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☆ Fact Check-Video of student pulling firearm on teacher was taken in France in 2018, not in the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A tweet sharing the video said: “A student pulled a gun out on his teacher… Your children are NOT safe in the public school system. However, the video being shared online does not show a real weapon and was not taken at a U.S. public school. Rather, it was taken on Oct. 18, 2018, at a high school in the Parisian suburb of Creteil, France. The teacher filed a complaint with the police on Oct. 19, 2018 and the student turned himself in the same day (here), (here), (here). The video shows a student with a fake weapon and was taken in France in 2018, not in the United States.

☆ France's Macron faces third round of pension reform strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A member of CFDT labour union prepares placards on the eve of the third day of national strike and protests in France against French government's pension reform plan, in Nice, France, February 6, 2023. "Our pension system is structurally in deficit," Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt told parliament on Monday afternoon as lawmakers began debating the bill. The government says the reform will allow gross savings of over 17 billion euros ($18 billion) per year by 2030. Conservative opponents, whose support Macron needs for a working majority in the National Assembly, want concessions for those who start working young. "The reform will never be accepted if the most wealthy don't contribute," former Socialist president Francois Hollande told BFM TV.

The slogan reads "No to the Macron's pension reform". In what could prove a prolonged standoff, unions and their members are seeking to minimise the impact on personal finances already strained by the worst cost of living crisis in decades. French unions generally do not have permanent strike funds to help members cope, though some will set up occasional kitties financed by donations for a specific cause. While it is generally used to cover legal fees and compensate workers in local strikes, members are now clamouring for it to help cover lost pay during the pension strikes. However, even before the cost of living crisis, French unions have struggled to resist government reform plans in the decades since massive strikes in 1995 successfully forced a conservative government to drop a pension overhaul.

☆ France contends with widespread strikes as unions take to streets against pension reform
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

French unions and demonstrators have taken to the streets on Thursday in widespread industrial action against the government's projected pension reforms. The pension reform is "just and responsible" and must be carried out, Macron said Thursday, according to Reuters. The organizations will convene Thursday evening to determine convening further industrial action. Rail operator SNCF warned train travel will be "severely disrupted" by industrial action between 7 p.m. local time on 18 Jan. and 8 a.m. on Friday. He reiterated his objections to the reform plan and stressed the syndicates' willingness to continue strikes beyond the first day of industrial action, "It is a first day, therefore, we will have others."

☆ Thursday's strike will not disrupt refineries if shortlived -Total CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"We don't stop the refineries for one day", Pouyanne said, "we put them at a minimum which keeps them functioning", adding "strikers can decide to block shipments which can prevent the trucks from rolling." Operations at refineries could only be disrupted if the strike lasts several days, he said. A union representative earlier said no oil will be shipped from the TotalEnergies' refinery in Dunkirk, northern France, on Thursday. "We have plans in place to maximize our fuels supply to mitigate any potential impacts on our customers," a spokesperson from Esso said. Reporting by Forrest Crellin, editing by Tassilo Hummel and Elaine HardcastleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: Workers vs Macron: What to expect from Thursday's strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Two cabin crew unions and a union at Air France (AIRF.PA) called on employees to attend the strike. FINANCEThe banking and financial industry branch of the FO union called on employees to join the strike. The Unsa-Sante union has filed a strike notice from Jan. 10 until Feb. 1, citing the pensions reform specifically. LOGISTICSThe FO union of truck drivers and other logistics workers announced "indefinite" strike action from Jan. 19 to "win the fight" against the reform. REFINERIESThe CGT trade union announced strikes in the refinery sector, where petrol supplies were disrupted last year during weeks of industrial action.

☆ French refinery, metro strikes loom in clash over pension reform
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Blandine Henault | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Protestors and French CGT labour union workers attend a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests to push for government measures to address inflation, workers' rights and pension reforms, in Paris, France, September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - France's CGT trade union on Thursday called for strikes in the refinery sector against plans to make people work longer before they can retire and Paris metro unions said they would do "everything they can" to stop the pension reform. The French will have to work two years longer, to age 64, before retiring, if the reform, announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday, is adopted by parliament. They will also need to work longer to get a full pension. "There is a right to strike, there is a right to demonstrate, but I think it is also important not to penalise the French," she said.

