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France’s NGE Group Awarded $110M Contract for Morocco High-Speed Rail Upgrade
The project is a key segment of Morocco's planned high-speed rail network.Photo courtesy ONCF Morocco’s state-owned railway operator, the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF), has awarded France’s NGE Group a $110-million contract to upgrade one section of the Kenitra-Marrakesh rail line, part of Morocco’s $14.3-billion high-speed rail development plan.NGE, through its subsidiaries TSO, TSO Catenaires
January 10, 2025
Free, France’s second largest ISP, confirms data breach after leak
Free, a major internet service provider (ISP) in France, confirmed over the weekend that hackers breached its systems and stole customer personal information. The company, which says it had over 22.9 million mobile and fixed subscribers at the end of June, is the second-largest telecommunications company in France and a subsidiary of the Iliad Group
October 28, 2024
France’s Macron warns Iran over escalation in Middle East
Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-GazaFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has warned his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to not escalate the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas as the former starts evacuating residents at its northern border.In a phone call, Mr Macron warned Mr Raisi “against any escalation or extension of the
October 16, 2023
France’s Macron accuses Russia of ‘predatory’ influence in Africa
[1/2] French President Emmanuel Macron. . Rungroj Yongrit/Pool via REUTERS PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of feeding anti-French propaganda in Africa to serve "predatory" ambitions in troubled African nations, where France has suffered military setbacks and a wider loss of influence over recent years.Speaking on the sidelines of a summit of
November 20, 2022
France’s Total backs Myanmar gas sanctions
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January 21, 2022
The FB Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix Company, Not Harm It
The former Facebook Inc. employee who gathered documents that formed the foundation of The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files series said she acted to help prompt change at the social-media giant, not to stir anger toward it. Frances Haugen, a former product manager hired to help protect against election interference on Facebook, said she had…
October 3, 2021
France’s Sanofi halts work on anti-Covid vaccine
September 28, 2021
Transmission electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerging from human cells. Credit: NIAID French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Tuesday it was stopping work on an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 despite positive test results as it lags behind rivals on producing a coronavirus shot. The company said it would focus instead on…