Thursday, April 5th, France's defense minister promised a "zero tolerance" for discrimination in the armed forces with the widespread sexual harassment involving the military academy near Paris. After a group, of about 60 male students were "willing to do anything" to force the young woman and many more female students that are attending the school out, of the École spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr. Minister Florance Parly said that those involved would be excluded, and that "there is no place for sexism in our armed forces." The report also said that a number of former female students had been sexually harassed by many male recruits. The males have also routinely ignored, insulted or had humiliated the women, eventually leading to some of them leaving their military training.
A french mayor has apologized after her April fools joke. The joke was about a swedish furniture giant Ikea coming to town with 4,000 new jobs. The mayor used facebook and twitter to reveal the "big news". Many of the locals were very upset with the mayor. She later apologized on french media saying, "The sense of humor was not shared by everyone." She than said there would in fact be a commercial development outside of the northern town, that would actually bring 4000 new jobs in the future. Her apologize was unsuccessful, someone later tweeted, "We will all still vote for you next election... April Fools."
A twenty-five year old snowboarder died after falling into a snow drift. The British snowboarder was found at the Meribel ski resort in France on Wednesday. Two skiers noticed a snowboard sticking out, and contacted emergency services. The man was a seasonal worker at the resort in France. Rescuers reported that he went through cardiac arrest when he was found.
Date: April 6, 2018 Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43669769
The prince of Saudi Arabia headed down one day earlier to paris than expected. He met to create a partnership with the kingdom where the topic revolves around commercial. No weapon contracts are expected to be signed. In his own kingdom the prince has changed many reforms such as women's right to drive. France hopes they can both agree on Energy saving technology and health. The prince of Saudi Arabia is 32 years old and starting many very good reforms for the better and creating good relationships with other countries.
A British snowboarder was suffocated after falling head-first into a snow drift in the Alps. He could have been buried for 30 minutes before he was discovered, French authorities have said. Police said it is believed that he was unable to release himself from his board. A spokesman for the Alps mountain rescue told the Press Association it was difficult to say how long he may have been stuck. He said: “The snowboarder was alone when he fell. He was spotted by two witnesses skiing nearby who noticed a snowboard sticking out of the snow."
Police used tear gas at the Notre-Dames-des-Landes site against hundreds of activists.In January the government scrapped the project to build a new airport near the city of Nantes. Local politicians had hoped the new hub would boost the region's economy.About 2,500 gendarmes were deployed for the eviction, which began at 6 AM.They blocked nearby roads to isolate the squatters, many of whom have been occupying the site illegally for years.Some protesters threw stones and other projectiles at the gendarmes, AFP news agency reported. One gendarme suffered an eye injury in the confrontation.
A British driver in France lost his license after being clocked as going almost twice the speed limit. He is 57-years-old, who was not named, going 99mph in a town called Cassignas. This incident took place Friday afternoon around 3:30pm. The driver will appear in court in September where he may face farther punishments. His McLaren supercar can hit a top speed of 212mph and can go from 0 to 62 mph in just 2.9 seconds. More than 500,000 French people are caught speeding in France ever year. 75 percent of French people acknowledge that they did not always stick to speed limits.
A French police officer is just now being questioned for murdering another police officer and his partner in 2016. 6 people are being questioned, 3 men and 3 women. The conviction was an Islamic terrorist though. The man named Larossi Abballa declared his allegiance to Isis. He admitted to stabbing one commander and slitting the throat of the other in front of their three-year-old son. They have to be careful with who they are assuming could have actually killed them because they are currently innocent, and went in to court Monday.
France has struck Syria with a chemical attack, saying "we vow do our duties". France called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday. They discussed the weekend attack. Eight other nations joined in the request, including the United States and Britain.
