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☆ Macron urges France to unite against 'extreme evil' of 12-year-old's murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - France should unite in solidarity with the parents of a 12-year-old girl whose battered body was found last week in a suitcase outside her Paris home, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, calling her murder an act of "extreme evil". In his first public comments on the death of the girl, named Lola, Macron said the unspeakable atrocity that the crime represented was what has shocked the country most. "When we are faced with extreme evil and we realize that this is possible in our society," he told reporters at a European Union summit. The main suspect, a 24-year-old woman, was arrested on Monday and put under formal investigation on accusations of murder, rape and acts of torture. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dominique Vidalon; Pascal Rossignol, editing by John Stonestreet, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A couple walk with Hermes shopping bags as they leave an Hermes store in Paris March 21, 2013. Hermes (HRMS.PA) and Pernod Ricard (PERP.PA) both said they will continue to raise prices, after beating expectations in the July-September quarter. Mainland China also saw a strong rebound after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, although some restrictions have since been reimposed. PRICE RISESThe world's biggest luxury group LVMH (LVMH.PA) last week kicked off the earnings season with forecast-beating sales -- and no signs of a let-up in demand. The results from Pernod and Hermes bode well for beauty giant L'Oreal (OREP.PA) and Gucci-owner Kering (PRTP.PA), which both report results later on Thursday.

☆ Pernod Ricard confident over FY as Q1 sales beat expectations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Dominique Vidalon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoPARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - French spirits maker Pernod Ricard (PERP.PA) said on Thursday it was confident sales growth would remain dynamic through its 2023 fiscal year after it delivered a forecast-beating 11% sales growth in the first quarter helped by price increases in the United States, its top market. Pernod, the world's second-biggest spirits group behind Diageo (DGE.L), said the strong start to the year also reflected strong demand in China and in India and a continued rebound in global travel retail. "I am hugely encouraged by our start to the year," Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard said in a statement. In China alone, sales rose 9% in the first quarter thanks strong mid-Autumn festival sales. The Martell cognac brand recorded double-digit sales growth during the quarter in China despite COVID restrictions.

☆ Workers continue strikes at TotalEnergies Normandy and Fezyin refineries - union
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarter skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France, October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesCompanies TotalEnergies SE FollowPARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Workers at TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) Normandy and Feyzin refineries decided to continue a strike which has dragged on for almost four weeks on Thursday, a CGT union representative told Reuters, adding that a walkout at all other sites of the company had been ended. Workers at TotalEnergies's La Mede refinery and at a storage site in Dunkirk in the morning chose to resume work, the union representative said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Tassilo Hummel, Editing by Dominique VidalonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Drugmaker Merck: placed under formal investigation in France over Levothyrox
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck (MRCG.DE) said on Wednesday that it had been placed under formal investigation by a French court for possibly issuing misleading information regarding its thyroid drug product Levothyrox. Mario-Pierre Stasi, the lawyer for Merck, said the company would continue to co-operate with authorities on this matter and that full legal proceedings must be allowed to run their course. Merck added that the French court ruling did not concern in any way the new formula for the Levothyrox product. (This story has been refiled to remove incorrect stock ticker code)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Myriam Rivet;Editing by Dominique VidalonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

CGT trade union flag flutters as tyres set on fire by demonstrators burn in front of the ExxonMobil oil refinery, in Port-Jerome-sur-Seine, France, October 12, 2022. The government said it was requisitioning some staff at the Gravenchon-Port Jerome depot run by Exxon's (XOM.N) Esso France business, where the hardline CGT union remains on strike despite an agreement between management and other unions over pay. Refinery and fuel depot stoppages in France are among the longest since the cost-of-living crisis sparked labour unrest across Europe. "In view of a strike by part of the Port-Jerome staff, in Normandy, the government launches the requisition of staff necessary to operate the depot. The strike at TotalEnergies' French refineries resumed across all sites on Wednesday, the CGT said.

