Second-home owners in France could soon face insurance surcharge

2024-04-04T15:44+0200connexionfrance (en)

Second-home owners may soon have to pay a surcharge on their home insurance to help prop up the insurance system which has been hard hit by the rise in payouts linked to climate change. The move is recommended in a report commissioned by the government on the state of France ’s insurance sector.

US Treasury Secretary Yellen faces tough road on China's excess capacity problem

2024-04-04T12:40+0200france24-en (en)

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in China's southern factory hub of Guangzhou on Thursday with a tough message to Chinese officials: you're producing too much of everything, especially clean energy goods, and the world can't absorb it. China is unleashing a flood of electric vehicles,....

‘We’re already in a climate emergency - it’s changing our wildlife’

2024-04-04T06:01+0200kentonline (en)

The blue tit is having to change its behaviour to ensure sufficient food exists for breeding. Picture: RSPB. From new, potentially dangerous pests moving to our warmer shores, to vital ecologic sites being washed away by rising tides, the changes it has already set in motion are being seen and seem destined only to intensify.

Botswana Threatens To Send 20,000 Elephants To Germany Over Proposed ‘Trophy Hunting’ Rules

2024-04-03T16:04+0200dailycaller (en)

The president of Botswana threatened to flood Germany with 20,000 of its elephants if the European country attempts to place restrictions on animal parts gleaned from “trophy hunts” in his country. Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi suggested he will send 20,000 live elephants to Germany in....

Alluvione in Francia, residenti evacuati: il video dell'inondazione

2024-04-03T01:00+0200virgilio-notizie (it)

Un’ondata di maltempo ha colpito la Francia , in particolare l’Yonne, nella Borgogna, dove a Lezinnes case e campi sono stati allagati dall’esondazione del fiume Armancon. L’alluvione ha provocato l’inondazione di parte della cittadina, costringendo una dozzina di residenti a evacuare le proprie abitazioni.

Japan to resume UNRWA funding with $35 million in aid: Japanese FM

2024-04-02T09:07+0200almayadeen-en (en)

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks to attendees as she attends a Women, Peace and Security symposium at the Permanent Mission of Japan, on Monday, March 18, 2024, in New York. ( AP. Following the series of suspensions of funds for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in....

“It’s ruined”: near Auxerre, the Armançon rises from its bed, residents prepare for the worst

2024-04-02T08:23+0200tellerreport (en)

[HIGHLIGHTS] “It’s ruined”: near Auxerre, the Armançon rises from its bed, residents prepare for the worst. 2024-04-02T06:22:27.695Z. Saône-et-Loire and Yonne departments placed on red flood alert. The two departments have been placed under Météo France 's maximum vigilance threshold for floods.

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T04:22+0200polandsun (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

Other Sports Tredagh club backing Irish champion Grace Conway as she sets her sights on Europeans

2024-04-02T04:05+0200independent-ie (en)

Grace was one of three fighters from the club competing, the others being Callum Carragher and Breanna Johnston. In the first round Callum came up against a fellow All-Ireland champion from the Marble City club in Kilkenny in what turned out to be an all-action contest.

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T01:08+0200myanmarnews (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:38+0200europesun (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:30+0200cambodiantimes (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:29+0200northernirelandnews (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:28+0200nigeriasun (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:27+0200kenyastar (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:22+0200srilankasource (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:18+0200manilametro (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:18+0200voanews (en)

beijing — The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:10+0200longbeachstar (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade, Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-02T00:08+0200singaporestar (en)

beijing - The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stephane Sejourne, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

Floods: after Côte-d'Or and Yonne, Saône-et-Loire placed on red alert

2024-04-01T22:52+0200tellerreport (en)

Eight other departments still on orange alert. In Indre-et.Loire, the Vienne began to recede at Chinon at midday. Across the entire department, 562 people have been evacuated since midday on Saturday, including 370 in Chinon. In several streets, residents tried to barricade their homes with concrete blocks, tarpaulins or even stones.

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T20:39+0200metro-us (en)

and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by European leaders , including Dutch Prime Minister....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T19:34+0200thehimalayantimes (en)

Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by European leaders, including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a visit to Beijing last week. "The rebalancing of our economic partnership is a priority, as it is for....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T18:32+0200apanews-en (en)

on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by , including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a last week.

Streets in western France turned into lake after historic flood

2024-04-01T17:20+0200presstv-ir (en)

Streets in La Roche-Posay, western France , are flooded following heavy rain and the overflowing of the local river Creuse. The river reached 6m78 in the city, exceeding the historic flood of 1982, and is expected to rise to 7m2, close to the record of 1896 (7m3).

