDW News [en]
POLITICSOct 25A Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety MixWhile the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow.NYT World