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☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Irish Independent headline on anti-racism rally circulates online
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated screenshot purporting to show a headline published by The Irish Independent on an anti-racism rally held in Dublin in mid-February has been circulating online. Thousands took part in the ‘Ireland For All’ rally in Dublin city centre on Feb. 18 in solidarity with migrants and refugees. Reports published by The Irish Times and RTE News, organisers estimated that 50,000 people took part (here), (here). A Google advanced search did not reveal the headline published via the Irish Independent (archive.is/wip/BVmIv). No such headline was published by The Irish Independent.

☆ Party City is planning to close 22 stores after filing for bankruptcy — here's the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Party City is closing 22 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January. Cartersville: Cartersville Crossing, 451 E Main St.IowaWaterloo: Crossroads Commons Shopping Center, 1415 Flammang Dr.IllinoisBradley: Bradley Commons, 2060 N State Rte. MichiganHolland: Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. 20Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. TexasCorpus Christi: Five Points Shopping Center, 4101 Hwy.

☆ Britain's Sunak touts EU protocol progress in Northern Ireland, no deal yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Amanda Ferguson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

After weeks of intense London-Brussels talks, momentum has been building towards a deal to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol - the arrangements agreed to avoid a hard border with EU member Ireland when Britain exited the EU in 2020. "I had positive conversations with political parties in Northern Ireland," Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters. In Belfast, Sunak focused his attention on the Democratic Unionist Party, whose opposition to the protocol must be overcome to make any deal work. The other political parties that met Sunak on Friday said detail from the prime minister on a potential deal was "scant". Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the militant Irish Republican Army that wants Northern Ireland to split from the UK and unite with Ireland, became the province's largest party for the first time at elections last year.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Joanne Feeney and Kevin Mahn on CPI data hitting markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Joanne Feeney and Kevin Mahn on CPI data hitting marketsJoanne Feeney, partner and portfolio manager at Advisors Capital Management and Kevin Mahn, president and chief investment officer of Hennion And Walsh Asset Management, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss yesterday's CPI number, Fed rte expectations, and investment opportunities in bonds.

☆ Strike reduces French power supply, halts refinery shipments
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

EDF's (EDF.PA) outage table showed a 4.5 GW nuclear supply reduction at eight reactors, 460 megawatts (MW) of reduced hydropower and 2.8 GW of lower thermal production. This is how strikes work in France : strikers are not allowed to put security of supply at risk," analyst Emeric de Vigan said. Meanwhile, deliveries of refined oil products were blocked from leaving refineries operated by TotalEnergies , the company said. There would be no disruption to fuel supplies at service stations if the unions maintained their strike timetable, TotalEnergies has said. The CGT refineries federation has called for a single day of strike this week and further walkouts next week and the week after.

☆ French PM: more confident about France's energy supplies for the coming weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Jan 3 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Tuesday that she was more confident over the situation of French energy supplies for the next few weeks, citing lower consumption and an increase in nuclear output capacity. Borne confirmed plans to help French bakers cope with rising energy bills, allowing them to spread the payment of their taxes over time and possibly "the payment of their energy bills for the first months of the year". "I am more confident over the coming weeks," Borne told Franceinfo radio, when asked about energy supplies, adding that she had discussed the situation with energy company EDF (EDF.PA). Last week, the head of the country's CRE energy watchdog, Emmanuelle Wargon said there was no risk to power supplies until at least mid-January as French households and businesses had heeded calls to cut their energy consumption. French grid operator RTE said last week electricity consumption dropped by 8.7% over the past four weeks compared to an average of the same period in 2014-2019.

