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☆ France's Barnier announces targeted tax hikes to plug budget deficit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Newly appointed France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrives for the handover ceremony with outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, September 5, 2024. Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced steep public spending cuts and targeted tax hikes for France's biggest companies and wealthiest individuals on Tuesday, saying there was no other way to narrow a gaping budget deficit. Tax increases would be targeted and temporary, he said, without giving further details. ING economist Charlotte de Montpellier said Barnier had been too light on detail to know if the timeline for cutting the deficit was credible and questioned whether the tax hikes would be temporary. "... the likelihood of these tax hikes becoming permanent is significant," de Montpellier said.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Gabriel Attal, Barnier, Charlotte de Montpellier, de Montpellier Organizations: France's, European Union, Le Parisien, ING Locations: Paris, France, Europe

☆ French police hunt for arsonist who targeted synagogue, injured a policeman
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A policeman was slightly injured when a gas bottle exploded as police secured the site of the attack on Saturday morning, Attal said. Local media reported earlier that the suspect had set fire to two cars, one of which contained at least one gas bottle, in the synagogue’s parking area at about 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT). Police protection of synagogues, and Jewish schools and shops would be stepped up across France, the government said. Once more, our Jewish compatriots are targeted,” Attal wrote earlier on X. La Grande-Motte is a port and resort city on the French Mediterranean coast.

Persons: Gabriel Attal, Attal, “, ” Attal, ”, Emmanuel Macron, it’s, ” Yonathan Arfi Organizations: Palestinian, ” Police Locations: France, French, La Grande, Motte, Europe, Israel, Gaza, Le, franceinfo, Grande Motte, Grande

☆ Brenda Biya: President’s daughter hopes to help Cameroon’s gays by coming out
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —The daughter of Cameroon’s president said she hoped that by coming out as a lesbian she can help change laws that ban homosexuality in the country. Brenda Biya, who lives between the United States and Switzerland, came out in an Instagram post on June 30. Her father, Paul Biya, 91, who has led Cameroon for four decades, has not publicly commented on the matter. Brenda Biya said the law punishing gay sex existed before her father came into power in 1982, and she hopes her story will lead to change in the legislation. “However, it highlights a harsh reality: anti-LGBT laws in Cameroon disproportionately target the poor,” she said.

Persons: Brenda Biya, Le, ”, ” Brenda Biya, Paul Biya, Bandy Kiki, Biya Organizations: Reuters Locations: United States, Switzerland, Cameroon, Britain

☆ What the Mood Is Like in France After Surprise Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Catherine Porter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“And now, what do we do?” blared the front page headline of Le Parisien, a daily newspaper, as the shock of Sunday’s election results began to sink in. The day after a historic election, France awoke to final results that none of the polls had predicted. The left-wing coalition’s New Popular Front took the most seats in the National Assembly, but nowhere near enough to form a government, followed by President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition, which lost scores of seats. Finally, in third place, was the party that pollsters and pundits alike had expected to lead — the far-right National Rally. Now the question gripping the country was who would govern France, and how.

Persons: Le Parisien, Emmanuel Macron’s Organizations: National Assembly Locations: France

☆ Fears mount over election-linked violence in France after government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Concerns are growing about political violence ahead of high-stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked on the campaign trail this week. French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team came under attack while canvassing on Wednesday night, the latest in a string of violent incidents involving French lawmakers contesting Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Four people have been taken in for questioning regarding the incident, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told French television station France 2 on Thursday morning. Acknowledging that violence has been linked to both the far-right and far-left camps, Bardella vowed, if appointed, to be a prime minister who “re-establishes order” in France. An additional 30,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed across France on Sunday night in the event of public disorder, Darmanin said Thursday.

Persons: Prisca Thevenot, Marie Dauchy, Nicolas Conquer, Emmanuel Macron, Gérald Darmanin, Thevenot, ”, Jordan Bardella, ” Bardella, CNN’s, Bardella, “, Gabriel Attal, Darmanin Organizations: CNN, National, Republicans, Macron’s, France, BFMTV, Incumbent, Front, NFP, Interior Ministry, National Assembly Locations: France, Savoie, Cherbourg, Thevenot

☆ Far Right’s Surge in France Lays Bare Deep Divisions
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Catherine Porter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For many, France feels like a very different place on Monday. The results from the first round of legislative elections, held on Sunday, revealed a country deeply fractured, with a surging far right winning a record number of votes and the near collapse of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party. “The far right at power’s door,” the cover of Le Parisien, a daily newspaper, pronounced the morning after the first half of the snap election called by Mr. Macron. “Twelve million of our fellow citizens have voted for a far right party that is clearly racist and anti-Republican,” the left-leaning Libération newspaper declared in an editorial, referring to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party. If the National Rally takes an absolute majority in the runoff on Sunday, Mr. Macron will be forced to appoint a prime minister from its ranks, who will in turn form a cabinet.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron’s, Le Parisien, Macron, ” Organizations: Republican, Rally Locations: France

