DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ France Delivers Three Planes of Aid to Gaza, French Boats in Mediterranean
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS (Reuters) - Three French planes delivering 54 tonnes of aid for Gaza arrived in Egypt this weekend and France has three naval vessels in the eastern Mediterranean ready to respond to the evolving situation, senior officials said on Sunday. Israel has rebuffed repeated international calls for a ceasefire in the four weeks since fighters from Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, burst over the border, killing 1,400 people and taking more than 240 others hostage. The French aid was delivered over the weekend by two Airbus A400M planes, which are partially armoured, the French army said on X, formerly known as Twitter. "This humanitarian cargo, which is destined for the civilian populations of the Gaza Strip, contains medicine, food aid, generators," the captain for one of the planes, Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas, said on Saturday morning before taking off. A French helicopter carrier, the Tonnerre, which has medical support facilities, and two naval vessels were in the Mediterranean, the French Army said on X.

Persons: Catherine Colonna, Sebastien Lecornu, Nicolas, Lecornu, Layli Foroudi, Jean Terzian, Andrew Heavens Organizations: PARIS, Airbus, Twitter . Defence, French Army Locations: Gaza, Egypt, France, Doha, Israel, French

☆ France Sends Second Helicopter Carrier to Gaza Coastline Eyeing Medical Help
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS (Reuters) - France will send a second French helicopter carrier off the coast of Gaza as it works with Israeli and Egyptian authorities to find a way to provide medical assistance to people affected by the bombings in the besieged area. Paris has already sent the Tonnerre carrier to the eastern Mediterranean on what President Emmanuel Macron described as a mission to support Gaza hospitals. Egypt this week began admitting limited numbers of wounded across its Gaza border. Speaking to France Info radio, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the helicopter carrier Dixmude would also now be heading to the region. He said he hoped that France's decision to send ships would encourage others to do so therefore creating critical mass.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Sebastien Lecornu, Lecornu, John Irish, Sudip Kar, Gupta, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: PARIS, Defence Locations: France, French, Gaza, Paris, Egypt

☆ France sends helicopter carrier to support Gaza's hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Elizabeth Pineau | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

President Emmanuel Macron said he was sending the helicopter carrier to help Gazans get access to medicines and care. Israel has been bombarding the Gaza Strip since Hamas's attack on Israeli communities on Oct. 7, which it says killed some 1,400 people. Gaza's health ministry says more than 7,000 Palestinians have been killed in the air strikes and thousands more wounded. "The conditions [for providing humanitarian support] have not yet been established. Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau; Editing by Richard Lough and Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tonnerre, Emmanuel Macron, Gazans, Elizabeth Pineau, Richard Lough, Kevin Liffey Organizations: France's Defence, Gaza, Joint Defence Staff, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Corsica, Caribbean

On Thursday, Charles, Camilla, Macron and his wife Brigitte will visit the Notre-Dame cathedral to view restoration works following a massive blaze in 2019 that destroyed its roof. Charles and Camilla will then head to the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Friday, where excursions will include a visit to an organic vineyard. Charles had hoped for a state visit to France to have been his first as king, but a March trip was postponed due to tense protests in France over pension reforms, much to Macron's embarrassment. Her successor, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, visited France in March to kick off what he called an "entente renewed". Fifteen year-old Alexia Aubert said: "I think since Elizabeth died, the royal family isn't as important as it was, King Charles isn't as important and symbolic as Elizabeth, so it doesn't really matter if he comes or not."

Persons: Brexit PARIS, King Charles, Emmanuel Macron, Queen Camilla, Hugh Grant, Mick Jagger, Arsene Wenger, Didier Drogba, Bernard Arnault, Charles, Camilla, Macron, Brigitte, Queen Elizabeth, Adelaide de, Tonnerre, Charles's, Diana, Brigitte Macron, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, He's, Mireille, Alexia Aubert, Elizabeth, King Charles isn't, Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose, Noemie Olive, Louise Dalmasso, Michael Holden, Ingrid Melander, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Arsenal, Notre, Dame, Adelaide de Clermont, Vue, Reuters, ENTENTE, European Union, Former British, entente, Thomson Locations: Bordeaux, Britain, France, of Versailles, British, French, Adelaide, Paris, London

On Thursday, Charles, Camilla, Macron and his wife Brigitte will visit the Notre-Dame cathedral to view restoration works following a massive blaze in 2019 that destroyed its roof. Charles and Camilla will then head to the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Friday, where excursions will include a visit to an organic vineyard. [1/11]King Charles III with French President Emmanuel Macron as they walk from the Elysee Palace, Paris, to the British Ambassador's Residence, during the state visit to France. Charles had hoped for a state visit to France to have been his first as king, but a March trip was postponed due to tense protests in France over pension reforms, much to Macron's embarrassment. Fifteen year-old Alexia Aubert said: "I think since Elizabeth died, the royal family isn't as important as it was, King Charles isn't as important and symbolic as Elizabeth, so it doesn't really matter if he comes or not."

Persons: Brexit PARIS, King Charles, Emmanuel Macron, Queen Camilla, Elisabeth Borne, Marie, Noelle Ahanso, Noelle, Charles, Hugh Grant, Mick Jagger, Arsene Wenger, Didier Drogba, Bernard Arnault, Camilla, Macron, Brigitte, King Charles III, Yui Mok, Queen Elizabeth, Adelaide de, Tonnerre, Charles's, Diana, Brigitte Macron, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, He's, Mireille, Alexia Aubert, Elizabeth, King Charles isn't, Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose, Noemie Olive, Juliette Jabkhiro, Louise Dalmasso, Michael Holden, Ingrid Melander, Bernadette Baum Organizations: French, Reuters, Arsenal, Notre, Dame, British, REUTERS Acquire, Adelaide de Clermont, Vue, ENTENTE, European Union, Former British, entente, Thomson Locations: Bordeaux, Britain, France, Paris, French, Versailles, Ukraine, Sahel, British, Elysee, Adelaide, London

In 2019, Martin Scorsese said that Marvel movies were “not cinema” and worried cinema was being “invaded” by them. As it happens, I’m not a fan of Marvel films either. For almost the entire history of movies, women haven’t had access to the capital required to make them. There were at least 15 women directors in the commercial film industry during that time. That’s dismal but more than twice as high as the number of female film directors of the same era.

Search resuls for: "Tonnerre"

6 mentions found