France's Indre-et-Loire Region Remains On High Flood Alert

2024-04-01T17:06+0200barrons (en)

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18:01, April 1. 2024

2024-04-01T16:13+0200armenpress (en)

French foreign minister meets with his Chinese counterpart ahead of Macron-Xi Jinping meeting 18:01, 1 April 2024 YEREVAN, APRIL 1, ARMENPRESS։ French foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné met with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital. The meeting between the two foreign ministers comes....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T15:56+0200washtimes (en)

European officials have expressed concern that a flood of low-priced Chinese-made electric vehicles could disrupt production and displace jobs in Europe. The EU is investigating whether Chinese government subsidies for EVs give an unfair advantage to Chinese auto exporters.

French FM presses China on trade, Ukraine war in Bejing visit

2024-04-01T14:27+0200dailysabah (en)

France 's top diplomat pressed China on trade issues and called for "rebalancing" the economic partnership while stating France expects it to send "clear messages" to its strategic ally Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing.

Western France maintains red alert due to flood risk

2024-04-01T14:23+0200menafn (en)

) Over the weekend, various towns and rivers in western France experienced flooding, leading to the evacuation of local residents. Reports from local media outlets highlight the urgency of the situation, with emergency responders actively involved in rescue efforts.

France and China discuss trade and Ukraine ahead of Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T13:54+0200euronews-en (en)

Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by European leaders. “The rebalancing of our economic partnership is a priority, as it is for our European partners,” Séjourné said at a joint news conference with Wang.

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T13:43+0200dunyanews (en)

BEIJING (AP) The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T13:37+0200thefinancialexpress (en)

The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T12:08+0200energy-economictimes (en)

European officials have expressed concern that a flood of low-priced Chinese-made electric vehicles could disrupt production and displace jobs in Europe. The EU is investigating whether Chinese government subsidies for EVs give an unfair advantage to Chinese auto exporters.

在习近平即将访问之前，法国就贸易和乌克兰问题向中国施压

2024-04-01T11:32+0200citynews-ca (en)

and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by European leaders , including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a last week.

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T11:31+0200independent-UK (en)

The French foreign minister pressed on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by European....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T11:27+0200ABCnews (en)

on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by European leaders, including Dutch....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T11:26+0200startribune (en)

BEIJING — The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have....

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit BEIJING (AP) — The French foreign minister pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring.

2024-04-01T11:25+0200financialpost (en)

European officials have expressed concern that a flood of low-priced Chinese-made electric vehicles could disrupt production and displace jobs in Europe. The EU is investigating whether Chinese government subsidies for EVs give an unfair advantage to Chinese auto exporters.

France presses China on trade and Ukraine ahead of upcoming Xi Jinping visit

2024-04-01T11:23+0200apnews (en)

on Monday ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this spring. Stéphane Séjourné, in talks with his counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital, largely echoed positions that have been laid out by , including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a last week.

Western France on red alert due to flood risk

2024-04-01T10:30+0200wn (en)

Rescuers continue searching for kayaker who went missing in flooded river La Vienne...

Western France on red alert due to flood risk

2024-04-01T10:29+0200urdupoint (en)

Rescuers continue searching for a kayaker who went missing in the flooded La Vienne river on Saturday, the La Depeche newspaper reported. La Vienne rose on Sunday evening up to 5.24 meters (17.19 feet), and the Creuse river rose to 6.78 meters, surpassing the record in 1982.

Western France on red alert due to flood risk

2024-04-01T10:14+0200aa-en (en)

Ankara. ANKARA The western French department Indre-et-Loire remains on red alert Monday due to flood risk, according to the country’s weather authority, Meteo France . The French towns and rivers in western France were flooded over the weekend, and residents were evacuated, according to local media.

Floods: Indre-et-Loire remains on red alert, the decline of the Vienne begins slowly

2024-04-01T09:53+0200tellerreport (en)

Between Chinon and Nouâtre, the level of the watercourse reaches 5.40 meters in places. On Tuesday alone, Météo France expects between 5 and 10 mm of water in the area. This new precipitation will fall on soils already saturated with water. Enough to once again swell the region's waterways.

French Jew Bernard Levy raises controversy by justifying the genocide in Gaza

2024-04-01T09:32+0200tellerreport (en)

Levy claimed - in an interview with the local French newspaper "Nice-Matin" - that the Israeli response to the Al-Aqsa flood was "proportionate" Activist Rafael Iván sharpened his tone towards the newspaper Nice Matin, writing on the X platform that “supporting war crimes from this notorious newspaper is shameful.

The tricksters who saved lives during World War II

2024-03-31T20:37+0200gzeromedia (en)

What’s the best April Fool’s Day prank you’ve ever pulled? It can’t hold a candle to the tricks and traps of the US “ Ghost Army ,” a group of World War II soldiers whose knack for illusion saved tens of thousands of lives. “All warfare is based on deception,” wrote the ancient strategist Sun Tzu ,....

Indre-et-Loire and Vienne on red flood alert Monday, risk of avalanches in the Alps

2024-03-31T18:05+0200tellerreport (en)

30 to 45 cm of snow have already fallen on Mercantour, north of Nice, which had been placed on orange avalanche alert from Saturday. Avalanches have already been reported on the road to Isola 2000, according to Météo France . The road leading to this ski resort in the Southern Alps, whose season was....

