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May 06 2024
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China’s Xi Jinping is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle
When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
Five years on, the Chinese leader returns to Europe in a very different climate. Xi landed
CNN (Online News)May 23 2023
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France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions
France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions.
The law came into force two years after lawmakers had voted to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours.
The ban all but rules out air travel between Paris and cities including Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux, while connecting
BBC NewsMay 02 2024
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Marseille and Atlanta play out 1-1 draw in Europa League semi
MARSEILLE, France, May 2 (Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille were held to a 1-1 home draw by Atalanta in their Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday. Gianluca Scamacca put the visitors ahead after 11 minutes when Teun Koopmeiners found him unmarked in the box to fire low into the far post for his 16th goal in all competitions this season. Chancel Mbemba equalised for Marseille nine
ReutersApr 23 2024
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French service sector grows in April but manufacturing weakens, PMI shows
PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - France's dominant services sector expanded in April for the first time in almost a year, helping offset continued weakness in manufacturing, according to a monthly survey. The HCOB flash purchasing managers index (PMI) for France's services sector, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 50.5 points in April from 48.3 in March, beating a Reuters poll forecast of 48.9
ReutersApr 30 2024
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Obituary: Julie Lyons
PORTLAND – Julie Lyons, of State Street in Portland, passed away at the age of 91 after a brief illness. Born in Cuba in 1933, Julie came to the United States in the late thirties with her parents, Joseph and Frances Lyons, who were immigrants from Lithuania and Poland, respectively. She graduated from Portland High School in 1951, having appeared in many plays there and at the Jewish
Portland Press HeraldJun 30 2023
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France Says Deploying 45,000 Police To Deal With Night Rioting
France is boosting police numbers to deal with any rioting Friday night to 45,000 nationwide, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said ahead of an expected fourth straight night of protests.
This compares with 40,000 mobilised the previous day, as anger over the police killing of a teenager during a police stop Tuesday showed no sign of abating.
Barron'sJun 30 2023
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France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why
When a police officer shot and killed a teenager named Nahel M. in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday, outrage boiled over and spread across France. Protests have gripped big cities, as people call for justice — and riots have also broken out, bringing violence, fires, and hundreds of arrests.
The slain teen's family has not released his surname, only his last initial.
Nahel
NPR (Online News)Jun 30 2023
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600 Arrested on France’s Third Night of Protests Over Teen’s Killing
NANTERRE, France — Protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police in French streets overnight as tensions grew over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 people were arrested and at least 200 police officers injured as the government struggled to restore order on a third night of unrest. Armored police vehicles rammed
Time MagazineApr 30 2024
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Iron Mike, 2014
La Fiere, France, April 23, 2014: The statue of “Iron Mike” standing in a field at La Fiere, near Sainte-Mère-Église represents the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions who fought in the area. The monument is located next to the Bridge in La Fiere where members of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 325th Glider Regiment fought against repeated German attacks to hold the
Stars and StripesApr 30 2024
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People Smugglers Using Children as Human Shields Against French Police
Violence from people-smuggling gangs and illegal migrants along the French coastline is escalating to such a degree that children are even being used as “human shields” during confrontations with police, a British Border Force official has claimed. Deputy director of the Small Boats Operational Command for the UK’s Border Force Carol Heginbottom said that the situation “is getting worse” as
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