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Price or French butter nearly doubles in a year
• 9:00 PM
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The wholesale price of butter in France hit a record high in September, rocketing to 8,180 euros, compared to 4,260 euros a year earlier, as an epidemic among cows affected production.
But first, a new, common digital payment system has been launched i
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Hurricane Helene shines light on woes of US home insurance industry
• 9:54 AM
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With private insurer losses expected to top $6 billion, Hurricane Helene is another reminder of climate change's impact on the US home insurance market. Also in this edition: the UK's last coal-fired power plant gets set to shut down after 54 years as th
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Friday, september 27, 2024
'Not a normal company': OpenAI loses another executive as it seeks huge valuation
• 1:44 PM
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OpenAI, the world's most valuable AI startup, has just lost another executive. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is one of more than 20 key staff who have departed this year, leaving CEO Sam Altman with just one of his fellow co-founders.
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Big Tech's outsize role in fuelling division, extremism: What can be done?
• 9:17 AM
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Amnesty International is accusing big tech platforms of playing an active role in fuelling racist violence. The accusation comes after riots erupted in the UK this summer following the publication of false information on social media, but it also applies
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Ethical shopping in the age of ultra-fast fashion: Time to slow down?
• 8:30 AM
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This week we look at ethical fashion in the age of "direct-to-consumer" giants like China's Shein and Temu. Thanks to their business model based on ultra-fast design and production, consumers can purchase a new look at incredibly low prices. But at what
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Thursday, september 26, 2024
The role of big tech in fuelling racism: What can be done?
• 11:56 AM
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Amnesty International is accusing big tech platforms of playing an active role in fuelling racist violence. The accusation comes after riots erupted in the UK this summer following the publication of false information on social media, but it also applies
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New EBRD report revises growth forecast downwards for 2024
• 8:42 AM
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued an updated report this Thursday on growth prospects in all the regions where it operates. Its Chief Economist Beata Javorcik spoke to FRANCE 24 specifically about the challenges facing the econo
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Wednesday, september 25, 2024
France's 2024 budget deficit could top 6% of GDP, minister warns
• 9:06 PM
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As France's newly-formed government faces pressure to finalise its spending plans for 2025, Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin says the state of public finances is worse than was expected only a few days ago, and that this year's budget shortfall could
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Tough talks ahead for Volkswagen and unions over jobs, pay and plant closures
• 9:26 AM
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Executives from Volkswagen and labour leaders are meeting this Wednesday in Hanover to discuss a new labour agreement. In the face of increased competition and high costs, the company has called for drastic cost-cutting measures. In this edition, we look
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Tuesday, september 24, 2024
California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling
• 9:22 PM
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In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, the US state of California has sued ExxonMobil for fraud over plastic recycling. The state's attorney general accuses the oil giant of deceiving the public for decades by promoting recycling as a solution to plastic waste
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China announces new measures to boost its struggling economy
• 9:18 AM
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The governor of the People's Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, has announced new measures meant to boost the country's ailing economy. China's central bank is lowering its benchmark interest rate as well as reducing the cash requirement that banks are suppos
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Monday, september 23, 2024
Germany warns Italy's UniCredit against 'hostile takeover' of Commerzbank
• 9:01 PM
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned against a "hostile takeover" of Commerzbank, after Italy's UniCredit revealed it had significantly increased its stake in Germany's second-largest bank, from 9 percent to 21 percent. Plus, with New York's Climate
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New French government faces deepening deficit and mounting debt
• 8:45 AM
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France's new economic team is led by two young and relatively unknown members of President Macron's pro-business coalition. They face a host of fiscal challenges as they try to reduce deficits without raising taxes on France's middle class.
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Friday, september 20, 2024
Davos in the French suburbs: How to boost the local economy?
