Eight airports in France have received security notifications.

According to the DGAC aviation authority, eight French airports were placed on high security alerts on Wednesday, and several were evacuated for checks. Additionally, the Palace of Versailles was shuttered once again owing to a security fear for the third time in the past five days.

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Macron calls for a'return to authority' following French riots over the murder of Nahel.

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a traffic stop last month sparked protests, riots, and looting, with many alleging the government of permitting a culture of institutional racism to fester within the police force.

Macron condemned the "burning of schools, city halls, gyms...

France imposes a tax on Amazon because of disagreements over vendor agreements

According to a statement issued by the competition, consumer, and anti-fraud agency (DGCCRF), the company will be required to resolve "a significant imbalance in contractual conditions to Amazon's benefit" by the end of 2021. The company missed the March 22 deadline for implementing...

Hollywood studios and authors are in the midst of emergency negotiations to prevent a strike.

Late on Monday, representatives from Hollywood's film and television studios and the industry's writers met for contract negotiations in an effort to avoid a strike that would hamper TV production throughout an industry dealing with seismic shifts. If the Writers Guild of America and majo...

Germany arrest Syrian suspected of planning Islamist attack

Officials announced on Tuesday that German authorities have arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting an Islamic extremist-inspired attack involving explosives.

Federal police reported that officers apprehended the 28-year-old man early Tuesday morning in the northern city of Hamburg ...

For a Chinese COVID-19 escapee, the government has threatened "stern punishment."

A Chinese national infected with COVID-19 is returned to his hotel in Incheon on Thursday after being transferred there from Seoul two days earlier at the request of the Korean health authority. Before he could be admitted to the isolation ward, he escaped.  A Chinese national infected with ...

A Novel of the Emigre Gets a Fresh Start Thanks to a British author of Serbian descent

Vesna Goldsworthy has moved from Belgrade to London, from writing in Serbian to writing in English, from literary criticism to memoir to poetry, and finally to the book. She has added three works to the genre in question, the most recent being "Iron Curtain: A Love Story" (Norton), whic...

Even though the Auschwitz Museum recommended against it, the book The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has been turned into an opera.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was written by Irish author John Boyne and published in 2006. Bruno, a German youngster of eight, is unaware that his father is the kommandant of a concentration camp during World War II. As Bruno's father works, he and his family are dispatched to live with him...

There will be a plethora of opportunities in 2023 to immerse yourself in the rich culture of France at one of the many festivals celebrating anything from history to imagination.

Festivals are a fantastic opportunity for anyone, whether they live in France or are simply visiting, to experience the country's vibrant culture. Throughout the year, you can choose from a wide variety of amazing French festivals. A wide variety of topics are honoured, from kites and lemons ...

Amazon receives a hefty charge from French authorities due to disputes over reseller agreements

Competition, consumer, and anti-fraud office (DGCCRF) issued a statement saying it has already ordered the corporation to fix "a major imbalance in contractual conditions to Amazon's benefit" in December 2021. Amazon missed the March 22 deadline by a wide margin, and the fine it pai...

French authorities have issued a fine on Amazon over the company's business practices regarding agreements with independent vendors

There is "a major imbalance in contractual circumstances to Amazon's benefit," according to a statement from the competition, consumer, and anti-fraud office (DGCCRF), which stated that the corporation must make the necessary changes by December 2021. The fine announced on Wednesday...

According to a consultant for France's data protection authority, Apple should pay a hefty fine of 6 million euros

The chief adviser to the French data protection authority has recommended that Apple be fined 6 million euros ($6.3 million) for violating privacy rules, and such suggestions often carry a great deal of weight when it comes to the watchdog's ultimate decision. Francois Pellegrini, the authori...

The Korean government is pursuing third-party reparations for Japan's wartime atrocities.

Reparations for Koreans who were forced into war labour by Japanese colonial authorities between 1910 and 1945 have been all but abandoned by the Korean government. A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday during an open forum on the issue at the National Assembly in S...

Authorities said a gunman opened fire on a rabbi's home near Essen

Officials in Germany are seeking for a gunman who fired six rounds into the door of a former rabbi's apartment in Essen on Friday.

Witnesses who discovered four gunshot holes in the foyer informed authorities to the incident.

The unoccupied mansion, which currently houses ...

Tomorrow, authorities will question the former minister in Delhi who resigned over the conversion controversy

The Delhi Police will be questioning Rajendra Pal Gautam, the former minister who resigned after attending a religious conversion program. However, Gautam stated that the police had previously visited his home and questioned him about the incident.

The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party resi...

Authorities in Germany have concluded that algal blooms in the Oder River are the likely cause of a massive fish kill there

The widespread mortality of fish in the Oder River has been attributed by German scientists to an algal bloom brought on by an excess of salt. The environmental organization Greenpeace has more solid theories about where it's coming from.

German environmental authorities said in a r...

Ukrainian Forces training in Germany observed by Russian Spices

According to the story published by Spiegel Magazine, German Security authorities have observed that Training of Ukrainian soldiers at Germany with western weapons was spiced by Russian’s.

According to the German military personnel they have observed two suspicious cars outside th...

Authorities in Singapore detain 10 guys for an illegal MGO transaction

Ten individuals have been detained in Singapore on suspicion of taking part in an unauthorised sale of marine gas oil (MGO).

Off Southern Tuas Basin, police from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) detained eight crew members of tugboats registered in Singapore and abroad as part of a combined...

Singapore-Rotterdam Corridor

In order to encourage low and zero carbon shipping, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the world's longest Green and Digital Corridor. This will be achieved by the construction...