Latest France Headlines
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French, UK Cyber Watchdogs Say Hackers-for-Hire Are Targeting Law Firms
Jun 30 2023 // Mercenary hackers increasingly are targeting law firms in a bid to steal data that could tip the balance in legal cases, French and British authorities say, echoing a Reuters investigation that uncovered the phenomenon...
Brégier Appointed Chairman of Board at French Reinsurer SCOR
Jun 26 2023 // SCOR’s Board of Directors, which met on June 25, 2023, has unanimously decided to appoint Fabrice Brégier as non-executive chairman, with immediate effect. This decision was made on the unanimous recommendation of...
Renault Customers to Lodge Criminal Complaint in France Over Faulty Engines
Jun 2 2023 // Renault could face prosecution in France over faulty engines as a group of customers plans to lodge a criminal complaint against the carmaker next week, the group’s lawyer said on Friday. “We are going to file...
France and Germany Show No Sign of Agreement on Role of Nuclear in Clean Energy
May 22 2023 // France and Germany are showing no sign of nearing a compromise on the role of nuclear energy in the European Union’s transition to cleaner energy, highlighting the challenge faced in reaching a deal in the coming...
French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash
Apr 17 2023 // A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm...
French Building Collapse Kills at Least 6; Gas Explosion Suspected
Apr 12 2023 // French investigators are treating the deaths of at least six people who were killed when a building collapsed in the city of Marseille as a possible “involuntary homicide” case, a prosecutor said...
People Moves: Generali GC&C France Promotes 2 Execs; Gallagher Securities Hires Zanelli as EVP, N. America; Mosaic Names Bakhshi CFO, Haque for Capital Solutions
Apr 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), Gallagher Re and Mosaic Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Generali Global...
Building Explodes and Collapses in Marseille, France
Apr 10 2023 // More than 100 firefighters worked against a ticking clock to extinguish flames deep within debris to save up to 10 people possibly buried after a building exploded and collapsed early Sunday in the French port city of...
People Moves: Chubb Names Chasseguet as Country President, France; MGA Pen Taps Gallaghers’ Alsegard as Head of IP; McLarens Appoints 5 for Mideast Team
Apr 3 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb, the MGA Pen Underwriting and loss adjuster McLarens. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Names Chasseguet as Country President for...
French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link
Feb 27 2023 // Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone’s biggest bank, for providing financial services to companies they allege contribute to the deforestation of the...
French (Yes, French) Executives Are the World’s Worst Workaholics: Survey
Jan 30 2023 // Americans have popularized “hustle culture,” but it’s French executives who binge work the most, according to a new survey. Nearly four in ten French business leaders admit to working intense, long hours...
Nepal Plane Crash Data Box Sent to France for Analysis
Jan 18 2023 // POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and were sending the aircraft’s data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what...
France’s Verlingue Buys Broker Cabinet Depeyre and MGA Depeyre Solutions
Jan 12 2023 // French broker Verlingue, a subsidiary of Adelaïde Group and specialist in corporate protection, is continuing its external growth strategy with two new acquisitions that will consolidate its presence in the Grand Est...
French Drugmaker Servier Appeals 2021 Convictions Connected to Weight-Loss Pill
Jan 9 2023 // French drugmaker Servier on Monday launched its appeal against manslaughter and deception convictions handed down by a Paris court in 2021 in connection with weight-loss pill Mediator. At least 500 people died of heart...
France’s Danone Faces Legal Action Over Plastic Use and Reporting Practices
Jan 9 2023 // Some environmental groups have taken legal action against French bottled water and dairy group Danone over its plastic use, accusing it on Monday of failing to sufficiently account for all the plastic used along its...
France’s Hottest Year Was Also 2nd Driest, Putting Climate Pressure on Government
Jan 6 2023 // France experienced its hottest and second-driest year on record in 2022, putting pressure on the government to step up its fight against climate change that’s straining everything from energy to...
Quebec’s French-First Law Stokes Alarm in Business Community Over Language Police
Jan 3 2023 // Businesses in Quebec are looking at all the usual hurdles as they plan for next year: Inflation, supply chains, employee turnover. And then there’s the language police. It’s too soon to know how the Office...
Private Equity Firm KKR Nears €2.3 Billion Deal for French Insurance Broker April Group
Nov 28 2022 // French insurance broker April Group said private equity firm KKR & Co. has become its new majority shareholder, according to a statement posted on its website. The statement, which confirmed a Bloomberg News report,...
French Defense Group Thales Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Data
Nov 2 2022 // French defense and technology group Thales said on Tuesday the hacker group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen some of its data and was threatening to publish it. Thales said the extortion and ransomware group had...
Fierce Storms Batter Northern France, Ripping Off Roofs, Cutting Power
Oct 25 2022 // Tornado-like storms that tore through northern France sheared off part of a church roof, felled trees and power lines and left scores of people without a safe place to live, authorities said Monday. One person suffered...