☆ France's energy watchdog sees no risk to power supplies until at least mid-January
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - There is no risk to power supplies in France until at least mid-January, the head of the country's CRE energy watchdog, Emmanuelle Wargon, said on Wednesday. The government has set a target of cutting France's energy consumption by 10% by 2024 from 2019 levels, as part of a wide ranging plan that includes turning off lights and lowering thermostats to avoid power and gas cuts over the winter amid the war in Ukraine. "We remain attentive and vigilant" in case temperatures drop, she said, adding that "until mid-January, we know we won't have problems". Wargon also said that France's nuclear fleet, currently hit by maintenance and repair works, is expected to reach a production capacity of 45 gigawatts (GW) in January. Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Louise Heavens, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ French winter power supply risk cut to 'medium', says RTE
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Forrest Crellin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Companies Electricite de France SA FollowPARIS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The risk to French power supply from the start of January through the rest of winter has been reduced to 'medium' because of higher nuclear and hydropower availability as well as reduced demand from consumers, French grid operator RTE said on Tuesday. Nuclear power utility EDF (EDF.PA) has faced an unprecedented number of reactor outages this year owing to delayed maintenance and stress corrosion, reducing nuclear output to 30-year lows just as Russia's war in Ukraine hit Europe's energy supplies. Nuclear power availability topped 40 GW on Dec. 12, lifting supply to the top of the expected availability range, RTE said. The filling level of French gas stocks has dropped to about 85% after beginning the winter near full, which is higher than previous years, RTE said. There is no concern for the first part of winter thanks to high gas supply across the continent, but vigilance will be needed for the second half of winter and especially winter 2023-24, RTE added.

☆ France copes with high power demand on nuclear supply ramp-up
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Electricite de France SA FollowPARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - France on Monday avoided a strain on its power grids in the face of rising demand as Paris recorded sub-zero temperature, thanks to a ramp-up in supply in nuclear as well as hydro power and strong imports from neighbouring countries. Demand rose above 80 gigawatts (GW) during peak morning hours for the first time this winter, according to a spokesperson for RTE, the country's transmission system operator. France's nuclear availability was able to supply above 40 GW as its plants returned to levels last seen in early March over the weekend. The French transmission system operator has pretty comfortable margins so far, Emeric de Vigan, vice president of power at data and analytics firm Kpler, said in a tweet. Nuclear operator EDF (EDF.PA) ramped up output at three nuclear reactors on Friday following repairs and said it hopes to start fixing stress corrosion issues at its Penly 2 reactor in mid-January.

REUTERS/Denis BalibousePARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - France's state-controlled utility EDF said on Friday three of its nuclear reactors were "ramping up" production after repairs, while a power outage tested nerves in Paris and cold weather added to the strain on supplies across Europe. EDF (EDF.PA) is racing to get nuclear reactors back online following work to tackle corrosion problems as the whole of Europe struggles to cope with the impact on its energy supplies of the Ukraine war. Compounding the impact of disrupted energy imports from Russia, a record number of outages at EDF's 56-strong nuclear fleet has taken France's nuclear output to a 30-year low, increasing the country's reliance on other country's depleted energy reserves. Later on Friday, EDF Chief Executive Luc Remont and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire are due to hold a news conference at a nuclear site. POWER CUTSGrid operator RTE, however, says the country's power supplies will be stretched even if EDF manages to stick to its repair schedule, and partial load-shedding measures cannot be ruled out this winter on cold days.