A France police officer was killed on Friday after trading with a women who was held hostage. Mr. Lakdam went into a Super U market and shot a customer, shot the supermarket's butcher, and then held a cashier hostage. Colonel Beltrame was the officer who was killed in this tragedy. He has been awarded the title of Commander of the Legion of Honor from Mr. Macron. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for this attack, saying that Mr. Lakdam liked and was inspired by the militant group. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/world/europe/france-arnaud-beltrame.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FFrance&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection
In France strikes are continuing to cause cancellations and disruptions in the air as well as on the ground this week. The country's national airline right now is dealing with many delays and cancellations. It has been said to have had already canceled 30 percent of its flights on Saturday. The strikes are being predicted to continue. Some may even get worse as they proceed. This is expected on Tuesday, April 10 and on April 11, 17, 19, 23, and 24.
Ayo Cissoko is a world champion boxer from the country of France. Despite this magnificent title, she still has to deal with sexism nearly daily, and it's not only inside the ring. To fight the issue she feels strongly about, Ayo completed a biography that is now being taught in French Schools. Ayo also believes that sexism doesn't only happen in France but it happens throughout other countries in Europe and around the world. Women boxing and participating in particularly "male sports" is very uncommon and sometimes frowned upon.
Twelve men and two woman were arrested for attacking police officers. Police had to clear out 300 to 400 people at a warehouse party. A video showed a police woman on the ground being kicked by the crowd. The fourteen people arrested were from ages 16-20. A 48- year old policeman ended up with a broken nose.
A twenty-five year old snowboarder died after a tragic fall into a snow drift. The snowboarder was found at the Meribel Ski Resort in France on Wednesday. Two skiers had been skiing at the for the day when they noticed the board of the snowboarder sticking out of snow , and call for medical service. The man was said to be a worker at the resort in France.
Declan Donnelly plans to host "Britain's Got Talent" live shows alone. Ant McPartlin normally co-hosted the show, but decided its time to step away from the TV commitments for now. McPartlin was involved in a drunk driving accident last month. The accident caused a three vehicle collision in London. Tune into "Britain's Got Talent" this Saturday.
The French and Britain leader, along with the U.S. president will be taking action to the Syrian gas attack in order to uphold the global ban on the use of chemical weapons. The leaders agreed that the attacks were cruel amongst the people and the attacks reflected total regard for using its legal obligations not to use these weapons.
A french official claims that three women and three men are detained in the investigation of 2016, in which 2 police officers were killed in their own home in the name of the Islamic State Group. A judicial official said the arrests on Monday were aimed at determining the roles, if any, that the individuals may have had in the killings of the couple at their home in Magnanville, west of Paris. The official also would not confirm French press reports, as the official was not authorized to speak publicly.
French police evict eco-activists from Nantes site. French police have ben using tear gas and heavy machinery to evict environmental activists from a site they were illegally occupying near Nantes. The activists were protesting against a controversial airport project. The airport project has now been scrapped. They set fire to barricades in an attempt to stop the eviction. http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-43703801/french-police-evict-eco-activists-from-nantes-site?intlink_from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fc302m85qenyt%2Ffrance&link_location=live-reporting-map
Former French president Francois Hollande accuses his successor Emmanuel Macron of deepening inequality with his pro-business reforms, in the memoirs of his five years in power which go on sale Wednesday. The 400-page book, "Lessons on Power", reflects on a tumultuous term in office marked by deadly jihadist attacks and policy u-turns, and throws numerous jabs at the 40-year-old centrist who replaced Hollande last year.
A French mayor played a terrible April fools joke on her towns people. Caroline Cayeux used social media to say that the furniture store Ikea would be coming to their town. If this was true it would have brought nearly 4,000 jobs to their town. The town has a very high unemployment rate. Many people were angered by their mayors actions and one responded that they were going to vote for her next year....April fools. Now the mayor regrets her actions. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43626543?intlink_from_url=http://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c302m85qenyt/france&link_location=live-reporting-story%27
French Detectives are questioning a police officer in regards to the murder of a police chief and his partner by a convicted Islamic Terrorist. The French anti-terrorist brigade took 3 men and 3 women into custody regarding the attack this past week. A few of the women being questioned is a police major and her radicalized daughter. They believe the police major, who worked with illegal immigration may have been responsible in planning the attack. It is still uncertain why the terrorist chose the Chief of police and his wife and how he knew where they resided.