The French will have to work two years longer to age 64 before retiring, if the reform, announced on Tuesday, is adopted by parliament. They will also need to work longer to get a full pension. "I don't understand the principle of making people work longer when there are lots of young people looking for work." Unions will in any case get the support of the left-wing Nupes coalition in parliament, which urged workers to protest on Jan. 19. Under its plan, the retirement age will be raised by three months per year from September, reaching the target age of 64 in 2030.

☆ Man with knife wounds several at Paris' Gare du Nord station: Report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A man with a knife wounded several people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, France Bleu radio reported. The attacker was "neutralised" by police, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter, without going into further detail. The attack happened around 0640 CET (0540 GMT) inside the train station, radio franceinfo said, quoting rail operator SNCF. The station is one of the busiest in Europe and a major link between Paris, London and the north of Europe. BFM TV said police had used a gun to stop the man.

☆ Man with knife wounds several at Paris' Gare du Nord station - France Bleu
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A man with a knife wounded several people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, France Bleu radio reported. The attacker was "neutralised" by police, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter, without going into further detail. The attack happened around 0640 CET (0540 GMT) inside the train station, radio franceinfo said, quoting rail operator SNCF. The station is one of the busiest in Europe and a major link between Paris, London and the north of Europe. Reporting by Bertrand Boucey and Sudip Kar-Gupta; writing by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The most likely scenario would see the government raising the retirement age to 64 from 62 currently. But polls show pension reform is unpopular. Some 47% want no change to the retirement age and 25% want retirement to be earlier than now. Macron had to put his first pension reform bid on ice in 2020 as the government rushed to contain the COVID outbreak and save the economy. Now, although recent strike action has been limited to specific sectors, such as refineries and airlines, outrage over pension reform could easily spark broader protests.

☆ 'The Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj returns to France - media
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the release of Sobhraj, known as the "bikini killer" in Thailand, and 'The Serpent" for his evasion of police, earlier this week on health grounds. A lawyer for Sobhraj in France did not immediately respond to a request for comment. I have to sue a lot of people," AFP quoted Sobhraj as saying. Associates have previously described Sobhraj, 78, as a con artist, a seducer, a robber and a murderer. In 2021, the BBC and Netflix (NFLX.O) produced a drama series based on the story of Sobhraj’s alleged killings.

☆ France's Kurds gather to protest after Paris killings
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A gunman carried out the killings at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby cafe on Friday in a busy part of Paris' 10th district. Friday's murders caused particular dismay in the Kurdish community as it prepared to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the killings of three Kurdish women in Paris. "The Kurdish community is afraid. It needs answers, support and consideration," David Andic, a lawyer representing the CDK-F told reporters on Friday. Paris' police chief was due to meet members of the Kurdish community on Saturday morning ahead of the afternoon protest.

☆ Two dead, several wounded after shooting in central Paris
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

French security personnel secure the street after several shots were fired along rue d'Enghien in the 10th arrondissement, in Paris on December 23, 2022. A shooter killed two people and wounded four others in a gun attack near a Kurdish cultural center in Paris on Friday, the prosecutor's office said. An investigation into murder, manslaughter and aggravated violence has been opened, the Paris prosecutor's office said. A 69-year-old man had been arrested and was in detention, the prosecutor's office added. A second witness, speaking to BFM TV, said the suspected gunman was a white man who opened fire in silence.

☆ Fact Check-Clip of French president slapped at meet-and-greet was filmed in June 2021, not November 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A clip of French President Emmanuel Macron being slapped across the face at a meet-and-greet with members of the public was filmed in June 2021, but users shared the clip in November 2022 with false claims that the president had been slapped again. In June, a court ordered Damien Tarel, the man who slapped Macron on June 8, to serve four months in jail, BFM TV reported at the time (here). The clip was not filmed recently, and instead, shows an angle filmed from the opposite side of a guard railing that separated the French president from members of the public on June 8, 2021. The earliest iteration Reuters found showing the fresh angle of the 2021 incident was uploaded to Twitter on Nov 12 by French lawyer, Juan Branco (archive.ph/LOlJZ). Branco told Reuters that he represents Tarel and confirmed that the clip showed a different angle of the same 2021 incident (here), (here).

