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France’s Capgemini to buy WNS for $3.3bn to improve AI offerings
Euronews
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Published on 07/07/2025 - 10:25 GMT+2 Tech and consultancy group Capgemini has agreed to buy US-listed WNS Holdings Ltd. for $3.3 billion (€2.8bn), according to a statement released on Monday. The French firm said that it is offering $76.50 per...
UK-France relationship ‘key’ to migration, No 10 says ahead of Macron meeting
Express & Star
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July 7, 2025
The UK’s relationship with France is “key” to tackling small boat crossings, Downing Street signalled a day ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Britain. The French president and his wife Brigitte will be hosted by the King when they travel to the...
EU Still Hopes for Initial U.S. Trade Deal Before Deadline
Yahoo Finance
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‘We’re fully geared up to get an agreement in principle by Wednesday,’ a European Commission spokesperson says. - sergei gapon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The European Union is still hoping to secure a bare-bones trade deal with the U.S. by...
AirAsia signs for up to 70 Airbus A321XLR in multi-billion-dollar Paris deal
AeroTime News
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July 7, 2025
AirAsia has signed a $12.25 billion deal with Airbus to purchase 50 A321XLRs with options for 20 more during a ceremony in Paris, France. The agreement, announced on July 4, 2025, was signed in the presence of Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Dato’...
New French restaurant will open in St. Paul’s Cathedral Hill this fall
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
As a young child in Lyon, France, Bjorn Jacobse was raised on a very particular diet. “My mom used to make ratatouille, and she would put it all in the blender and make a purée of eggplant, tomato and summer squash,” something Jacobse’s...
Ardian completes French IPP Akuo acquisition
PV Tech
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July 7, 2025
According to Akuo, the acquisition will bring the financial means to implement the IPP’s accelerated strategy as it aims to reach 5GW of installed renewable energy by 2030. With the acquisition of the French IPP, Ardian adds 1.9GW of renewable...
The stunning French village selling homes for one euro - and the clever reason behind the cheap deal
Daily Mail
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July 7, 2025
By JOWENA RILEY Published: 07:29 EDT, 7 July 2025 | Updated: 07:48 EDT, 7 July 2025 In the past few years, several small towns in Italy have made headlines for offering vacant homes for €1 in an effort to boost dwindling populations and breathe...
High alert for wildfires in south of France after four blazes at weekend
The Connexion
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July 6, 2025
Firefighters have been using Canadair water bombers to control the fires (pictured here in 2017) plprod/Shutterstock Several wildfires are still active in the south of France on Monday (July 7) after a weekend marked by high temperatures and...
FX Daily: Preparing For A Noisy Week On Trade
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash FX markets are preparing for a noisy week of trade. Wednesday's expiry of the 90-day tariff deadlines will once again see some high tariff levels thrown around. This has the potential to upset the benign volatility...
France concerned over citizen missing in Iran, minister says
WTVB - Michigan
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PARIS (Reuters) -A French man has been missing in Iran since mid-June, France’s minister responsible for the country’s residents abroad said on Monday, adding that Paris had no details on what had happened to the man. “It’s a worrying...
Air France-KLM Takes Majority Stake in SAS
Travel Market Report - New York
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Photo: Travers Lewis / Shutterstock.com On Friday, Air France-KLM announced it was increasing its stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to 60.5%, up from 19.9%, making it the majority stakeholder. Air France-KLM first took a stake in SAS in 2023,...
EU awaits decision today on Trump’s potential punishing tariffs threatening ‘the most important commercial relationship in the world’
Fortune
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The European Union expects to find out on Monday whether President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on America’s largest trade partner in a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of...
France Cement Industry Report 2025 Strategic Shifts Amid Stagnating Residential Construction Propel Growth - Value And Volume Forecasts To 2029
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The French cement market is set to expand at a 6.3% annual rate, achieving US$1.72 billion by 2025. Despite a slowdown in residential construction, public infrastructure and sustainable retrofitting support demand....
It‘s official: you can finally swim in the River Seine in Paris
Time Out
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It wasn’t that long ago that Paris had a reputation for, let’s say, being un petit peu mucky. Cigarette butt-covered streets, endless dog poop and piles of uncollected bins were classic Parisian stereotypes. And the murky Seine? Well, it was said...
Analysis: A US-EU trade deal looks unlikely. What does that mean for the UK?
City A.M.
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July 7, 2025
Monday 07 July 2025 12:45 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Donald Trump’s inconsistent tariffs have upended global trade The clock is ticking on the...
Trade relationships: U.S. tarriffs threaten the world’s largest
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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FILE - Bottles of spirits are labeled with a star in Bilka in Randers, Denmark, making it easier for customers to buy European goods, Monday, March 17, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union...
EU’s von der Leyen has ‘good exchange’ on trade with Trump, as US threatens Brics group with extra 10% tariff – business live
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Donald Trump threatens extra 10% tariff for "anti-American" Brics policiesGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets, and the world economy. Donald Trump has targeted the BRICS group of developing nations...
GMs tell their best (and wildest) trade stories: 'Uncle Mike would have absolutely loved that you executed a trade at his funeral'
ESPN Singapore
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July 7, 2025
From births to funerals -- and everywhere in between -- the job of a major league baseball general manager is never done. That is especially the case this time of year, when talks heat up in advance of the July 31 MLB trade deadline. Calls and...
This Secretive Company Built An Empire By Hawking Bad Financial And Health Advice On Facebook
Forbes
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The roughly fifty-seven minute video, titled “URGENT WARNING for Americans Born Before 1979”, begins with a white-haired man in a checkered shirt sitting in a blurred hallway. He speaks slowly: “With Donald Trump taking the White House and RFK Jr....
Applied Science University Students Top Arab Teams, Rank Fifth Globally at leHACK International Competition in France
Jordan News
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July 7, 2025
Students from Applied Science Private University (ASU) have achieved a new international milestone, with the university’s cybersecurity team from the Faculty of Information Technology securing first place among Arab teams and fifth place globally...