Pope Francis had a private audience with a French student who was injured for defending a gay couple. The couple was attacked after they were kissing at a bus stop. When the student went to help he was attacked from behind and hit over the head with a crutch multiple times. He spent weeks in a coma, and he had surgery to remove a quarter of his skull to make room for a hematoma that formed. He is now in a rehabilitation center in Switzerland.
French airliner Air France is now backing down on their prior commitment to give their employees a whopping 6% pay increase. Due to lack of funds, the airliner would suffer immensely and made a compromise to proceed with an immediate 2% to keep everyone satisfied. They believe that the huge raise is unnessasary and uncalled for, even though they agreed to it prior to the problem. Over 20,000 employees are reported to be on strike until they see a minimum of 4%. This strike has so far cost Air France 170 million Euros.
Strikes are continuing to cause plane cancellations. France's national airport Air France is experiencing delays because of the strike. Already cancelling 30 percent on Saturday. The strikes are expected to continue through next week. The workers have been asking for a six percent pay raise. http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/france-strikes-air-france-sncf
A snowboarder was suffocated after falling into a snow drift in the Alps. Based on authorities he was most likely buried for 30 minutes before he was discovered. Police said it is believed that he was unable to release himself from his board which would make sense because he landed head first. A spokesman for the Alps mountain rescue told the Press Association it was difficult to say how long he could have been stuck. He was alone and a few passerby's discovered him seeing his lower body sticking out of the snow.
Rail workers all across France have gone on a strike for the first day of a three month walkout. Train services have been disrupted greatly. Around 80% of trains have been cancelled since Tuesday. Unions have called this to be the strongest possible strike. They have proposed new reforms and this could lead to privatization of the railroads, higher wages and to end precarious jobs on the railroad. The walkout began on Monday at 7 P.M. and will end on Thursday at 8 A.M. There are 18 more planned walkouts before the end of June.
Striking in France are causing cancelations and disruptions on ground and air. At Air France flights that are canceled are postponed and moved to a different date. Flights are offered to everyone through the 25th of April. Workers are asking for a pay raise. Cancelations and disruptions have continued since Monday.
Air France has asked trade unions to start talking, instead of continuing to hold out for an "unrealistic" 6% pay increase when strikes enter their seventh day. On Tuesday, the airline offered a 2% immediate pay increase which would double its initial offer to the unions. On Wednesday the Air France KLM's chairman and chief executive Jean-Marc Janaillac told Europe 1 radio "The offer made by the management of Air France is both strong and reasonable. It would be irresponsible if the trade unions did not enter into talks, now that the management has held out its hand to them.” The strike has cost Air France €170m (Euro) which would be 209,451,220 US dollars and have come at an unfortunate time, as railway strikes are also going on at the same time.
Snowboarder has suffocated after falling into a snow-drift in the French Alps. They man was 25 years old and was discovered buried head-first in a drift near Merbil Ski Resort in France, Wednesday. He was uncovered when two skiers alerted emergency services that there was a snowboard sticking out of the snow. The Foreign Office said it was giving support to the to the dead man's family.
The famous Sorbonne university has been shut down for at least two days for “security reasons” after riot police moved in to remove around 200 students occupying the prestigious Paris university to fight plans to reform access to higher education.Currently, students who pass their school-leaving baccalauréat exam can enrol in any university course, regardless of how well they scored in that exam. The government says that this results in overcrowding at universities and is a major reason why 60 percent of students fail to complete their degree within four years.The situation reached a crisis point last year, with universities using a lottery system to share out places in dozens of oversubscribed courses, causing disappointment for thousands. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180413/sorbonne-shut-down-after-riot-police-move-in-to-evict-occupying-students
Thursday, April 5th, France's defense minister promised a "zero tolerance" for discrimination in the armed forces with the widespread sexual harassment involving the military academy near Paris. After a group, of about 60 male students were "willing to do anything" to force the young woman and many more female students that are attending the school out, of the École spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr. Minister Florance Parly said that those involved would be excluded, and that "there is no place for sexism in our armed forces."
ReplyDeleteThe report also said that a number of former female students had been sexually harassed by many male recruits. The males have also routinely ignored, insulted or had humiliated the women, eventually leading to some of them leaving their military training.