☆ Meloni hits back at France in migrants row
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ROME, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hit back at France on Friday in a row over who should be responsible for taking in migrants rescued at sea. "I was struck by the aggressive reaction from the French government which from my point of view is incomprehensible and unjustified," Meloni told a news conference, adding that Italy could not be the only destination for migrants from Africa. The Ocean Viking NGO ship carrying over rescued 200 migrants docked at the southern French port of Toulon on Friday after being rejected by Italy, BFM TV reported. Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte, Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini Writing by Keith Weir, editing Federico MaccioniOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France probes murder of 12-year-old girl in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The suspect was a woman under 25 who had been staying in France illegally, he said. She regularly came over on to our national territory as a student. About a month ago, she was told to leave our national territory," Darmanin told RTL radio. The Paris prosecutor's department said the girl's body was discovered late on Friday near her home in the 19th Arrondissement. Lawyer Alexandre Silva, representing the suspect, told BFM TV that he could not comment on the case.

The government said it had requisitioned six workers at a TotalEnergies depot in Dunkirk, northern France, and would do the same at its Feyzin depot in the southeast this afternoon. The government has already requisitioned staff elsewhere, a move vehemently opposed by the CGT, which has called on other workers to join its protest. But even so, petrol supplies will take some time to get back to normal. Transport Minister Clement Beaune told France Inter radio that petrol stations might still have problems until next week, adding: "We're still struggling." According to government data, roughly one in three petrol stations has not been supplied normally in the last few days.

☆ Russian submarine spotted off French coast end-September - French Navy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A Russian submarine was spotted sailing on the surface off the Brittany coast at the end of September and was escorted by the French navy, the French navy said on its Twitter feed. It said British and Spanish warships had also been involved in monitoring the submarine's movements. BFM TV reported that the incident took place on Sept. 29. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Alex Richardson and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ French President Macron reaffirms that pensions system reform is necessary
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFrench President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during his visit in Cayenne, French Guiana, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Ronan LietarPARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed in a television interview with BFM TV that a reform of the country's pension system was necessary. Macron's government has highlighted this planned reform as a key part of Macron's new, five-year term as President. However, previous attempts to reform the pension system have met with widespread resistance and street protests from trade unions. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Человек, ударивший Макрона, приговорен к 4 месяцам тюрьмы через 2 дня после инцидента
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Дэмиен Тарель, человек, который ударил президента Франции Эммануэля Макрона во вторник во время визита в юго-восточный регион Дром, был приговорен к четырем месяцам тюремного заключения. Инцидент произошел, когда президент Франции подошел к толпе за защитным забором, чтобы поздороваться с людьми. В этот момент один из присутствующих на мероприятии, позже идентифицированный как Дэмиен Тарель, бросился и ударил Макрона. Суд приговорил Тареля к 18 месяцам, из которых 4 — в тюрьме и 14 — условно. Ранее Тарель заявил суду в Валансе, на юге Франции, что он был сторонником правых, которые действовали потому, что президент поддерживал все, что было гнилым во Франции, передает Reuters.