French town partially submerged after heavy rainfall

2024-03-31T16:35+0200skynews (en)

A town in France has been partially submerged after heavy rain caused a river to overflow. Footage taken on Saturday showed major flooding in Montmorillon in southeastern France , with water flowing across its high street and outside homes. Local authorities issued flood warnings in the region, and....

Town in France partially submerged after heavy rainfall

2024-03-31T16:24+0200coastfm (en)

A town in France has been partially submerged after heavy rain caused a river to overflow. Footage taken on Saturday showed heavy flooding in Montmorillon in southeastern France , with water flowing across its high street and outside homes. Local authorities issued flood warnings in the region, and....

Town in France partially submerged after heavy rainfall

2024-03-31T16:20+0200heart (en)

Footage taken on Saturday showed heavy flooding in Montmorillon in southeastern France , with water flowing across its high street and outside homes. Local authorities issued flood warnings in the region, and said more than 100 firefighters and armed forces personnel were on hand to help residents on Sunday.

Agriculture, Vol. 14, Pages 549: Analyzing the Impact of Storm ‘Daniel’ and Subsequent Flooding on Thessaly’s Soil Chemistry through Causal Inference

2024-03-30T09:23+0100mdpi (en)

A combination of Copernicus Sentinel satellite images (European Space Agency, Paris, France ), i.e., Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, was utilized for monitoring the flood [ 17 ]. Sentinel-1 is a radar satellite mission designed to provide all-weather, day-and-night imaging capabilities.

More than 40 Killed in Israeli Bombing of Aleppo: This is What Happened

2024-03-29T12:29+0100palestinechronicle (en)

Israeli strikes targeted several sites in the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing over 40 people, Syrian defense ministry said on Friday. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted a military source as saying that a number of civilians and soldiers were killed after “the Israeli enemy launched an air....

Huge increase in tourist tax at three Brit holiday hotspots - when it will be brought in

2024-03-27T15:24+0100themirror (en)

Brits planning holidays in Europe this summer will need to stretch their budget that little bit further, as a number of European destinations are upping their tourist tax charges. Most cities already have some form of levy in place for tourists staying in hotels, which tourists usually pay at the check-in desk.

'All we can do': On board a Jordanian flight dropping vital aid into Gaza

2024-03-26T14:42+0100thenational (en)

The aid drop carried out by the Jordanian air force on Wednesday was the first flight the Jordanians had managed in three days; the dismal weather had made executing a mission like this almost impossible. After finally securing the right conditions, the plane set off from King Abdullah II Air Base....

Struggling for a can of food: starving Gazans scramble for aid drops

2024-03-25T22:21+0100france24-en (en)

On the ground, where almost no building within sight was still standing, hungry men and boys raced towards the beach where most of the aid seemed to have landed. Dozens of them jostled intensely to get to the food, with scrums forming up and down the rubble-strewn dunes.

Struggling for a can of food: starving Gazans scramble for aid drops

2024-03-25T22:15+0100rfi-en (en)

On the ground, where almost no building within sight was still standing, hungry men and boys raced towards the beach where most of the aid seemed to have landed. Dozens of them jostled intensely to get to the food, with scrums forming up and down the rubble-strewn dunes.

France reduced steel production by 10.2% y/y in February

2024-03-25T12:29+0100gmk-center-en (en)

In February 2024, French steelmakers reduced steel production by 10.2% compared to the same month in 2023, to 802 thousand tons. The country was thus ranked 19th in the global ranking of steel-producing countries (71) by the WorldSteel Association. French steelmakers’ steel production fell by 4% compared to the previous month.

Moment French police boat closely circles migrant dinghy headed for British waters causing it to flood - as experts warn 'pushback' tactics could cause 'mass casualty event'

2024-03-24T18:01+0100dailymail (en)

'That one manoeuvre alone could cause a mass casualty event. The water is deep enough to drown in. I've seen this in the central Mediterranean many times, but this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this happening in the Channel.' A coastguard officer was seen prodding a large dingy full....

Revealed: UK-funded French forces put migrants’ lives at risk with small boat tactics

2024-03-24T17:11+0100whatsnew2day (en)

French police funded by the British government have put the lives of vulnerable migrants at risk by intercepting small boats in the English Channel, using tactics that search and rescue experts warn could cause a ‘mass casualty event’ . Shocking new evidence obtained by the Observer Lighthouse....

New CEO Carl Lenaerts puts an end to toxic leadership in Plopsaland: “Back to the order of the day”

2024-03-24T02:28+0100breakinglatest (en)

From Dina Tersago to Erik Van Looy: the BVs were welcomed on Friday evening by a broadly smiling and approachable Carl Lenaerts. The new CEO was chosen by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst – the bosses of parent company Studio 100 – to make Plopsa’s corporate culture healthy again.