☆ Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid transfer: The full inside story
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Mario Cortegana | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Real Madrid have been trying to land Kylian Mbappe for years — and now they finally have their man. Several meetings were held on the matter, but some senior figures at Madrid were not convinced it was a good idea. First of all, there were concerns the club’s interests could be damaged again after Mbappe’s rejection two years ago. On February 13, a Tuesday, Real Madrid played away against RB Leipzig in the first leg of a Champions League last-16 tie. In his acceptance speech, he did acknowledge Al-Khelaifi, who in 2021, 2022 and 2023 repeated that his star player would not leave PSG for free.

Persons: Mbappe, Germain, —, Madrid, Florentino Perez, “, ” Mbappe, Nasser Al, Khelaifi, ”, –, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Perez, Jose Angel Sanchez, Sanchez, Angel Martinez, Vinicius Jr, waiving, PSG’s, Franck Fife, Carlo Ancelotti, Mbappe’s, Fayza Lamari, Mustafa Yalcin, Luis Enrique, Le Parisien, Hala Organizations: Real, Paris Saint, Santiago Bernabeu, PSG, Toulouse, Trophee des, Ligue, Athletic, Supercopa de Espana, Madrid, France, Getty, Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Champions League, Borussia Dortmund Locations: Real Madrid, Madrid, Santiago, England, Spanish, Paris, Saudi Arabia, France, AFP, Germany, Barcelona, Anadolu, Mbappe, Monaco, Hala Madrid

☆ A Japan Airlines flight was canceled after the pilot got drunk at a Dallas hotel bar and police were called
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Japan Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled after the captain got drunk in a hotel. AdvertisementA Japan Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled after a captain got drunk at a hotel bar and received a warning from police, the airline said, according to Japanese media. The Mainichi, which cited a statement from Japan Airlines, reported that the captain dined in Dallas last week with other crew members. Japan Airlines did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment. In 2023, a United Airlines pilot who showed up to work under the influence was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence by a French court.

Persons: —, Le Parisien Organizations: Japan Airlines, Service, Mainichi, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Federal Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Dallas, Tokyo, Europe

☆ Opinion: We all lose if the Olympic surveillance state becomes the norm
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Opinion Jules Boykoff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He is the author of six books on the politics of the Olympic Games, most recently “What Are the Olympics For?” The views expressed here are his own. France enacted an Olympic Games Law in May 2023 that legalized the use of AI-driven video surveillance this summer and allowed experimentation with intelligent video surveillance until March 31, 2025. The law made France the first nation in the European Union to greenlight biometric surveillance systems. She told me that the Olympic Law “infringes the right to privacy, the right to be anonymous in the streets.”“Everything in this is political,” Levain said. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces unveiled plans to use HELMA-P, an anti-drone laser weapon system prototype, at the Paris Games.

Persons: Jules Boykoff, Emmanuel Macron, Jules Boykoff Jessi, –, ” Noémie, “, ” Levain, ”, Gérald Darmanin, we’ve, Amelie Oudea, Macron, Natsuko Sasaki, Laurent Nuñez, Le, Danielle Simonnet, Thomas Bach Organizations: Pacific University, Olympic Games, CNN, Olympic, Games, ISIS, Stade de France –, Law, European Union, Amnesty International, European Civic Forum, Human Rights, Ministry of, France’s, French Ministry of, Armed Forces, Paris Games, Stade de France, Paris Police, Le Parisien, Paris, Patriotes, Palais Royal, National Assembly, France Insoumise Party Locations: Paris, Palestinian, Atlanta, France, Le, Europe, Moscow

☆ A millennial couple moved into a 97-square-foot micro-apartment in Paris. It's not their forever home, but they've made themselves comfortable.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Thomas Loncq and Himika Masago live in a 97-square-foot micro-apartment in Paris. I also wanted to find something in Paris, and that's how I ended up buying such a small place," Loncq told BI. Nestled under the roofs of Paris' apartment buildings, these micro-dwellings were originally meant to be the private quarters of domestic helpers. The toilet is shared with other occupants on the same floor, Loncq said. "I like to live here because since the space is small, sunlight comes into all parts of the room," Masago said.

