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French investment boosts growth and confidence in the Moroccan Sahara in Dakhla
Sustainable development and international partnerships French investments in the southern territories Multidimensional French support Strategic partnerships As part of the transformation currently underway in Morocco's southern provinces, the city...

French telecoms join forces to break up embattled SFR
Three of France's main telecom groups said Tuesday they lodged a joint bid for SFR, a debt-laden rival struggling to keep up in an increasingly competitive market. Orange, Iliad and Bouygues Telecom said they would split the bulk of SFR's assets...

The Rise and Fall of Scientific Journals and a Way Forward
Scientific journals have had enormous positive impact on the development of science, but in some ways, they are now hampering rather than enhancing open scientific discourse. After reviewing the history and current problems with journals, a new...

“The White Lotus” Heads to France: Expect Another Set-Jetting Surge
“The White Lotus” fans, do we have good news for you: The next season of the jet setting, dysfunctional-family-and-friends whodunnit has a new location for its upcoming fourth season. First hinted at by Deadline, the Hollywood insider publication,...

Immigrants Make Up More Than 30 Percent of Nobel Science Winners Since 2000
Of the 202 Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize. The remaining 63 laureates left their country of birth before winning a Nobel prize, sometimes...

Health and Wellness Food Market to Reach USD 2,177.10 billion by 2032, Growing At An 9.80% CAGR - Credence Research
Leading Food Giants Drive Innovation Through Strategic Acquisitions and Product Launches in Rapidly Expanding Market. PUNE, India, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Overview The global health and wellness food market continues its robust...

George Clooney criticizes Hollywood culture — now that he lives in France
Actor George Clooney says his children have a much better life growing up in France than they would have in Hollywood. Clooney moved his family to France in 2024, taking root in Cotignac, a village in the southeast. 'I felt like they were never...
Veolia bets on innovation to transform CO2 into a new community resource with Le Mans métropole in France
14-10-2025 Veolia is partnering with Le Mans Métropole to launch the first phase of its comprehensive carbon capture and valorisation programme. This pioneering industrial-scale project will take place at Le Mans’ waste-to-energy facility —...

ArcelorMittal starts BIPV module production in France
ArcelorMittal has started producing its Helioroof building-integrated PV modules in France. The steelmaker says the system aims to simplify energy retrofits for commercial and industrial roofs. October 14, 2025 Gwénaëlle Deboutte From pv magazine...
One Tech Tip: How to move your music library to another streaming platform
KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Published: October 14, 2025 LONDON (AP) — Want to switch to Apple Music because you can't find your favorite indie band on Spotify? Or maybe you're on Amazon Music but saw a new subscriber offer on Tidal that's too...
Dinosaur footprints from 166 million years ago discovered in UK quarry
The most extensive dinosaur trackways ever discovered in Europe have been uncovered at an Oxfordshire quarry, stunning palaeontologists, who have gained new insights into how dinosaurs moved through the landscape. An astonishing 220-metre trail...

French homes overrun by ladybird invasion
Invasive Asian ladybird has been spotted in both France and UK amid food source boom Asian ladybirds often have far more than seven 'spots' on their back Robert Schneider/Shutterstock France is facing an overwhelming influx of ladybirds this...

Cold Chain Technologies secures pharma cargo on sea route
Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) has demonstrated that high-value, temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments can successfully travel by sea, offering a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to air freight. The project, in collaboration with...
Provost Olinto Meets With French President to Launch Lafayette Fellowship
Columbia University Provost and Students Meet French President Emmanuel Macron to Mark Launch of Lafayette Fellowship On Tuesday, September 23, His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, visited Villa Albertine, the...

French Leclerc Tanks Deployed to Romania to Strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank
French Leclerc main battle tanks have arrived in Romania for NATO’s Forward Land Forces exercises under French command. The deployment reinforces the Alliance’s defensive posture and signals sustained deterrence along Europe’s eastern flank. On 13...

Researchers win Nobel Prize in Economics for insights on innovation and economic growth
STOCKHOLM -- Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older...

World champions, Olympic medallists and a Tour de France winner – these are the riders retiring in 2025
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli's 'Time to Say Goodbye' – 'Con te partirò' in Italian – is one of the best-selling singles of all time. You've almost certainly heard it, even if it was only when he performed it to Leicester City fans in 2016,...

'Kyiv could be Silicon Valley' — New 50-million-euro startup fund will develop Ukraine’s tech-ecosystem
People walk through the UNIT.City, a tech hub in Kyiv, Ukraine in an undated photo. (UNIT.City / Facebook) If most investors have opted to watch Ukraine from a distance during Russia’s ongoing invasion, Charles Whitehead and Dominique Piotet are...

Qair Secures €55M for Hyd’Occ in Occitanie, France
Project Announcement and Core Goals Big news: Qair, France’s independent renewable energy developer, just locked in a €55 million financing package to launch Hyd’Occ—destined to be France’s biggest green hydrogen ecosystem—down in Port-La...

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: JTA's NAVI autonomous vehicle program
Here is a transcript from the episode: GJ: And welcome to the Infrastructure Technology Podcast. I'm Gavin Jenkins from Roads and Bridges, and with me, as always, we have Ileana Garnand, the digital editor of Roads and Bridges, and we have a man...