☆ Winter freeze tests French power grid
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Temperatures dropping close to zero in coming days will pose the first real test of the resilience of France's electricity grid amid warnings over possible power cuts, though President Emmanuel Macron urged the French not to panic. "Consumption is set to peak at 80 GW (versus 73 GW on Dec. 5), while wind power is expected to be below normal. Should the nuclear availability remain at 37-38 GW the supply gap risk would be much more acute than today." Meanwhile, further delays on nuclear reactors were announced at the weekend. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsReporting by Ingrid Melander and Forrest Crellin, editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Macron says "no panic" about possible French power cuts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said there was no reason to panic about possible power cuts this winter, but he called on citizens to use less energy and on state utility EDF to restart nuclear reactors to prevent outages in case of cold weather. In an interview with French TV station TF1 recorded during his state visit to the United States this week, Macron denied that the risk of rolling blackouts was due to inadequate management of EDF's (EDF.PA) nuclear reactor restart programme. It is legitimate for the government to prepare for the extreme cases which would mean cutting off electricity for a few hours per day if we did not have enough power," Macron said. The head of French power grid operator RTE said on Thursday that France may face "some days" of power cuts this winter and the government has started briefing local authorities on how to handle any outages. Reporting by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Frank Jack DanielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Cold weather could cause French power cuts next week
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Companies Electricite de France SA FollowPARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Cold weather could lead to power cuts in France on Monday as delays to the restart of nuclear power following repair work leave supply lagging demand, analysts said. Nuclear power supply had been expected to reach around 40 gigawatts (GW) this week, but operator EDF's (EDF.PA) delay in restarting reactors meant it rose to only around 35 GW, leaving France more reliant on imports and gas-fired production. "If we remain at 35 GW, next week Monday could become quite tight: we expect the demand at otherwise seasonally normal levels, but 35 GW of nuclear would be too low to meet a possible demand peak at 73 GW," Gerl said. The current EDF schedule shows 3 GW of nuclear power returning to the grid next week, putting total capacity at 38 GW for the first cold spell of the peak demand winter season. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsGrid operator RTE said on Thursday France may face "some days" this winter when there was too little electricity supply.

☆ Irish privacy regulator fines Facebook 265 mln euros
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Padraic Halpin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator imposed a 265 million euro ($277 million) fine on social media giant Facebook on Monday, bringing the total it has fined parent group Meta (META.O) to almost 1 billion euros. It is Meta's lead privacy regulator within the European Union, and has 13 more inquiries into the social media group outstanding. In September the watchdog hit its Instagram subsidiary with a record fine of 405 million euros, which Meta plans to appeal. The DPC said mitigating factors in Monday's decision - which had been approved by all other relevant EU regulators - included the actions Facebook had taken. "We'll keep going until the behaviour does change," Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon told Irish national broadcaster RTE on Monday.

☆ Twitter answering privacy concerns "so far" - lead EU regulator
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Twitter's lead privacy regulator in the European Union said it is concerned about the impact layoffs at the social media company may have on its ability to meet privacy obligations but is so far getting answers to its questions. So far we're getting answers to our questions," Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon told Irish national broadcaster RTE on Monday. "We're in multiple daily contact with them and we've a range of contacts still based at Twitter in Dublin. It's a fast evolving situation, I think where we arrive at the point where we can't get answers and we have no point of contact, then we will be in very serious difficulty." Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Twitter answering privacy concerns 'so far' - lead EU regulator
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Padraic Halpin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The lead privacy regulator for Twitter in the European Union said it was concerned about the potential impact of layoffs at the social media company on its ability to meet privacy obligations, but said it was so far getting answers to its questions. Twitter has fired top executives and enforced steep job cuts with little warning following billionaire Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the company last month. Prior to the cuts, Twitter employed around 500 people at its European headquarters in Dublin where - like many other tech giants - Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) is the social media platform's lead privacy regulator within the EU. So far we're getting answers to our questions," DPC head Helen Dixon told Irish national broadcaster RTE on Monday. The watchdog said it had also been able to continue with six investigations into Twitter relating to potential privacy breaches that pre-date Musk's acquisition.

☆ Explainer: Strikes at French nuclear plants - what's at stake?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Forrest Crellin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterRolling strikes over wages by the FNME-CGT union at some plants have added to the problem. France is a net importer of electricity and the strikes will further boost power imports, particularly from Britain, the consultancy said. Power grid operator RTE warned on Tuesday that prolonged strikes further delaying the restart of reactors could have "heavy consequences" for electricity supply over the winter. Britain's National Grid has also cited maintenance issues at French nuclear reactors as a factor that could affect UK energy supplies this winter. read moreRTE still expects France's nuclear power production to rise to between 40 and 45 gigawatt (GW) a day in December and January, up from 25-30 GW at the end of October.