Persons: —, Thomas Loncq, Himika Masago, Masago, Himika, Petit, Loncq, Petit Nuage, de, bonnes Organizations: Service, Business, Parisian Urban Planning Agency, futon Locations: Paris, Japan, France, —, Le

☆ French superstar Kylian Mbappé decides to join Real Madrid after PSG contract expires, per reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

According to ESPN, Mbappé has not informed PSG or Real Madrid of his decision but is expected to make an announcement next week. CNN has reached out to PSG, Real Madrid and Mbappé’s representation for comment. Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappé in action with Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon on November 28, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier/ReutersMbappé, for his part, has flirted with Real Madrid year after year. “My father received a call from someone at Real Madrid, inviting me to come to Spain for a training session over the holiday break,” Mbappé told The Players’ Tribune.

Persons: Kylian, he’s, Germain, Le, Mbappé, –, de Cordée, “, ” Mbappé, David Beckham, Ronaldo Nazário, Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Germain's Kylian, Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon, Sarah Meyssonnier, Zinedine Zidane, ‘ Zidane, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Real Madrid, Paris Saint, PSG, Le Parisien, ESPN, Real, AS Monaco, peerless, Madrid swirled, The New York Times, ”, Blancos, Newcastle, Reuters, Players ’ Tribune Locations: French, Paris, Real Madrid, ” Real Madrid, Spain

☆ Paris Police Investigating $1.6 Million Wine Theft From Famed Restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than 80 bottles of rare wine disappeared from the cellar of La Tour d’Argent, a renowned restaurant in Paris, according to a complaint filed last week that left investigators scrambling to find who was responsible. The stolen wine was worth an estimated 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million), the Paris prosecutor’s spokeswoman said in a statement. The third division of the Paris Judicial Police is overseeing the investigation. In 2011, robbers disabled security alarms and security cameras as they stole 400 cases of wine worth 1 million British pounds (about $1.6 million at the time) from a London warehouse. A decade later, the owners of a hotel and restaurant in Cáceres, Spain, reported that 45 bottles of wine worth 1.6 million euros (about $1.9 million in 2021) went missing from their cellar, including a bottle worth 350,000 euros (about $414,000 at the time).

Persons: Paris prosecutor’s, Le Parisien Organizations: Paris Judicial Police Locations: Paris, London, Cáceres, Spain, Mexican, El

☆ French farmers block roads, dump produce as protest edges closer to Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A farmer pulls waste to block the RN 19 near in Vesoul, eastern France, on January 25, 2024. French farmers blocked highways and dumped crates of imported produce on Thursday, demanding urgent action on low farmgate prices, green regulation and free-trade policies as swelling protests moved closer to Paris. "We always have more rules to follow, we are always asked for more and we earn less and less. On the southwestern edge of Paris, dozens of tractors led a go-slow during the morning rush-hour. Asked when the protesters would lift roadblocks, Gaillot said to ask Attal: "It is he who holds the key."

Persons: Gabriel Attal, Arnaud Gaillot, Attal, Jean, Jacques Pesquerel, France's, Gaillot Organizations: Farmers, Young Farmers, Le Parisien, Calvados Coordination Rurale Locations: Vesoul, France, Paris, Le, Calvados, Marseille, Lyon

☆ A pilot who decapitated a wingsuit flyer with his plane's wing has been found guilty of manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An experienced skydiver was decapitated by the wing of a plane seconds after he jumped. The French pilot has been found guilty of manslaughter and operating an aircraft without a valid license. The president of a French court said there had been a lack of communication between the victim and the pilot. AdvertisementA French pilot who decapitated a wingsuit flyer with the wing of his plane has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The pilot was found guilty of manslaughter and operating an aircraft without a valid aeronautical license, the Montauban criminal court ruled on Tuesday, French outlet Le Parisien reported.

Persons: skydiver, —, Nicholas Galy, Emmanuelle Franck, Alain C, Le Parisien, Galy Organizations: Service, Le, School Association, Civil Aviation, Investigation Locations: Montauban, London

☆ More than 180,000 demonstrators march in France against antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In Paris, an estimated 105,000 demonstrators joined the march, making it the largest mobilization against antisemitism since the protest against the desecration of the Jewish cemetery in Carpentras in 1990, according to CNN affiliate BFM TV. Protesters were joined in the French capital by political figures including Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and former presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy. Tensions have been rising in France, and particularly in the capital, over the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in a surge in antisemitic incidents, according to French President Emmanual Macron. Pro-Palestinian rallies in EuropeThe marches against antisemitism in France came as pro-Palestinian demonstrators also rallied in multiple European capitals over the weekend. A pro-Palestinian demonstration also took place in Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt on Sunday, as well as in Barcelona and Brussels on Saturday.

