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France to ban TikTok on work phones of civil servants -minister

  • March 24, 2023 12:42 PM CET | Reuters
 France to ban TikTok on work phones of civil servants -minister

PARIS (Reuters) - France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. "In

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UPDATE 6-Protesters, police clash across France in day of strife over Macron's pension changes

UPDATE 6-Protesters, police clash across France in day of strife over Macron's pension changes

  • March 23, 2023 04:50 PM CET | Reuters

* Macron says won't budge on pension law * Angers unions, protesters * Ninth nationwide day of strikes (Adds clashes in Paris, turnout, petrol shortages, fresh quote) By Lucien Libert and Ingrid

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Fitch Says Large French Banks Resilient To Current Market Stress

Fitch Says Large French Banks Resilient To Current Market Stress

  • March 23, 2023 04:13 PM CET | Reuters

March 23 (Reuters) - Fitch: * FITCH: LARGE FRENCH BANKS ARE RESILIENT TO CURRENT MARKET STRESS * FITCH: SIX LARGEST FRENCH BANKS HAVE SOUND LIQUIDITY BUFFERS TO ABSORB POTENTIAL LIQUIDITY PRESSURES

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UPDATE 5-Protesters, police clash across France in day of strife over Macron's pension changes

UPDATE 5-Protesters, police clash across France in day of strife over Macron's pension changes

  • March 23, 2023 02:40 PM CET | Reuters

* Macron says won't budge on pension law * Angers unions, protesters * Ninth nationwide day of strikes (Adds union leaders, scuffles) By Lucien Libert and Stephane Mahe PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) -

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UPDATE 5-Sanofi, Regeneron unveil 'blow-out' smoker's lung drug data

UPDATE 5-Sanofi, Regeneron unveil 'blow-out' smoker's lung drug data

  • March 23, 2023 01:24 PM CET | Reuters

* Drug meets primary and all secondary goals in COPD trial * Previous peak sales estimate of 13 bln euros was without COPD * Drug could be first new COPD treatment in over a decade (Adds Regeneron

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Protests across France after Macron doubles down on pensions

Protests across France after Macron doubles down on pensions

  • March 23, 2023 12:58 PM CET | Reuters

* Macron says won't budge on pension law * Angers unions, protesters * Ninth nationwide day of strikes (Adds comments from protesters) By Lucien Libert and Stephane Mahe PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) -

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Paris court expected to rule on minority shareholders' challenge to EDF buyout process on May 2

Paris court expected to rule on minority shareholders' challenge to EDF buyout process on May 2

  • March 23, 2023 12:46 PM CET | Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris court is expected to rule on May 2 on an appeal filed by a group of minority shareholders against the French state's full nationalisation of the utility EDF, said the head of

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Protests across France after Macron doubles down on pensions

Protests across France after Macron doubles down on pensions

  • March 23, 2023 11:55 AM CET | Reuters

* Macron says won't budge on pension law * Angers unions, protesters * Ninth nationwide day of strikes (Recasts with protests, strikes) By Lucien Libert and Dominique Vidalon PARIS, March 23 (Reuters)

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Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

  • March 23, 2023 10:47 AM CET | Reuters

(Adds wildcat strike actions, reactions) By Lucien Libert and Dominique Vidalon PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - French workers angry with a rise in the pension age blocked access to a terminal at Paris'

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Sanofi, Regeneron unveil 'blow-out' smoker's lung drug data

Sanofi, Regeneron unveil 'blow-out' smoker's lung drug data

  • March 23, 2023 09:42 AM CET | Reuters

* Drug meets primary and all secondary goals in COPD trial * Previous peak sales estimate of 13 bln euros was without COPD * Drug could be first new COPD treatment in over a decade (Adds share price

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Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

  • March 23, 2023 09:16 AM CET | Reuters

(Adds details on strikes, union leader, minister) By John Irish and Ingrid Melander PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Train services were disrupted and some schools shut while garbage piled up on the

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