• 1:37 PM
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In this week's show we shine the spotlight on France’s "banlieues": the low-income neighbourhoods that are on the periphery of the country’s largest cities. On September 17th and 18th, the first ever “banlieue economic forum” took place in Paris – provid
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Can your phone blow up? Remote device attacks in Lebanon stoke panic
• 1:19 PM
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This week’s attacks on Hezbollah pagers and radios have spread anxiety among Lebanese people, and a sense that no electronic device is safe. Amid some confusion over how the explosions were triggered, you might be wondering whether you can trust the phon
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Thursday, september 19, 2024
Martinique grapples with major cost of living crisis
• 7:57 PM
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People in Martinique are protesting the cost of living. That's because food products on the island cost up to 42 percent more than in mainland France. Sri Lankans are gearing up for a presidential election – and this year, the economy will be at the top
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Economy high on voters' mind ahead of Sri Lanka presidential election
• 9:02 AM
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Sri Lankan voters will head to the polls this Saturday to choose a new president. We'll see why the economy will be at the heart of the campaign with the financial collapse of 2022 still present in peoples' minds. In 2024, economic indicators have recove
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Wednesday, september 18, 2024
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time in four years
• 9:45 PM
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The US Federal Reserve lowered its key lending rate by a deeper-than-expected 0.5 percent, in its first rate cut in more than four years. The move indicates that while monetary policymakers are confident about taming inflation, their focus has shifted to
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Norway now has more electric vehicles than petrol-powered cars
• 8:59 AM
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Norway's road federation revealed on Tuesday that the number of electric vehicles on its roads was now larger than the number of petrol cars. Though diesel cars are still the most common type of vehicle in the country, EVs could overtake them in 2026. In
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Tuesday, september 17, 2024
EU Commission chief von der Leyen unveils new top team
• 7:50 PM
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After weeks of negotiations, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled her new top team, giving key economic portfolios to France, Italy and Spain. If approved by the European Parliament, the bloc's top brass will be charged with steeri
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Amazon CEO hopes to rekindle startup spirit by ending remote work
• 9:54 AM
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In a long memo sent to Amazon staff on Monday, CEO Andy Jassy told the tech giant's corporate employees that they would no longer be allowed to work remotely so that they are "better set up to invent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other".
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Monday, september 16, 2024
Boeing announces hiring freeze, sweeping cost cuts as strike continues
• 8:52 PM
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Boeing has announced a hiring freeze and cost-cutting measures amid a crippling strike at its assembly plants that has brought production of its best-selling jets, including the 737 MAX, to a virtual halt. But first, lawyers for TikTok and ByteDance have
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TikTok heads to court in fight against US order to sell or face ban
• 9:38 AM
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TikTok's lawyers are heading to US federal appeals court to argue that a law forcing Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell or see the app banned in the country is unconstitutional. Also in this edition: Ukrainian women step up into traditionally "male
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Friday, september 13, 2024
The view from the Olympic finish line: Assessing the impact of the Paris Games
• 2:46 PM
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The athletes have crossed the finish line of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now economists are trying their best to accurately assess the economic impact of this global event on the city and on France. Our guest, Wladimir Andreff, is one of them
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Polaris Dawn mission: Valuable space race progress or vanity project?
• 1:18 PM
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The most ambitious mission yet in the billionaire space race saw Jared Isaacman become the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space on Thursday, in partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX. The Polaris Dawn mission has been welcomed by the aerospace
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Thursday, september 12, 2024
UK to expand ETA entry scheme for all visitors in 2025
• 9:01 PM
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Visa-free travellers going to the UK will have to get permission prior to their visit as the government expands its Electronic Travel Authorisation, or ETA, scheme to all visitors. A similar plan is also in the pipeline for the European Union. Plus, the
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Boeing factory workers to vote on new union contract and strike action
• 10:17 AM
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Boeing workers in Washington and Oregon will be voting on Thursday night on whether to accept a new contract offer that increases wages by 25 percent over the next four years. If the deal is turned down, as has been predicted by union organisers, they wi
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Spain's PM urges EU to drop proposed tariffs on Chinese-made EVs
• 9:18 AM
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As the EU prepares to impose additional, heavy tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, Spain's prime minister has called on both sides to find a compromise to avoid a trade war. Pedro Sanchez made the comments during a trip to Beijing where he met Preside
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Wednesday, september 11, 2024
Trump, Harris clash on trade and tariff policies during debate
• 9:03 AM
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During Tuesday's US presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump clashed over their plans on foreign trade. In this edition, we take a look at what both of them are advocating when it comes to applying import duties
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US firm Cox Media accused of listening to private conversations to help push targeted ads
• 12:51 AM
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In this Science segment we tell you about how new revelations by the investigative website 404 Media are set to affect the world of digital advertising. The American company Cox Media Group has privately admitted to developing an "active listening" softw
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Tuesday, september 10, 2024
Top EU court orders Apple to pay €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland
• 9:25 PM
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In a major win for EU regulators, the European Court of Justice has ruled that Apple must pay €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland, dismissing a final appeal by the company against the European Commission's 2016 order. Separately, the court upheld a €2.4
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Apple launches new iPhone with AI capabilities amid sales slump
• 9:12 AM
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US tech giant Apple unveiled its new iPhone 16 on Monday in California, which it said is built to include artificial intelligence features. This is Apple's bid to reverse a slump in sales, especially as iPhones represent almost half of all revenue at the
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Intel, Nvidia suffer in tough week for chip-manufacturing industry
• 12:55 AM
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It’s been another wobbly week for the global semiconductor industry. Nvidia suffered the biggest one-day loss in stock market history, while Intel kept making headlines for its plans to cut costs.
