By Adam Tooze*
There are turning points in history. Moments that matter, that mark beginnings and ends. As Martin Luther King reminded us: “There is such a thing as being too late”. It is that.. Eurasia Review - Published
Political experts are divided in their geopolitical forecasts for 2020, with opinions differing on the direction and dynamism: from a global nuclear war to Belarus becoming part of the.. Eurasia Review - Published
Several dozens of female activists took to the streets in Paris to perform a flash mob against pension reform.
The event, organised by feminist collective Les efFRONTé-e-s, took place on Friday..
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
Footage filmed in Nantes on Thursday (January 23) shows protesters marching with flares..
Thousands marched in Nantes, France Thursday (January 23) in protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension strikes, day 50 of such ongoing protests.
The richest 2,000 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while pointing out care work by women adds more than the technology industry. Olivia Chan reports
Visitors to the Lourve museum in Paris were left out in the cold on Friday, as protesters against pension refrom blocked its entrance. Adam Reed reports.
European shares were on pace for their sharpest decline in three weeks on Tuesday, as mounting concerns over a new coronavirus outbreak originating in China sparked a rush to safe-haven bets. David..
PARIS — France is deploying its sole aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Middle East.
Citing President Emmanuel Macron's speech to the military, Reuters reports that the carrier and its..
A small fire was quickly put out at La Rotonde restaurant in the early hours on Saturday after a string of demonstrations across the city over pension reform proposals.View on euronews
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Scores of anti-government protesters gathered outside a Paris theatre attended by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday night (January 17th).
Footage showed a line of police protecting the..
The Louvre museum in Paris was closed on Friday (January 17) after strikers blocked the entrance in protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.
As the standoff between President Emmanuel Macron's government and French trade unions continue over pension reforms, some Paris workers are finding they can no longer afford to remain on..
Ségolène Royal, the defeated Socialist candidate in France’s 2007 election, was President Emmanuel Macron’s emissary to the North and South Poles and a public critic of his pensions overhaul. NYTimes.com - Published
· *Europe's de-facto tech regulator Margrethe Vestager threw her support behind a radical plan to tax the revenue of major tech firms.*
· *France and the UK proposed levies on the revenue technology.. Business Insider - Published
France's hardleft trade unions on Friday threatened industrial action for months to come, as they searched for a way to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch the biggest overhaul of the country's.. Reuters - Published
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, he also trod in the f... MENAFN.com - Published Also reported by •Eurasia Review
PARIS (AP) — French unions are holding last-ditch strikes and protests around the country Friday as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system.
Travelers.. SeattlePI.com - Published
It's President Macron's signature reform, aimed at an increasingly costly system that lets some people retire as early as their 50s. But it has unleashed 51 days of strikes, and new protests in Paris.. Seattle Times - Published
French hardline unions have called for a day of industrial action and mass demonstrations Friday as President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the country’s unwieldly pension system is presented to.. France 24 - Published
Russia has more Jews actively participating in various aspects of their society when compared to Poland. In turn, Israel has more of a Russian ear than the Polish variant. Israel’s stance on the.. Eurasia Review - Published
By Andrew Hammond*
The UK government is making final preparations for the country’s departure from the EU next week. However, while this historic moment looms large, this is not the end of Brexit,.. Eurasia Review - Published
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France and the United States have reached a truce on a debate over a controversial French “digital tax” that was set to hit some of America’s.. The Verge - Published
Netanyahu calls on world leaders to unite against Iran, Macron, Charles, Prince of Wales, assert importance of Holocaust remembrance.
; Jerusalem Post - Published
More than 40 world leaders, including Vice President Mike Pence, French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prince Charles and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, descended on Jerusalem Thursday to rally.. FOXNews.com - Published
Watch VideoWorld leaders have gathered in Jerusalem for the World Holocaust Forum. The event includes a ceremony at the Holocaust remembrance center and meetings to address anti-Semitism. The forum.. Newsy - Published
President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France was determined to combat the hatred and intolerance that have fueled a sharp rise in anti-Semitism in his country as he met Holocaust survivors during.. Reuters India - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Israel is to hold one of the largest commemorations of World War II on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz by the Red Army. More than 40 world leaders, including.. France 24 - Published
More than 40 world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, are attending ceremonies at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, which will hold.. France 24 - Published
"Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust.. France 24 - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating modern-day anti-Semitism. Russian President Vladimir.. Seattle Times - Published
Contrary to the Israeli police statement that the french president apologized, Elysees Palace responded saying there was 'no presidential apology' Haaretz - Published
"Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust memorial.. IndiaTimes - Published
France's Senate voted on Wednesday in favour of a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), the first major social reform of President Emmanuel.. Reuters India - Published Also reported by •Reuters
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