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French government says it’s being targeted by unusual intense cyberattacks

The French government said Monday that several of its services have been targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity,” and a special crisis center was activated to restore online services. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said in a statement that the attacks started Sunday night and hit multiple government ministries, without providing details. By Monday afternoon,

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Global

French government hit with ‘unprecedented’ wave of cyberattacks

The French government said Monday that several of its services have been targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity,” and a special crisis center was activated to restore online services. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said in a statement that the attacks started Sunday night and hit multiple government ministries, without providing details. By Monday afternoon,

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Entretenimiento

English ‘doesn’t exist’ and is just badly pronounced French, linguist claims

A French linguist has controversially claimed that the English language ‘doesn’t exist’ and is just ‘badly pronounced French’.  Bernard Cerquiglini, a linguistics professor from Lyon, points out that the English language uses thousands of words taken from French about 1,000 years ago.  Ironically, many of these have since reentered the French language but in a bastardised English

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Noticias de dinero

French economy in a death spiral

IT is the season for announcing results for 2023. On a national level, many countries have published gross domestic product (GDP) growth data for last year. Fiscal results are also trickling in from other countries including France — the second-largest economy on the European continent and in the eurozone. The result is not final and

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Deportes

Major French union threatens strikes during Olympics

A major French union warned of possible strikes, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics, when a massive influx of people is in the French capital. Speaking to France Info media on Thursday, the general secretary of the CGT said the union will give a notice of strike in public services during the Games, which

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Global

Czech and French leaders pledge support for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel agree to send support to Ukraine, but rule out sending combat troups. ADVERTISEMENT The Czech and French presidents said Tuesday their countries remain united in their support of Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression and are ready to look for new ways of helping the Ukrainians

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Global

Abortion enshrined in French constitution in world first

France became the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law after its parliament voted to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution. A congress of both houses of parliament, gathered in a special chamber at the Palace of Versailles, easily found the three-fifths

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