#Google challenges 1M French fine amid broader antitrust war

#Google challenges $591M French fine amid broader antitrust war

“#Google challenges $591M French fine amid broader antitrust war” Google plans to fight a $591 million fine that was levied by France’s antitrust watchdog earlier this summer over compensating publishers for news content — just one front in a broader battle that has the tech giant facing off against anti-monopoly regulators across the globe. French…

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#French women avoiding nude beaches fearing photographers

#French women avoiding nude beaches fearing photographers

“#French women avoiding nude beaches fearing photographers” Women of France are slipping into something a little less comfortable on the country’s famed nude beaches. Just 19% of breasted sunbathers in the country now say they feel comfortable removing their tops at the beach. Compare that with 2009, when 34% said they do, or in 1984…

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#Afghan flown to France suspected to have Taliban ties

#Afghan flown to France suspected to have Taliban ties

“#Afghan flown to France suspected to have Taliban ties” An Afghan who was recently evacuated from Kabul was arrested by French authorities and is suspected of having ties to the Taliban, according to reports.  French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the man was initially placed on house arrest because authorities “suspected this person to have or to have…

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#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues

#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues

“#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues” The Defense Department has come under heavy criticism this week for keeping US forces holed up at Kabul’s international airport while other Western nations’ special forces dash into the Taliban-controlled city to rescue their citizens and Afghan allies. Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported…

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#Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass

#Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass

“#Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass” PARIS — Vaccination rates are picking up again in France as the government requires a virus pass for more and more activities — but social workers worry that the measure will further marginalize migrants and other poor populations. So aid group Doctors Without Borders has set…

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