As the US and China race ahead in AI, France carves its own path with Nvidia’s help
Nvidia bets almost $10 billion in Europe as Paris pushes for AI sovereignty.
Nvidia bets almost $10 billion in Europe as Paris pushes for AI sovereignty.
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France is the subject of increasingly alarming headlines about debt - so what's happening to the country's finances, has anything really changed, and do we need to worry about this?...
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French public debt is projected to reach a record high of 121.7% of GDP in 2027 under the government's budget proposal, up from 119% at the end of June....
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France has taken a step towards overhauling how it tackles sexual violence after MPs passed a sweeping bill without a single vote against. It would create specialist police units and courts, abuse checks in schools and leave for victims – but protections for foreign women were dr...
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High school students, teachers and lawyers were joined by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday outside a high school in Saint-Denis, the largest suburb of Paris and one of the most underprivileged....
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The unprecedented cyberattack on supermarket refrigeration systems in France has exposed the vulnerability of the country’s food supply and its links to national security, says a defence expert....
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France's parliament has overwhelmingly passed a ‘comprehensive’ bill against gender-based and sexual violence - although the bill now moves to the more conservative Senate, with the bill’s supporters fearing that the key advances achieved may be watered down, even though the gove...
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers to make 'urgent repairs to the fiscal house before the cracks widen.'
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France's Economy Minister Roland Lescure denied on Tuesday that the country was trapped in a debt "snowball", as he pressed opposition parties to pass a government budget for 2027....
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France is stepping up its fight against foreign interference after cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems and knocked a key national security website offline. New legislation is being examined on Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot vowed to ...
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Attention in France is largely focused on student and other protests - but John Lichfield argues that the Budget debates beginning in parliament represent a much clearer and more present danger for the country....
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Despite using less fossil fuels, France is still far short of the 5 per cent annual reduction in emissions it needs to meet its climate targets.
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Protests brought together between 161,500 and 480,000 people across France on Tuesday as the movement continues. High school students are now questioning what comes next as wider day of action is planned for Saturday....
