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February 21, 2019

‘Voice of Paris attacks’ killed in Syria: sources

A top French Islamic State jihadist who became notorious after voicing an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 2015 attacks in Paris has been killed in an overnight airstrike, security sources told AFP. Fabien Clain, who is believed to…
February 21, 2019

Air France halts Caracas flights during political crisis

Air France has said it is suspending some flights to Caracas until Monday at least as the political crisis gripping the South American country deepens with a standoff over foreign aid. An airline spokeswoman told AFP late Wednesday that “certain…
February 21, 2019

AccorHotels checks out record profits

French hotel group AccorHotels said Thursday it had earned a record profit last year, although that was entirely due to a boost from the sale of a stake in its property unit. The net profit of 2.2 billion euros ($2.5…
February 21, 2019

Ghosn held $260,000 Rio party billed to Renault-Nissan, documents show

Former Renault and Nissan head Carlos Ghosn and his wife invited friends to a $260,000 Carnival party in Brazil last year and charged it to his employers, documents seen by AFP show, a move Ghosn’s lawyer defended as a routine…
February 21, 2019

Exceptional charges axe AXA’s profit

Exceptional charges along with natural disasters hacked into net profits at AXA, one of the world’s leading insurance firms, which nevertheless managed to boost its operating earnings to a record level. Net earnings plunged 66 percent to 2.1 billion euros…
February 20, 2019

Anti-Semitism worst since WWII, Macron tells Jewish group

Anti-Semitism appears to have reached its worst levels since World War II, French President Emmanuel Macron told Jewish community leaders on Wednesday, a day after thousands of people took to the streets to denounce hate crimes. The scourge has grown…
February 20, 2019

Nine countries at UN seek to override China to raise Myanmar

The United States, France, Britain and six other countries on the UN Security Council have called for a meeting on Myanmar that is expected to face opposition from China, diplomats said Wednesday. The meeting requested for next week would be…
February 20, 2019

Hefty fines given to major banks over last five years

After Swiss bank UBS was fined 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in a tax fraud case in France on Wednesday, here are some other hefty fines handed to top banks over the past five years. – Societe Generale: sanctions violations…
February 20, 2019

CORRECTED: Designer Karl Lagerfeld to be cremated without ceremony

Karl Lagerfeld will be cremated without ceremony and his ashes are likely to be scattered with those of his mother and his lover, the designer’s label said Wednesday. “His wishes will be respected,” a spokeswoman for his Karl Lagerfeld brand…

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