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☆ Rift Over Fossil Fuels to Dominate COP28
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Matthew Dalton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Leaders from the United Arab Emirates, the host of COP28, on the opening day of the summit in Dubai. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg NewsDUBAI—World leaders gathered for climate talks in this oil-rich corner of the globe amid sharp divisions over how quickly governments need to wean their economies off fossil fuels to prevent the planet from blowing past the Paris accord’s temperature targets. Vice President Kamala Harris was expected to join Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , French President Emmanuel Macron and a host of leaders from across the Gulf region Friday at the start of a two-day summit to kick off the United Nations’ annual climate talks, known as COP28.

Persons: Hollie Adams, Kamala Harris, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg News DUBAI —, Brazilian, United Nations Locations: Dubai, Paris, Gulf

A Palestinian mourned the death of family members in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. Photo: mahmud hams/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesIsraeli troops were advancing toward the heart of Gaza City, engaging in heavy gunbattles and ratcheting up pressure on neighborhoods that have become a refuge for tens of thousands of Palestinians. The Israeli military said Thursday it captured an area on the western side of the Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza City, after a 10-hour gunbattle with Hamas that unfolded in tunnels and on city streets that have become a wasteland. Israel troops fought amid destroyed buildings, backed up by tanks, and with armored bulldozers clearing a path through the rubble, pictures released by Israel Defense Forces showed. Weapons were captured and tunnel shafts uncovered, the Israeli military said

Persons: Khan Younis, mahmud Organizations: Agence France, Getty, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Israel

☆ Teacher Killed in France in Suspected Terrorist Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Teacher Is Killed in France in Suspected Terrorist Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Italy Defined Fashion. Then It Got Old.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nick Kostov | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MILAN—A sculpture of a giant pencil loomed over a recent menswear collection that Giorgio Armani sent down the runway. The Italian designer was on the cusp of his 89th birthday, and after the show he ambled over to the pencil, which was emblazoned with his name, and wrapped his arm around it.

Persons: MILAN, Giorgio Armani Locations: Italian

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Sam SchechnerSam Schechner covers technology, based out of The Wall Street Journal's Paris bureau, focusing on the intersection between technology, business and society. His stories have often tackled the role large technology platforms play on topics like privacy, competition and internet censorship. Previously, Sam covered business in France, and along with his colleagues in the Paris bureau shared in a New York Press Club award for their coverage of the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. He joined the Journal in 2005 as an entertainment columnist in New York, and later covered the business of television, including large media and cable companies such as Viacom and Comcast. Sam has a bachelor's degree from Brown University and lives in Paris with his wife, their two children and his childhood pet turtle.

Persons: Sam Schechner Sam Schechner, Sam Organizations: Facebook, Polk, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, New York Press, Viacom, Comcast, Brown University Locations: Paris, France, New York

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☆ French Riots Test Macron’s Loyalty to Police
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Noemie Bisserbe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Leaders Seek Green Marshall Plan for Poor Nations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Matthew Dalton | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Moves to Rejoin Unesco to Counter China’s Growing Sway
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Children Wounded in Knife Attack at Park in French Alps
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ French Protesters Seek Fresh Momentum in Fight Against Macron’s Pension Overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Emmanuel Macron Courts Elon Musk Amid Duel With U.S. for Battery Supremacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Sam Schechner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Most of Elon Musk’s wealth is tied up in shares of his companies. That means volatility in their stock and valuations can directly sway his net worth. WSJ breaks down the outlook for Musk’s businesses and where he stands among the world’s richest people. Mr. Musk—head of companies including Tesla , Twitter and SpaceX—met with Mr. Macron inside the Élysée Palace. He then attended a lunch at the Palace of Versailles, the historic home of French kings, with dozens of other foreign CEOs as part of an investment conference organized by Mr. Macron.

☆ The Young LVMH Heir Turning TAG Heuer Into a Billion-Dollar Brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Nick Kostov | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

GENEVA—Among the many luxury labels that form LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton lies an upper-echelon of brands that generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue, driving the conglomerate’s business. Frédéric Arnault —chief executive officer of TAG Heuer and the third son of LVMH’s top boss, Bernard Arnault —said the Swiss watchmaker is about to join those ranks.

☆ The 28-Year-Old LVMH Heir Turning TAG Heuer Into a Billion-Dollar Brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Nick Kostov | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ China’s Ambassador to France Says Ex-Soviet States Lack Basis for Sovereignty
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ambassador Lu Shaye in 2019. Photo: benoit tessier/ReutersCountries across Eastern Europe condemned remarks by China’s ambassador to France claiming that post-Soviet states lack a firm basis for their sovereignty under international law. Ambassador Lu Shaye made the comments during an interview late Friday on French TV, in which he was asked whether he considered the peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, part of Ukraine under international law.

☆ The World’s Richest Person Auditions His Five Children to Run LVMH, the Luxury Empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Nick Kostov | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS—Once a month, Bernard Arnault gathers his children for lunch inside a private dining room at the headquarters of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, his globe-spanning luxury goods company. The meal, which lasts exactly 90 minutes, begins with the French billionaire reading aloud discussion topics he has prepared on his iPad, according to people close to him. Mr. Arnault then goes around the table, asking each of his five adult children for advice. He’ll seek an opinion on specific managers at the company, the people said, or whether it’s time for a shake-up at one of LVMH’s myriad brands, which stretch from the champagne vineyards of France to handbag-making workshops in Italy and Texas.

☆ LVMH’s Paris Headquarters Stormed by Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Nick Kostov | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ France’s Macron Seeks to Calm Trans-Atlantic Uproar Over Taiwan Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Stacy Meichtry | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ France’s Emmanuel Macron Draws Criticism Over Taiwan Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Daniel Michaels | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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PARIS—The protest movement against President Emmanuel Macron ’s bill to raise France’s retirement age is drawing support from a new cohort: the young. French people in their late teens and early 20s are flocking to protests even though Mr. Macron says his overhaul is designed to preserve France’s financially challenged pension system for younger generations.

☆ Macron Skips Consensus to Govern Like Jupiter in Raising France’s Retirement Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Noemie Bisserbe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS—When France’s President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected last year he vowed to turn the page on his tendency to exercise power in a style he once described as “Jupiterian,” a reference to the king of the gods in ancient Roman mythology. Mr. Macron said he would govern as a consensus builder in his second term, piecing together majority votes in a highly polarized Parliament.

☆ Dilemma for France’s Macron: to Govern, or Not to Govern, as an Imperious ‘Jupiter’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Noemie Bisserbe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS—When French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected last year he vowed to turn the page on his tendency to exercise power in a style he once described as “Jupiterian,” a reference to the king of the gods in ancient Roman mythology. Mr. Macron said he would govern as a consensus builder in his second term, piecing together majority votes in a highly polarized Parliament.

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