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Macron courts Modi in quest for geopolitical 'independence' By Francesco Fontemaggi and Juliette Rabat Marseille (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power…

Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire; Argentina's northern prairies consumed by fires by AFP Staff Writers Paris (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 A remote island that is part of France's French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a…

PARIS, France — The battle over the future of artificial intelligence has intensified as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly dismissed Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion bid to acquire the ChatGPT maker, accusing the Tesla and x.AI founder of attempting to hinder OpenAI’s progress rather than genuinely competing in the AI race.…

PARIS, France — Dominique Pélicot, the convicted rapist whose crimes against his wife shocked France, was questioned on Thursday by investigators regarding his suspected involvement in unsolved rapes and murders dating back to the 1990s. Pélicot, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for drugging and facilitating the rape…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday held crucial discussions with Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, on advancing Nigeria’s role in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation. The meeting, which took place in Paris, France, according to a message President Tinubu posted on his verified X handle, @officialABAT, explored potential partnerships aimed…

PARIS, France – Seventeen men convicted in the harrowing Pelicot mass rape trial have filed appeals against their verdicts, the prosecutor’s office in Avignon confirmed on Monday, December 30, 2024. The case, which involved 51 defendants, has shocked France and drawn international attention to systemic violence against women. The trial,…

Leading Spanish production house Morena Films is teaming with A Contracorriente Films, one of Spain’s top indie distributors, and “The Beasts” French co-producer Noodle Productions to produce “Fairy Queen” (“Reina de las Hadas,” “Reina de les fades” in Catalan), a feature inspired by “Paris 70” which was shortlisted on Dec.…

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Paris 2024 Golden Moments: 'Elation for the French!' - France clinch rugby sevens gold in emotional scenes Watch the wonderful moments of celebration as France clinch the rugby sevens gold in emotional scenes at the end of the final with Fiji. discovery+ is the streaming home…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Orizu for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that Orizu was intercepted while attempting to board an Air France flight…

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