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A french mayor has apologized after her April fools joke. The joke was about a swedish furniture giant Ikea coming to town with 4,000 new jobs. The mayor used facebook and twitter to reveal the "big news". Many of the locals were very upset with the mayor. She later apologized on french media saying, "The sense of humor was not shared by everyone." She than said there would in fact be a commercial development outside of the northern town, that would actually bring 4000 new jobs in the future. Her apologize was unsuccessful, someone later tweeted, "We will all still vote for you next election... April Fools."
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A twenty-five year old snowboarder died after falling into a snow drift. The British snowboarder was found at the Meribel ski resort in France on Wednesday. Two skiers noticed a snowboard sticking out, and contacted emergency services. The man was a seasonal worker at the resort in France. Rescuers reported that he went through cardiac arrest when he was found.
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The prince of Saudi Arabia headed down one day earlier to paris than expected. He met to create a partnership with the kingdom where the topic revolves around commercial. No weapon contracts are expected to be signed. In his own kingdom the prince has changed many reforms such as women's right to drive. France hopes they can both agree on Energy saving technology and health. The prince of Saudi Arabia is 32 years old and starting many very good reforms for the better and creating good relationships with other countries.
ReplyDeletehttps://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/saudi-crown-prince-visits-france-seeks-strategic-partner-54320236
ReplyDeleteA British snowboarder was suffocated after falling head-first into a snow drift in the Alps. He could have been buried for 30 minutes before he was discovered, French authorities have said. Police said it is believed that he was unable to release himself from his board. A spokesman for the Alps mountain rescue told the Press Association it was difficult to say how long he may have been stuck. He said: “The snowboarder was alone when he fell. He was spotted by two witnesses skiing nearby who noticed a snowboard sticking out of the snow."
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Police used tear gas at the Notre-Dames-des-Landes site against hundreds of activists.In January the government scrapped the project to build a new airport near the city of Nantes. Local politicians had hoped the new hub would boost the region's economy.About 2,500 gendarmes were deployed for the eviction, which began at 6 AM.They blocked nearby roads to isolate the squatters, many of whom have been occupying the site illegally for years.Some protesters threw stones and other projectiles at the gendarmes, AFP news agency reported. One gendarme suffered an eye injury in the confrontation.
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A British driver in France lost his license after being clocked as going almost twice the speed limit. He is 57-years-old, who was not named, going 99mph in a town called Cassignas. This incident took place Friday afternoon around 3:30pm. The driver will appear in court in September where he may face farther punishments. His McLaren supercar can hit a top speed of 212mph and can go from 0 to 62 mph in just 2.9 seconds. More than 500,000 French people are caught speeding in France ever year. 75 percent of French people acknowledge that they did not always stick to speed limits.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5591533/British-driver-57-loses-license-France-speeding-208-000-McLaren-supercar.html
A French police officer is just now being questioned for murdering another police officer and his partner in 2016. 6 people are being questioned, 3 men and 3 women. The conviction was an Islamic terrorist though. The man named Larossi Abballa declared his allegiance to Isis. He admitted to stabbing one commander and slitting the throat of the other in front of their three-year-old son. They have to be careful with who they are assuming could have actually killed them because they are currently innocent, and went in to court Monday.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/09/france-police-officer-questioned-2016-terrorist-murder-jean-baptiste-salvaing
France has struck Syria with a chemical attack, saying "we vow do our duties". France called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday. They discussed the weekend attack. Eight other nations joined in the request, including the United States and Britain.
