Yellow Vests

October 15, 2019  02:56 PM Christopher Grau is a self-described "gearhead" and "technician," but he still has a thing or two to learn about being an influencer. His performance wasn't particularly good in his latest video -- the picture was shaky and the so…

This article is part of our special report Buildings and the forgotten 90%. The “Yellow Vest” movement has actually boosted the France’s ambition to be a building renovation champion as it positioned the economy front and centre in the debate, the government…

PARIS, France — The Champs Élysées is undergoing a dramatic transformation, 25 years after its last major revamp. Following the arrival of Galeries Lafayette in March, Dior and Chanel beauty stores have joined the list of luxury labels claiming a spot on what…

In Ecuador, as thousands of protesters shut down streets, set fires and pushed into the National Assembly building, President Lenín Moreno declared a state of emergency and moved his government out of the capital. Protests began Oct. 1 when Moreno announced a…

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi testifies before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium September 24, 2018.  Apart from its central bank and the fortress of its customs union, there is not much els…

It's a bright Saturday morning on the Hamilton city hall forecourt, and the crowd is split down the middle. Members of the yellow vest movement and far-right groups stand on one side. Rainbow flag wavers with signs displaying slogans like "Diversity is streng…

It beggars belief that Mickaël Harpon was employed as a computer expert in the intelligence department at police HQ in Paris. It is also barely credible that when Christophe Castaner, France’s minister of the interior, addressed reporters hours after Harpon h…

None of that is deterring the French interior ministry. The government wants to funnel people to use Alicem and facial recognition, said Martin Drago, a lawyer member of the privacy group La Quadrature du Net that filed the suit against the state. Were headi…

The French civilian police worker who murdered four colleagues with a knife has been linked to a radical Islamist terrorist organisation. Michael Harpon, 45, was shot dead following the rampage inside the historic Paris Police Prefecture, next door to Notre …

Discontent among police officers was already rising before the attack, and the authorities will almost certainly be asked to explain how a man with a knife was able to enter a heavily secured headquarters filled with armed officers and kill four people before…