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On the way to Paris? PH embassy warns Pinoys on robbers, pickpockets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 10:57 PM

The embassy released a list of safety guidelines for Filipinos traveling to France. Read more »

PSA and Fiat Chrysler unveil merger of equals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 03:53 PM

In a joint statement the French and US-Italian carmakers said their boards of directors "have each unanimously agreed to work towards a full combination of their respective businesses by way of a 50/50 merger." Read more »

New ECB chief Lagarde criticizes Germany for low spending

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 08:18 PM

Incoming European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday took aim at Germany and other thrifty eurozone members running budgetary surpluses, saying they should increase their spending to shore up slowing growth. Read more »

Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot in merger talks to create $50 bn firm: source

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 08:00 AM

Carlos Tavares, the chief executive of Peugeot's parent, PSA Group, will lead the new company as CEO while John Elkann, chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA), will be chairman, the source said. Read more »

Journalists urge action against Google over EU copyright dispute

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 09:06 AM

Hundreds of journalists called Wednesday for European officials to take action against Google over its refusal to pay media companies for displaying their content in defiance of a strict new EU copyright law. Read more »

Louvre offers virtual 'tete-a-tete' with the Mona Lisa

Gina Doggett, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 04:29 AM

PARIS, France—The Mona Lisa is a singular sensation at the Louvre's upcoming retrospective of Leonardo da Vinci, starring in a virtual reality experience because she cannot appear in person. Read more »

Paris reveals golden Marianne logo for 2024 Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 04:40 AM

PARIS, France—The logo for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, depicting the Olympic flame within a gold medal, was unveiled in host city Paris on Monday. Read more »

'Let them eat cake': Marie Antoinette’s mystique endures

Nazanin Lankarani, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 17 09:11 AM

While some of her personal effects may be in the show, Marie Antoinette’s spirit is said to be nearby, roaming the halls of the 1758 Hôtel de Crillon, across the river. In happier times, she played the piano in a salon there, when it was a mansion. Read more »

French police fire teargas, water cannons at protesting firefighters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 07:34 AM

French police fired teargas and water cannons at thousands of firefighters protesting in central Paris on Tuesday over a lack of resources and professional recognition. Read more »

Nearly 1 billion euros raised, pledged for Notre-Dame cathedral rebuild

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 12:10 AM

Six months after a blaze caused devastating damage to Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, nearly one billion euros have been paid or pledged to rebuild the edifice, France's culture minister said Tuesday. Read more »

France's Macron warns Trump of need to prevent IS resurgence

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Oct 15 06:42 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron made clear to Donald Trump on Monday "the absolute necessity to prevent a re-emergence" of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, after the US pulled its troops out of northern Syria.    Read more »

Michelin to close tire factory in France

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 06:20 PM

Tyre maker Michelin said Thursday it would close a French-based factory with 619 employees next year as competition from cheaper Asian manufacturers knocks its profit margin.  Read more »

'We have 30 minutes': The night Notre-Dame was saved

Simon Valmary, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 10 04:22 PM

Security exercises and false alerts are frequent at the historic place of worship, which has stood on the Ile de la Cite in central Paris for over 850 years.   Read more »

US-China trade war seen cutting global growth by half a point next year

Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 10:04 PM

The trade war between the United States and China could cut global growth by 0.5 points next year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday. Read more »

Time is money: Thief swipes $840k watch from man's wrist in Paris

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 04:21 AM

A Japanese man who stepped out of his Paris hotel for a cigarette was robbed of his $840,000 Swiss watch by a thief who snatched it off his wrist, police sources said Tuesday. Read more »

Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize

Johannes Ledel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 09:07 PM

Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for research that increases the understanding of our place in the Universe. Read more »

French President vows 'unrelenting fight' against extremists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 07:39 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed an "unrelenting fight" against Islamist extremists on Tuesday as he paid tribute to the four Paris police staff stabbed to death last week by a radicalized colleague. Read more »

US sanctions leave bitter taste on French winegrowers ' palates

Olivier Devos, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 07:03 AM

For French winegrowers in the Burgundy region, the new 25-percent US tariffs are leaving a bitter taste on the palate.  Read more »

Austrian kills teenage ex, her family and new boyfriend

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 12:26 AM

An Austrian man killed his ex-girlfriend, three members of her family and her new boyfriend in a pre-dawn shooting spree Sunday at an upscale ski resort, police said. Read more »

Macron: Google can't escape copyright laws

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 05:44 AM

Google cannot escape French law obliging the US online giant to pay royalties to media outlets for displaying their articles, pictures and videos in search results, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Read more »