SAO PAULO — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries’ governments said in a joint-statement the money will be spread over the next four years to protect the rainforest. … Read more
BERLIN — Italy followed France on Monday in stepping up security following the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall and the claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. The attack renewed attention in Europe on the risk from the extremists, and particularly the Central Asian affiliate, as the continent gears … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is raising its terror alert warning to its highest level following the shootings on Moscow, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday after a meeting with senior security and defence officials with President Emmanuel Macron. Attal said in a post on X that the decision, which comes months before … Read more
France’s governing body for soccer, the French Football Federation (FFF), has sparked fresh controversy over a reported policy that apparently prohibits Muslim athletes from fasting while at the national team’s training camp during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the name of maintaining strict secularism, or the French legal principle of laïcité, which has … Read more
Valerie Valcourt has lived all around the U.S. in Seattle, New York City and Washington, D.C. But she made her biggest move yet last year when she quit her six-figure Big Tech job to go to pastry school in France. Valcourt, 34, tells CNBC Make It she started the process in 2020 when, while earning … Read more
Emma Raducanu has been named in Great Britain’s squad to face France in the qualifying round of the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup. Raducanu, 21, joins British number one Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Heather Watson in what captain Anne Keothavong says is a “full-strength team”. France will host the tie from April 12-13 after … Read more
France will offer government employees who work during this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games bonuses and other incentives in a bid to avoid strikes that could disrupt the global sporting event. Stanislas Guerini, the French minister for transformation and public services, made the announcement Saturday in an interview with France Info. He said eligible government … Read more
Valerie Valcourt is living what some might consider the dream life: The 34-year-old former executive assistant quit her tech job over a year ago and now makes pastries in the South of France. She recently went viral on TikTok for posting her experience of changing careers in her 30s: “Don’t let society try to trick … Read more
On Friday, the stylist took to Instagram to share a video in which he addresses the exposé’s claim that he was allegedly campaigning for Bobby Berk’s replacement. Rolling Stone reports that Berk was “blindsided” after learning that France — with alleged support from food guru Antoni Porowski — allegedly campaigned to replace Berk with Jeremiah Brent. Per the piece, “Unbeknownst … Read more
Spanish players were celebrating their victory over England at the women’s World Cup in Sydney in late August when the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player on the lips. The incident — which the player called out as nonconsensual — caused national and international outrage. It also highlighted ongoing issues with attitudes … Read more