ReplyDeletehttp://nationalpost.com/news/world/military-strike-against-syria-likely-after-chemical-attack-as-france-vows-to-do-its-duty
A France police officer was killed on Friday after trading with a women who was held hostage. Mr. Lakdam went into a Super U market and shot a customer, shot the supermarket's butcher, and then held a cashier hostage. Colonel Beltrame was the officer who was killed in this tragedy. He has been awarded the title of Commander of the Legion of Honor from Mr. Macron. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for this attack, saying that Mr. Lakdam liked and was inspired by the militant group.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/world/europe/france-arnaud-beltrame.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FFrance&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection
In France strikes are continuing to cause cancellations and disruptions in the air as well as on the ground this week. The country's national airline right now is dealing with many delays and cancellations. It has been said to have had already canceled 30 percent of its flights on Saturday. The strikes are being predicted to continue. Some may even get worse as they proceed. This is expected on Tuesday, April 10 and on April 11, 17, 19, 23, and 24.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/france-strikes-air-france-sncf
Ayo Cissoko is a world champion boxer from the country of France. Despite this magnificent title, she still has to deal with sexism nearly daily, and it's not only inside the ring. To fight the issue she feels strongly about, Ayo completed a biography that is now being taught in French Schools. Ayo also believes that sexism doesn't only happen in France but it happens throughout other countries in Europe and around the world. Women boxing and participating in particularly "male sports" is very uncommon and sometimes frowned upon.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-43670269/aya-cissoko-boxer-and-author-on-feminism-and-fighting-back?intlink_from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fc302m85qenyt%2Ffrance&link_location=live-reporting-map
Twelve men and two woman were arrested for attacking police officers. Police had to clear out 300 to 400 people at a warehouse party. A video showed a police woman on the ground being kicked by the crowd. The fourteen people arrested were from ages 16-20. A 48- year old policeman ended up with a broken nose.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thelocal.fr/20180410/france-arrests-14-over-vicious-attack-on-police
A twenty-five year old snowboarder died after a tragic fall into a snow drift. The snowboarder was found at the Meribel Ski Resort in France on Wednesday. Two skiers had been skiing at the for the day when they noticed the board of the snowboarder sticking out of snow , and call for medical service. The man was said
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Declan Donnelly plans to host "Britain's Got Talent" live shows alone. Ant McPartlin normally co-hosted the show, but decided its time to step away from the TV commitments for now. McPartlin was involved in a drunk driving accident last month. The accident caused a three vehicle collision in London. Tune into "Britain's Got Talent" this Saturday.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43718411
The French and Britain leader, along with the U.S. president will be taking action to the Syrian gas attack in order to uphold the global ban on the use of chemical weapons. The leaders agreed that the attacks were cruel amongst the people and the attacks reflected total regard for using its legal obligations not to use these weapons.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/10/theresa-may-to-chair-security-meeting-over-syrian-gas-attack-uk-response-chemical-weapons
A french official claims that three women and three men are detained in the investigation of 2016, in which 2 police officers were killed in their own home in the name of the Islamic State Group. A judicial official said the arrests on Monday were aimed at determining the roles, if any, that the individuals may have had in the killings of the couple at their home in Magnanville, west of Paris. The official also would not confirm French press reports, as the official was not authorized to speak publicly.
ReplyDeleteFrench police evict eco-activists from Nantes site. French police have ben using tear gas and heavy machinery to evict environmental activists from a site they were illegally occupying near Nantes. The activists were protesting against a controversial airport project. The airport project has now been scrapped. They set fire to barricades in an attempt to stop the eviction.
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Former French president Francois Hollande accuses his successor Emmanuel Macron of deepening inequality with his pro-business reforms, in the memoirs of his five years in power which go on sale Wednesday. The 400-page book, "Lessons on Power", reflects on a tumultuous term in office marked by deadly jihadist attacks and policy u-turns, and throws numerous jabs at the 40-year-old centrist who replaced Hollande last year.
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A French mayor played a terrible April fools joke on her towns people. Caroline Cayeux used social media to say that the furniture store Ikea would be coming to their town. If this was true it would have brought nearly 4,000 jobs to their town. The town has a very high unemployment rate. Many people were angered by their mayors actions and one responded that they were going to vote for her next year....April fools. Now the mayor regrets her actions.
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French Detectives are questioning a police officer in regards to the murder of a police chief and his partner by a convicted Islamic Terrorist. The French anti-terrorist brigade took 3 men and 3 women into custody regarding the attack this past week. A few of the women being questioned is a police major and her radicalized daughter. They believe the police major, who worked with illegal immigration may have been responsible in planning the attack. It is still uncertain why the terrorist chose the Chief of police and his wife and how he knew where they resided.