☆ French petrol supply improving but Paris area still having problems - minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - There are signs of a general improvement in the supply of petrol to service stations in France, but the situation in the Paris/Ile-de-France area remains difficult, French Energy Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told French radio. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThose protests have disrupted the supply of petrol to service stations, leading to long lines of motorists queuing to fill up their cars and causing general public anger. Energy company EDF (EDF.PA), which the French government is in the process of fully nationalising, has also been affected by strikes at its nuclear reactors. France's national grid operator RTE warned on Tuesday that those prolonged strikes at EDF could have "heavy consequences" for the country's electricity supplies over the coming winter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Jan Harvey and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Twenty French nuclear reactors affected by strike, union says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Strikes have affected work at nearly a third of France's nuclear reactors, an FNME-CGT power union representative said on Wednesday, delaying maintenance at many of them ahead of planned talks with operator EDF (EDF.PA). Three of the reactors lowered production by a total of 1.8 gigawatts (GW) by 0837 GMT, EDF data showed. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPower supply has been further hit in recent weeks as the FNME-CGT union has been staging rolling strikes over wages at some nuclear power plants. FNME-CGT representative Virginie Neumayer told Reuters 20 reactors out of a total of 56 had been affected by the strikes. The start of planned maintenance at the Gravelines 4 and Dampierre 3 sites have been pushed back due to the strikes, and now show their outage start date on Oct. 19.

☆ France's grid operator: EDF strikes could have heavy consequences for winter supply
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Electricite de France SA FollowPARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - France's national grid operator RTE warned on Tuesday that prolonged strikes delaying the restart of some reactors at nuclear power group EDF could have "heavy consequences" for the country's electricity supplies over the coming winter. RTE cut its forecast range for power availability for this month and the first half of November based on the blockade at some of EDF's reactors so far, compared to a previous report it released in September. RTE is still maintaining its expectation that France's nuclear power production will rise to between 40 and 45 gigawatt (GW) in December and January from 25-30 GW at the end of October. "A prolonged social movement would have heavy consequences for the key part of the winter," it said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Benjamin Mallet, writing by Silvia AloisiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ EDF says strike hits a third of French nuclear plants, delaying maintenance work
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Electricite de France SA FollowPARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Strike action over wage demands was hitting a third of EDF's 18 French nuclear plants as of Friday night, a spokesperson for the utility said, further delaying the maintenance of its reactors. "Six sites (were) affected by strikes as of last night," the spokesperson said on Saturday. This led to the postponement of the restart date of five reactors currently under maintenance by "one to several days", the spokesperson for EDF (EDF.PA) added. A representative for France's FNME trade union said on Friday that maintenance work at nine nuclear reactors split between five sites had been delayed due to a strike over wages. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Unde vor staționa astăzi cele două puncte mobile, destinate vaccinării anti-COVID-19 a populației municipiului Chișinău
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Sursa foto: RTE ChișinăuUnde vor staționa astăzi cele două puncte mobile, destinate vaccinării anti-COVID-19 a populației municipiului ChișinăuPrimăria municipiului Chișinău informează că pe data de 5 iulie, cele 2 puncte de vaccinare mobile: troleibuz și autobuz, se vor afla în intervalul orelor 10:00-18:00, în următoarele locații: troleibuzul va fi în sectorul Centru, în preajma CC „UNIC", iar autobuzul se va deplasa în comuna Grătiești, strada Ștefan cel Mare, 72, în preajma Primăriei. Cetățenii au posibilitatea de a se imuniza la cele două puncte de vaccinare mobile, până la sfârșitul lunii iulie. Oamenii pot identifica ușor unitățile, după inscripțiile pe partea exterioară a acestora, în susţinerea Campaniei de vaccinare anti COVID-19. Până la ora actuală, în Republica Moldova au fost administrate 740317 doze de vaccin.