Persons: Elisabeth Borne, Francois Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, Emmanual Macron, Macron, ”, ” Macron, Issac Herzog Sunday, Macron’s, Penny Wong, “, Israel, Matt Twist Organizations: CNN, BFM TV, Protesters, BBC, Hamas, Corner, Police Locations: France, Israel, Paris, Carpentras, Republic, Nice, Lyon, Marseille, Gaza, Elysee, Australia, Europe, London, London’s Hyde, Palestine, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Brussels

More than 100,000 demonstrators in Paris and cities across France took to the streets on Sunday to show their solidarity with the country’s Jews and to deplore antisemitic acts that have multiplied across the nation since Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The marches in France came a day after a huge pro-Palestinian protest in London that police said involved about 300,000 people. Tensions have been rising in France and particularly in Paris, home to large Jewish and Muslim communities, after Hamas’s attack and during Israel’s subsequent military campaign in the Gaza Strip. In the past month, over 1,240 antisemitic acts have been reported in France. The police had made 539 arrests as of Nov. 10.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, ”, Macron Organizations: Senate, National Assembly, Le Parisien Locations: Paris, France, Israel, London, Gaza, Le

☆ Woman shouting 'You're all going to die' shot by police in Paris metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab who was behaving in a threatening manner and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die" in a metro station on Tuesday morning, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said. [1/2]Police stand outside the Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand metro and regional train station, where officers shot and injured a woman wearing a hijab after she shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die", in Paris, France, October 31, 2023. "This person refused to comply with summons and police fired their weapons," Nunez said, adding the situation had been "extremely threatening." The woman turned out not be in possession of explosives at the time she was shot, Nunez said. The metro station, on the RER C line, was evacuated after the incident, police said.

Persons: Allahu Akbar, Laurent Nunez, Olivier Veran, Lucien Libert, Nunez, Le Parisien, Tassilo Hummel, Dominique Vidalon, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Ingrid Melander, John Stonestreet, Ed Osmond, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Paris police, Bibliotheque, Police, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Israel, Gaza

☆ Woman Shouting 'You're All Going to Die' Shot by Police in Paris Metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab who was behaving in a threatening manner and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die" in a metro station on Tuesday morning, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said. The fully-veiled woman was shot at the Bibliotheque François-Mitterrand station. "This person refused to comply with summons and police fired their weapons," Nunez said, adding the situation had been "extremely threatening." The woman turned out not be in possession of explosives at the time she was shot, Nunez said. The metro station, on the RER C line, was evacuated after the incident, police said.

Persons: Allahu Akbar, Laurent Nunez, Olivier Veran, Nunez, Le Parisien, Tassilo Hummel, Dominique Vidalon, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Ingrid Melander, John Stonestreet, Ed Osmond, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: PARIS, Paris police, Bibliotheque Locations: Paris, France, Israel, Gaza

☆ Atos shares slide, trader points to possible French nationalisation plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Atos is pictured at the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition in Villepinte, near Paris, France June 13, 2022. According to the reports, two lawmakers - Olivier Marleix from the conservative Les Republicans and Socialist Philippe Brun - both have lodged amendments to France's 2024 budget law for a partial state takeover of Atos, citing national security concerns. The move had a negative impact on the share's trading value on Monday, one trader told Reuters. Over the last two years, Atos shares had lost almost 80% of their value. Reporting by Danilo Masoni, Michal Aleksandrowicz, writing by Tassilo HummelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Les Echos, Olivier Marleix, Socialist Philippe Brun, Atos, Danilo Masoni, Michal Aleksandrowicz, Tassilo Hummel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Le Parisien, National Assembly, Les Republicans, Socialist, Atos, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Villepinte, Paris, France

☆ Women’s tennis returns to China after Peng Shuai boycott
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) kicked off its first tournament in China in more than three years Monday, ending its boycott over the uncertain fate of tennis star Peng Shuai. Peng, a three-time Olympian and grand slam doubles champion, later denied having made the sexual assault claim. But despite the lack of such an investigation, Simon announced this April that the suspension, which he called a “principled stand,” would come to an end by September. The WTA had already pulled its tournaments in China in 2020 due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Cornet had posted an Instagram story saying her season would only resume later in October, the newspaper said.

