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Trump Again Targets Birthright Citizenship With New Executive Orders After Supreme Court Loss
President Trump issued two new executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and combating 'birth tourism...
France Faces 'Water War' Risk as Drought Deepens and Heatwave Strikes
With soil moisture lower than in 2022, 91 departments under restrictions and farmers urged to defy limits, the governmen...
Germany’s Rhine River at Record Low: Berlin Readies Emergency Road Freight as Economic Toll Mounts
Water levels on Germany’s vital Rhine artery have plunged below historic lows, threatening chemical and steel giants. Ne...
How Japan Transformed Ramen into a Worldwide Culinary Phenomenon
Born in Tokyo's backstreets from Chinese influences, ramen has become a global juggernaut, powered by umami, pop culture...
Gaya Co-Founder on Why Taking a Pay Cut to Keep Learning Was the Best Career Move
Amélie Guicheney, co-founder of electric bike brand Gaya, shares how accepting a lower-paid role to gain new skills acce...
As Megafires Multiply, France Staffs Up Mental Health Support for Firefighters
With nearly 6,000 psychological interventions recorded in 2024, France’s fire services are scaling up mental health care...
The French village that gave up two-thirds of its land to Orly airport
How the small Essonne community of Paray-Vieille-Poste was uprooted and relocated to make way for one of Europe’s busies...
Airbnb Lifts Revenue Forecast Again as US and Europe Demand Soars
Airbnb revised its 2026 revenue growth target to at least 15%, up from a previous 10-15% range, citing strong travel dem...
Gold Breaks Out Above $4,300 as Hormuz Accord Tames Inflation Fears
Gold surged more than 4% to top $4,300 an ounce after an Iran-Oman deal over the Strait of Hormuz promised to unclog oil...
From Mayan Prophecies to Post-Pandemic Survivalists: Inside Bugarach, France's Apocalypse Village
Once a magnet for harmless New Age believers drawn by the 2012 Maya calendar prophecy, the tiny French village of Bugara...
Bernstein Downgrades Stellantis to Underperform as US Inventory Woes Mount; Shares Slide 3%
Bernstein cuts Stellantis from ‘in-line’ to ‘underperform’ and halves the price target to €4, warning that optimistic US...
Paris CDG's €8.2bn Modernisation: Why Airlines Warn of Higher Fares and an Uneven Playing Field
A landmark plan to expand Paris Charles-de-Gaulle will be largely funded by passenger charge hikes, with rival carriers ...
France’s ‘Toutes dans l’équation’ Video Series Puts STEM Role Models in the Spotlight
The French Ministry of Education has released a video series featuring women in science, mathematics and engineering to ...
French Economists Propose Broader Income Tax Base and Flat Withholding Rate to Fix Public Finances
Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau argue France must tax currently exempt revenues to fund growing climate and demogra...
Oil Majors Book $93 Billion Q2 Profit as US-Iran War Fuels Price Surge
Oil giants including Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil earned $93 billion last quarter — nearly double a year earlier — as the...
France’s Car ‘Malus’ Revenue Set to Break €1 Billion as CO₂ Threshold Tightens
Over half of new cars sold in France now incur the ecological malus, pushing expected 2026 tax take past €1 billion. The...
Karos Pitches Corporate Carpooling Model on BFM Business's French Tech Segment
French startup Karos outlined its business-to-business platform for daily home-to-work carpooling during an appearance o...
CAC 40 Hits Record as Strait of Hormuz Hopes Ease Oil Fears and Lift European Markets
The Paris CAC 40 and major European indices touched all-time highs on optimism over a potential accord on the Strait of ...
France to Cover Full Cost of Short-Time Work for Wildfire-Hit Firms
The French government will fully reimburse employers’ partial-activity costs for evacuated zones in Gironde and Landes u...
Fake Policeman Tricks 81-Year-Old Woman into Handing Over €1 Million in Gold Bars and Coins in Paris Scam
A sophisticated phone scam cost an elderly Parisian woman over €1 million in gold after a fraudster posed as a bank advi...
Dragon Ball Park Could Rise on France’s Disused Mirapolis Site with Saudi Backing
Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya fund is in early talks with Paris to develop a Dragon Ball theme park on the abandoned Mirapolis ...
Asian Markets Pause as Tech Rout Erases AI Rally; Oil Steady Amid Iran Peace Hopes
Asia-Pacific shares fell sharply, led by tech stocks, after disappointing AI-linked earnings and cautious US trade. Oil ...
Wolters Kluwer Shares Fall 1.9%, YTD Decline Hits 20.5%
Wolters Kluwer N.V. saw its share price dip 1.9% to €70.24 in Amsterdam trading, pushing year-to-date losses past 20%. T...
2027 Presidential Race: Gabriel Attal Courts the Right with Judicial and Immigration Reform Pledges
The former prime minister is using his summer tour to pitch institutional, judicial, and immigration overhauls—including...
France Launches Reconstruction Mission After Historic Gironde Wildfires
A cross-ministry task force will oversee rebuilding and climate adaptation as the government pledges €300,000 in urgent ...
Google AI Brain Drain: Hassabis Steps Down as CEO, Jeff Dean and Top Researchers Exit
Alphabet shares fell 4% after Demis Hassabis moved to chairman of DeepMind and chief scientist Jeff Dean announced he wa...
Thales acquires French drone-maker Exail for €3.9 billion after Safran bid rejected
Defence giant Thales strikes a last-minute deal to buy underwater-drone and navigation specialist Exail, strengthening i...
How a 2008 Comedy Still Shapes Tourism in This Small French Town
Nearly two decades after the release of 'Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis', the northern town of Bergues still draws four times...
SpaceX Earnings Beat Fades as $18.4B Quarterly Investment Triggers Stock Slide
SpaceX’s maiden quarterly report showed 92% revenue growth and a narrower loss, but a $18.4 billion quarterly investment...
Dassault Heirs Take the Boardroom: Fourth Generation Steps Up at €58bn Family Holding
Marcel Dassault's 13 great-grandchildren are moving into the supervisory board of the family's €58bn holding, with Hélén...
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