[ad_1] FRANCE: Thierry Henry’s France side are firm favourites to progress following a kind group draw for men’s football at the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, as the hosts wait to see if Kylian Mbappe will be made available. “Nothing is easy,” said Henry after the draw, but his side, already amongst the favourites for…
[ad_1] France’s Eiffel Tower that had been closed for five days by a strike will reopen on Sunday (today) after the monument’s management announced a deal had been struck with unions. The stoppage since Monday at one of the world’s best-known tourist sites was the second within two months in protest at what unions say…
[ad_1] France has introduced a four-year talent visa to attract skilled foreign workers to live and work in the country, Y-Axis reported. The visa is designed for highly qualified and skilled non-EU workers who can play their part in the development of France’s economy. The salary requirement will range from the legal minimum wage to…
[ad_1] France’s highest constitutional authority will on Thursday issue a keenly-awaited verdict on whether an immigration bill adopted under pressure from the far-right is in line with its basic law. The bill is one of the flagship reforms of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term but its text had to be hardened under pressure from the right…
[ad_1] Clive Owen on balancing nostalgia with fresh perspective for new role in “Monsieur Spade” – CBS News In “Monsieur Spade,” executive producer and actor Clive Owen revives the role of Sam Spade in 1960s France, balancing nostalgia with a fresh perspective. He joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about his new role. Be the first…
[ad_1] Qatar and France mediated a deal to allow medicine deliveries to hostages in Gaza, as well as aid deliveries in the occupied territory, Doha announced Tuesday. In a statement to the official Qatar News Agency, the foreign ministry announced the deal “between Israel and (Hamas), where medicine along with other humanitarian aid is to…
[ad_1] Hundreds of thousands of people on France’s Reunion Island were confined to their homes on Monday, as authorities issued the highest alert for a potentially devastating storm. Cyclone Belal hit the French Indian Ocean island on Monday, moving in from the northwest packing “extreme winds”, according to Meteo-France. “The eye of the storm is…
[ad_1] With the Cleveland Cavaliers locked horns with the Brooklyn Nets at the Accor Arena in Paris, France, the cameras and fans, however, were surprised by prominent faces from football who attended the star-studded National Basketball Association (NBA) event in the French capital. Football legends Ronaldo Nazario and David Beckham linked up at the game…
[ad_1] Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal, 34, as France’s youngest prime minister, aiming to reinvigorate his presidency with a new government. Attal, currently serving as the education minister, replaces Élisabeth Borne, who resigned after 20 months. This move comes ahead of crucial European Parliament elections in June. Attal’s ascent to the position is remarkable,…
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Four-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek and teammate Hubert Hurkacz swept top seeds Poland into the United Cup final on Saturday with a hard-fought victory over France.Hurkacz, at a career-high nine in the world, defeated left-hander Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-5 in Sydney before world number one Swiatek toppled Caroline Garcia 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.They…