Persons: Peng Shuai, Peng, Zhang Gaoli, –, Zhang, Steve Simon, ”, Simon, ” Peng “, Alize Cornet, Cornet, ” Cornet Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Tennis Association, United, Communist, WTA, Guangzhou, Olympic, Beijing Winter Games, Human Rights Watch, Reuters Locations: China, Hong Kong, United Nations, Beijing, Ningbo

☆ France to let fuel retailers sell below cost in inflation fight, prime minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The French government plans to temporarily lift a ban on retailers selling road fuel below cost as part of efforts to stem inflationary pressures on households, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told newspaper Le Parisien. A renewed surge in pump prices this summer has complicated the government's attempts to curb consumer inflation, with ministers calling on fuel and food industries to cut their margins. TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) has extended a cap on fuel prices past the end of the year while some supermarket chains have held promotions to sell petrol at cost. "With this unprecedented measure, we will obtain tangible results for the French people, without subsidising fuel," she said in an interview published on Saturday. Regarding food prices, Borne told Le Parisien that companies from November would be required to indicate on labels when they modify the size of a product.

Persons: Elisabeth Borne, Le, Borne, Bruno Le Maire, Le Parisien, Gus Trompiz, Camille Raynaud, Jason Neely Organizations: Finance, Carrefour, Thomson

☆ WTA must keep Peng case in public eye on China return, says human rights advocate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Peng then briefly disappeared from public view and the former doubles number one later denied making the accusation, sparking an international outcry over her safety. In meetings with Chinese officials and in public appearances, they should talk about Peng's case. And as for the WTA, it should keep pressing the case robustly and publicly." Reuters has contacted the WTA and Chinese Tennis Association for an update on efforts to speak to Peng since the tour's decision to return to China. This year, it will hold tournaments in Guangzhou (Sept. 18-23) and Ningbo (Sept. 25-30) before the season's final WTA 1000 event in Beijing (Sept. 30-Oct. 8).

Persons: China’s Peng Shuai, Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, Edgar Su, Peng Shuai, Peng, isn't, Yaqiu Wang, Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, Le Parisien, Cornet, Shrivathsa Sridhar Organizations: Melbourne, REUTERS, Rights, WTA, Reuters, Freedom House, Chinese Tennis Association, Thomson Locations: Melbourne, Australia, China, Guangzhou, Asia, Ningbo, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Hong Kong, Nanchang, Zhuhai, Le, Bengaluru

LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. Apple disputes the watchdog's conclusions, saying the iPhone 12 was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global radiation standards. The ANFR said it recently carried out random tests on 141 phones, including iPhone 12, bought from shops. Smartphone radiation tests have so far led to 42 imposed sale stops in the country, it said. The ANFR said the iPhone 12 had failed to meet European Union standards, raising questions over whether more sales bans could be coming elsewhere.

Persons: Jean, Noel Barrot, Le, ANFR, Rodney Croft, Apple, Martin Coulter, Jennifer Rigby, Elizabeth Pineau, Mark Potter, Josie Kao Organizations: Agence Nationale des, Apple, Digital Minister, Reuters, International Commission, EU, WHO, International Agency for Research, Cancer, APPLE, Union, Germany's Federal, for Radiation, Thomson Locations: France

☆ French watchdog halts iPhone 12 sales over too-high radiation - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/ Regis Duvignau/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Apple must stop selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to above-threshold radiation levels, France's junior minister for the digital economy told newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published on Tuesday. France's radiation watchdog ANFR notified Apple of its decision to ban iPhone 12 sales after it had carried out tests which showed the smartphone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) was slightly higher than legally allowed, Jean-Noel Barrot told the paper. Barrot said a software update would be sufficient to fix the radiation issues linked to the phone which the U.S. company has been selling since 2020. The French watchdog will now pass on its findings to regulators in other EU member states. In 2020, France widened regulations requiring retailers to display the radiation value of products on packaging beyond cell phones, including tablets and other electronic devices.

Persons: Regis, Le, Jean, Noel Barrot, Barrot, Tassilo Hummel, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Le Parisien, U.S ., European Union, Thomson Locations: Lusignac, France, U.S

☆ How an empathy-first approach can help businesses increase profitability
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Paypal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

78% of global consumers said they will be more loyal to businesses that help them through difficult times. of global consumers said they will be more loyal to businesses that help them through difficult times. These activities not only help make businesses more competitive, they also show workers that employers care about their professional growth. Here are three strategies businesses are using to help consumers navigate economic instability. 5 Le Parisien, Carrefour launches an online 'anti-inflation button' to help consumers buy cheaper, Nov 2022.

Persons: Joanne Hsu, upskilling, there's, that's, Agrobank, PwC, Kantar Organizations: PayPal, TrendWatching, Consumers, University of Michigan, Carrefour, Entrepreneurship, Insider Studios Locations: verticals, Malaysia

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