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Seeking balance: A new chapter for Sino-African trade relations?
• 12:06 AM
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As the representatives of over 50 African countries meet this week in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation or FOCAC, Charles Pellegrin and his guests take a closer look at the relationship between China and Africa and what it means in terms
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Thursday, september 5, 2024
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Volkswagen bosses clash with workers over possible plant closures
• 8:36 PM
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Volkswagen's management went head to head with some 25,000 employees as leaders defended planned cost cuts that include possible plant closures in Germany and the end to a long-running job protection scheme. Unions say the threat is tantamount to a "decl
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From large infrastructure to 'small and beautiful': Chinese lending to Africa changes face
• 8:49 AM
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As the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation kicks off in Beijing, we take a closer look at how Chinese lending to the African continent has evolved over the years. Looking at data since 2000, big ticket infrastructure and energy projects have now given way
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Tuesday, september 3, 2024
Lebanon's ex-central bank chief arrested over alleged financial crimes
• 8:53 PM
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Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been arrested in Beirut. Once lauded for reviving the country's economy after the civil war, Salameh's later years in office were marred by allegations of financial crimes including embezzlement a
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Kamala Harris says US Steel should remain domestically owned
• 8:56 AM
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US vice president and presidential candidate Kamala Harris used a Labor Day speech to criticise a deal that would see American steelmaker US Steel taken over by Japan's Nippon Steel. The $14.1 billion takeover was agreed to in principle in December of la
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Monday, september 2, 2024
Brazil's Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds decision to suspend X
• 8:37 PM
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A panel of five Supreme Court justices in Brazil has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its judges to block Elon Musk's social media platform X in the country. The platform has already been suspended since Saturday for violating local rules. Accor
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AfD surge alarms German businesses desperate for skilled immigrant labour
• 11:35 AM
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The historic showing for Germany's far-right anti-immigrant AfD party in Sunday's state elections threatens to complicate the country's search for the foreign talent it needs to maintain its labour force. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: Braz
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Grok AI: Elon Musk's unrestricted chatbot that could cause 'reckless' fake news
• 8:51 PM
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Elon Musk's "Grok," the AI chatbot reserved for premium members of X, has launched a new image-generation feature – but without the usual safety guardrails and stringent policies to prevent disinformation and abuse. Unlike other major AI image generators
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Medef summer conference: French business leaders gather under cloud of political uncertainty
• 6:36 PM
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As suspense continues over who will become France's next prime minister, the country's largest employer federation, Medef, kicked off its annual "back to school" conference on the theme of ''power''. The US presidential election, regional conflicts and t
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Telegram founder arrested in Paris amid content concerns: Tech titans beware?
• 6:18 PM
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Could we be seeing a turning point for tech titans who reap huge profits for the "anything goes" content served up on their platforms? Free speech absolutists – including Elon Musk – are up in arms over the weekend arrest near Paris of the 39-year-old fo
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Beauty pageant crowns the world's first ever 'Miss AI'
• 7:47 PM
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The world’s first AI beauty pageant has crowned a virtual Moroccan lifestyle influencer. But first, Spaniards are being pushed out of the property market as tourism breaks new records in the country. China is building more wind and solar power projects t
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The environmental impact of data centres: AI's insatiable thirst for energy
• 12:32 AM
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While the tech world has been flying high on a wave of optimism over all the potential applications of AI, booming demand for the technology is increasingly straining energy resources. One simple search on ChatGPT consumes almost 10 times more electricit
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Wednesday, july 10, 2024
Russia relies on missiles with western-designed components to strike Ukraine
• 8:37 PM
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The Russian military still relies on western-designed components to fire missiles at Ukraine, an FT report has found. Mexican navy officials are flagging concerns about the rising flows of unregulated “dual use” chemicals used to produce synthetic drugs.
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Samsung union calls for 'indefinite strike' for better pay and benefits
• 9:03 AM
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At the conclusion of a three-day walkout, workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea announced they would continue their industrial action with an "indefinite strike". Among other demands, the 30,000 strong labour union is asking for a 3.5 percent inc
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