Persons: nokta, Дэмиен Тарель, Эммануэль Макрон, Макрона, Тареля, Тарель, Аурелиен Ланис, Тарелла Organizations: Reuters Locations: Франция, Дром, Валанс

☆ Bărbatul care l-a pălmuit pe Emmanuel Macron a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: captură videoBărbatul care l-a pălmuit pe Emmanuel Macron a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executareDamien Tarel, bărbatul care l-a pălmuit marți pe președintele francez Emmanuel Macron, în timpul unei vizite în regiunea Drome, din sud-estul țării, a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare. Instanța l-a condamnat pe Tarel la un total de 18 luni, dintre care 4 cu executare și 14 cu suspendare. Anterior, Tarel a declarat instanței din Valence, în sudul Franței, că este un simpatizant de dreapta care a acționat pentru că președintele a susținut tot ceea ce era putred în Franța, potrivit digi24.ro. Tarel a condus un club local unde se practicau arte marțiale medievale europene, inclusiv lupte cu săbii, și a fondat un club de jocuri numit „Cavalerii Mesei Pătrate”. Aurelien Laniece, un prieten de-ai lui Tarel, a declarat pentru Reuters că acesta este un om cumsecade, care își ajută vecinii și căruia îi place să-și împărtășească pasiunile.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Damien Tarel, francez Emmanuel Macron, ., Tarel, . Tarel, Aurelien, Reuters Locations: francez, Drome, Valence, Franței, Franța

☆ Bărbatul care l-a pălmuit pe Emmanuel Macron, condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare, la doar 2 zile de la incident
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Damien Tarel, bărbatul care l-a pălmuit marți pe președintele francez Emmanuel Macron, în timpul unei vizite în regiunea Drome, din sud-estul țării, a fost condamnat la 4 luni de închisoare cu executare. Instanța l-a condamnat pe Tarel la un total de 18 luni, dintre care 4 cu executare și 14 cu suspendare. Bărbatul în vârstă de 28 de ani este un fan al săbiilor medievale și al artelor marțiale. Anterior, Tarel a declarat instanței din Valence, în sudul Franței, că este un simpatizant de dreapta care a acționat pentru că președintele a susținut tot ceea ce era putred în Franța, potrivit Reuters. Tarel a condus un club local unde se practicau arte marțiale medievale europene, inclusiv lupte cu săbii, și a fondat un club de jocuri numit „Cavalerii Mesei Pătrate”.

Persons: Damien Tarel, francez Emmanuel Macron, ., Tarel, Reuters, Aurelien Locations: francez, Drome, Valence, Franței, Franța

Damien Tarel a mai spus că, cu câteva zile înainte de vizita lui Macron în Drome, se gândise să-i arunce preşedintelui un ou sau o tartă cu cremă. „Cred că Macron reprezintă decăderea ţării noastre”, a mai spus Tarel la tribunal, potrivit BFM TV. „Dacă l-aş fi provocat pe Macron la duel la răsăritul soarelui, mă îndoiesc că ar fi acceptat”, a mai declarat el. Procurorul a precizat că Tarel nu este membru al vreunui grup politic sau militant. Damien Tarel a fost arestat împreună cu un al doilea bărbat din oraşul său Saint-Vallier.

Persons: Damien Tarel, Reuters, Macron, Preşedintele, . El, preşedintele, Denis !, Tarel, poliţia, Hitler, Alex Perrin Organizations: Ministerului Public Locations: instanţă, Valence, democraţie, Saint

☆ Министр внутренних дел Франции раскритиковал обращение военных к властям
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-10 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Министр внутренних дел Франции Жеральд Дарманен заявил, что не считает смелым поступок военных, поддержавших генералов в отставке, которые подписали письмо об угрозе распада страны. Министр-делегат по вопросам промышленности при министре экономики, финансов и восстановления страны Аньес Панье-Рюнаше назвала обращение политическим. В апреле Valeurs actuelles опубликовало письмо 20 генералов в отставке, которые обратились к президенту Эммануэлю Макрону с призывом "защитить патриотизм". По их мнению, Франции грозит распад: исламисты устанавливают свои порядки в разных частях страны и фактически уже началась расовая война. Глава Минобороны Франции Флоранс Парли называла это обращение безответственным, а начальник штаба Вооруженных сил Франсуа Лекуантр заявил, что подписавшие его предстанут перед военным советом и могут быть отстранены от службы.

Persons: Жеральд Дарманен, Дарманен, Аньес ПаньеРюнаше, Эммануэль Макрон, Флоранс Парли, Франсуа Лекуантр Organizations: Минобороны, Вооруженные силы Locations: Франция

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