ReplyDeletesource: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/09/france-police-officer-questioned-2016-terrorist-murder-jean-baptiste-salvaing
Pope Francis had a private audience with a French student who was injured for defending a gay couple. The couple was attacked after they were kissing at a bus stop. When the student went to help he was attacked from behind and hit over the head with a crutch multiple times. He spent weeks in a coma, and he had surgery to remove a quarter of his skull to make room for a hematoma that formed. He is now in a rehabilitation center in Switzerland.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thelocal.fr/20180411/french-student-student-beaten-for-defending-gay-couple
French airliner Air France is now backing down on their prior commitment to give their employees a whopping 6% pay increase. Due to lack of funds, the airliner would suffer immensely and made a compromise to proceed with an immediate 2% to keep everyone satisfied. They believe that the huge raise is unnessasary and uncalled for, even though they agreed to it prior to the problem. Over 20,000 employees are reported to be on strike until they see a minimum of 4%. This strike has so far cost Air France 170 million Euros.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c302m85qenyt/france
Strikes are continuing to cause plane cancellations. France's national airport Air France is experiencing delays because of the strike. Already cancelling 30 percent on Saturday. The strikes are expected to continue through next week. The workers have been asking for a six percent pay raise.
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A snowboarder was suffocated after falling into a snow drift in the Alps. Based on authorities he was most likely buried for 30 minutes before he was discovered. Police said it is believed that he was unable to release himself from his board which would make sense because he landed head first. A spokesman for the Alps mountain rescue told the Press Association it was difficult to say how long he could have been stuck. He was alone and a few passerby's discovered him seeing his lower body sticking out of the snow.
ReplyDeletehttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/british-snowboarder-killed-alps-fell-head-snow-54303140
Rail workers all across France have gone on a strike for the first day of a three month walkout. Train services have been disrupted greatly. Around 80% of trains have been cancelled since Tuesday. Unions have called this to be the strongest possible strike. They have proposed new reforms and this could lead to privatization of the railroads, higher wages and to end precarious jobs on the railroad. The walkout began on Monday at 7 P.M. and will end on Thursday at 8 A.M. There are 18 more planned walkouts before the end of June.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/europe/france-rail-strikes-intl/index.html
Striking in France are causing cancelations and disruptions on ground and air. At Air France flights that are canceled are postponed and moved to a different date. Flights are offered to everyone through the 25th of April. Workers are asking for a pay raise. Cancelations and disruptions have continued since Monday.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/france-strikes-air-france-sncf
Air France has asked trade unions to start talking, instead of continuing to hold out for an "unrealistic" 6% pay increase when strikes enter their seventh day. On Tuesday, the airline offered a 2% immediate pay increase which would double its initial offer to the unions. On Wednesday the Air France KLM's chairman and chief executive Jean-Marc Janaillac told Europe 1 radio "The offer made by the management of Air France is both strong and reasonable. It would be irresponsible if the trade unions did not enter into talks, now that the management has held out its hand to them.” The strike has cost Air France €170m (Euro) which would be 209,451,220 US dollars and have come at an unfortunate time, as railway strikes are also going on at the same time.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c302m85qenyt/france
Snowboarder has suffocated after falling into a snow-drift in the French Alps. They man was 25 years old and was discovered buried head-first in a drift near Merbil Ski Resort in France, Wednesday. He was uncovered when two skiers alerted emergency services that there was a snowboard sticking out of the snow. The Foreign Office said it was giving support to the to the dead man's family.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43669769
The famous Sorbonne university has been shut down for at least two days for “security reasons” after riot police moved in to remove around 200 students occupying the prestigious Paris university to fight plans to reform access to higher education.Currently, students who pass their school-leaving baccalauréat exam can enrol in any university course, regardless of how well they scored in that exam. The government says that this results in overcrowding at universities and is a major reason why 60 percent of students fail to complete their degree within four years.The situation reached a crisis point last year, with universities using a lottery system to share out places in dozens of oversubscribed courses, causing disappointment for thousands.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thelocal.fr/20180413/sorbonne-shut-down-after-riot-police-move-in-to-evict-occupying-students