Management at Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N) Esso France reached a deal with a majority of unions on Monday, but not the CGT. "I have therefore asked the prefects, as permitted by law, to requisition the personnel needed to the functioning of the company's depots," she said, referring to Esso France. SHORTAGES1/5 People gather during a TotalEnergies and Esso ExxonMobil workers' protest outside Esso refinery in Fos-Sur-Mer, France October 11, 2022. Esso France said it had reached a salary deal with unions on Monday. Even so, the CGT said it had not signed off on the deal, and its workers remained on strike.

☆ French union rejects wage talk 'blackmail' as refinery strikes drag on
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Tassilo Hummel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Eric GaillardPARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - France's CGT trade union denounced TotalEnergies' (TTEF.PA) conditional offer for early wage talks as "blackmail", saying strikes that have left a third of the country's fuel stations running short would continue until at least Tuesday. President Emmanuel Macron, whose government is under mounting pressure to act as the strike grinds on and more fuel stations run out of some products, called for a quick end to the crisis. A CGT union representative later said the strike at the refineries would be extended until Tuesday. Long tailbacks formed at fuel stations in the Paris region as drivers tried to fill up before more pumps run dry. "This only encourages the striking workers, who are more united than ever," a CGT official at TotalEnergies' Feyzin refinery said of the company's conditional offer.

☆ IEA Birol: "very obvious" who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Nord Stream AG FollowPARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Thursday it was "very obvious" who was behind the suspected sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines which caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea. "It is not yet known who made it, who is behind this sabotage, there is still discussion more or less but (...) it is very obvious (...) who was behind this issue," he told a conference on renewable energies in Paris. The Nord Stream pipelines have been flashpoints in an escalating energy war between capitals in Europe and Moscow that has damaged major Western economies and sent gas prices soaring. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Bertrand Boucey; Writing by Bennoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Dominique VidalonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Some French unions call strike in test of Macron mettle on pension reform
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks after visiting the Eric Tabarly high school in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France September 13, 2022. "Wages must be increased as there is a purchasing power problem in the country", Philippe Martinez, whose CGT union is spearheading Thursday's protests, told BFM television. Striking CGT workers this week forced the shutdown of TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) Gonfreville refinery and disrupted deliveries at others. Nuclear power industry workers are expected to join Thursday's industrial action, removing some capacity from the French power grid when France already faces a record number of nuclear reactor outages. In French primary schools, the SNUipp-FSU union expects one in every 10 primary schools to close in Paris.

☆ Societe Generale says two senior executives to leave bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe logo of Societe Generale Private Banking is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannPARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Societe Generale (SOGN.PA), which is seeking a new chief executive, said on Friday two senior female executives would be stepping down before the end of the year. France's third-biggest listed bank said Chief Risk Officer Sadia Ricke would leave on Nov. 30 and Caroline Guillaumin, the head of human resources and communication, would quit on Dec. 15. Ricke, a SocGen veteran, will become group chief risk officer of Asia and Africa-focused bank Standard Chartered, the London-based bank said in a separate statement. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterRicke joined Societe Generale in 1994 and held a series of senior positions within the corporate and investment banking division before being appointed as chief risk officer last year.

☆ 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.

☆ 'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper to mark turning 60
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once he reached the age of 60. 1/5 French "Spiderman", climber Alain Robert, climbs the TotalEnergies skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lucien Libert TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Read MoreRobert, who also wanted to use the climb to raise awareness about the need for climate change action, had already climbed the TotalEnergies tower on numerous occasions. He climbs without a harness, using only his bare hands, a pair of climbing shoes, and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe off the sweat. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anthony Paone Writing by Dominique Vidalon Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Similar numbers fled in Greece as a blaze fuelled by gale-force winds raged in mountains north of Athens. ABOVE 40CIn Spain, where emergency crews were fighting fires in five regions, national weather service AEMET also forecast higher temperatures. REUTERS/Stelios MisinasTreasury Minister Simon Clarke said Tuesday's "remarkable, unprecedented" record served as "a reminder ... of the importance of tackling climate change." British engineers raced on Wednesday to fix train tracks that buckled in the heat after firefighters worked through the night to damp down wildfires. In southern Europe, far larger wildfires continued to rage.

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