Persons: Ștefan cel Mare Locations: Chișinău, Republica Moldova

☆ Serviciul public de sănătate irlandez, ţinta unui atac informatic de amploare
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

''Există un atac ransomware important pe sistemele informatice ale HSE. Ca măsură de precauţie, noi ne-am oprit toate sistemele informatice, în scopul protejării de acest atac şi pentru a ne permite să evaluăm integral situaţia cu partenerii noştri de securitate'', scrie HSE Ireland pe Twitter.HSE nu a primit ''în acest stadiu'' nicio cerere de răscumpărare şi se află într-o etapă iniţială pentru înţelegerea ameninţării, a declarat directorul executiv al HSE Ireland, Paul Reid, pentru postul de televiziune public irlandez RTE. ''Este un atac foarte sofisticat, nu un simplu atac standard. Are impact asupra tuturor sistemelor noastre locale şi naţionale'', a adăugat Reid.El a precizat că programul de vaccinare împotriva COVID-19 nu a fost afectat, fiind vorba despre un sistem informatic separat, şi că atacul a afectat masiv informaţiile păstrate pe servere centrale, nu şi echipamentele din spitale.Maternitatea naţională din Dublin a anunţat că vineri toate serviciile sale au fost perturbate. Aceste atacuri diferă de alte tipuri de breşe în sistemele informatice şi de piratare prin care pot fi sustrase calupuri mari de date ale clienţilor sau alte informaţii de la companii sau persoane fizice.

Persons: Paul Reid Locations: Ireland, Twitter.HSE, irlandez, Dublin

☆ В Ирландии из-за кибератаки отключили систему службы здравоохранения
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В связи с хакерской атакой Национальная служба здравоохранения Ирландии (HSE) в пятницу временно отключила свою компьютерную систему. Глава HSE сказал, что он принял необходимые меры предосторожности, чтобы защитить как можно больше информации. Она влияет на все наши национальные и местные системы, которые задействованы во всех наших основных услугах", - сказал RTE генеральный директор HSE Пол Рид. Он уточнил, что атака не повлияла на программу вакцинации, поскольку ее координирует отдельная система. Рид сказал, что атака в основном коснулась информации, хранящейся на центральных серверах, а не больничного оборудования.

Persons: Пол Рид, Рид Organizations: Reuters, HSE, RTE HSE, Национальная служба здравоохранения, Европейская правда Locations: Ирландия (), Дублин

☆ Spania: Petreceri cu sute de oameni pe străzi și pe plaje, după ce starea de alertă a fost ridicată // VIDEO
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: rte.ieSpania: Petreceri cu sute de oameni pe străzi și pe plaje, după ce starea de alertă a fost ridicată // VIDEOPetreceri cu sute de oameni pe străzi și pe plaje, în mai multe orașe din Spania, după ce starea de alertă a fost ridicată aseară (după șase luni), în 13 din cele 17 regiuni ale țării. Starea de urgență a fost introdusă pe 25 octombrie, iar de atunci spaniolii nu și-au mai putut părăsi locuințele fără un motiv bine întemeiat. În acest moment rata de infectare la nivel național este de 198 de cazuri la 100 de mii de locuitori (sub 2 la mie), însă în unele regiuni rata este mai mare, iar acestea vor menține restricțiile. Rămâne în vigoare interdicția de circulație pe timpul nopții în regiunile Valencia, Baleares, Canarias, Ţara Bascilor şi Navarra. Până acum aproape 28% dintre spanioli (13,2 milioane de persoane) au primit cel puțin o doză de vaccin împotriva Covid-19, în timp ce 12,6% au fost complet imunizați.

Locations: Spania, Barcelona, Madrid, Puerta del Sol, Valencia, Baleares, Ţara Bascilor, Navarra

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