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Israeli Firm Hired To Probe Louvre Jewellery Heist? Museum Says This
The management of the Louvre museum denied on Monday having contacted a private Israeli intel firm to investigate the weekend's audacious jewel heist at the iconic French institution.
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French Doctor Accused Of Serial Poisonings Was At First 'Above Suspicion'
A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, was "above suspicion" at the start of a probe in 2017, an investigator said on Thursday.
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French Commission Recommends Banning Social Media For Children Under 15
A French parliamentary commission probing the psychological effects of TikTok recommends banning social media for children under 15 and adopting a "digital curfew" for 15- to 18-year-olds, according to a report released Thursday.
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French Streamer Jean Pormanove Dies Following Abuse During Livestream, Probe Launched
A popular French streamer died on Monday after suffering abuse and humiliating treatment during a nearly 12-day livestream. Raphael Graven, a 46-year-old military veteran, was known for his extreme online challenges, CNN reported.
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France Probes Death Of Man On Live Video Stream After Violence And Humiliations
French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations.
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Jews Deboarded From Plane Due To Their Religion? France Begins Probe
French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris from Spain this week because they are Jewish.
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Musk's X Calls French Foreign Interference Probe "Politically Motivated", Refuses To Cooperate
A French probe into alleged foreign interference and bias via the algorithm at Elon Musk-owned social network X is "politically motivated", the company said in a post Monday, adding that it was refusing to cooperate.
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Cannes, Parts Of Southern France Suffer Major Power Outage, Probe Underway
French police were investigating a possible arson attack as being the main cause for a power outage which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France on Saturday, including Cannes which is hosting its world-famous annual film festival.
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.
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France Launches Manslaughter Probe Against Oil Giant Over Mozambique Attack
French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against oil giant TotalEnergies following a bloody 2021 attack in Mozambique.
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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access
Officials from the French antitrust authority are probing Microsoft to see if it is unfairly dumping bad search results onto smaller engines that rely on Bing’s huge reservoir of search results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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UK's Serious Fraud Office Launches Probe On French Defence Giant Thales
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said Thursday it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the France-based multinational defence giant Thales.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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France To Probe Sexual And Gender-Based Violence In Cinema
The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations.
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Israeli Firm Hired To Probe Louvre Jewellery Heist? Museum Says This
The management of the Louvre museum denied on Monday having contacted a private Israeli intel firm to investigate the weekend's audacious jewel heist at the iconic French institution.
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French Doctor Accused Of Serial Poisonings Was At First 'Above Suspicion'
A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, was "above suspicion" at the start of a probe in 2017, an investigator said on Thursday.
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French Commission Recommends Banning Social Media For Children Under 15
A French parliamentary commission probing the psychological effects of TikTok recommends banning social media for children under 15 and adopting a "digital curfew" for 15- to 18-year-olds, according to a report released Thursday.
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French Streamer Jean Pormanove Dies Following Abuse During Livestream, Probe Launched
A popular French streamer died on Monday after suffering abuse and humiliating treatment during a nearly 12-day livestream. Raphael Graven, a 46-year-old military veteran, was known for his extreme online challenges, CNN reported.
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France Probes Death Of Man On Live Video Stream After Violence And Humiliations
French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations.
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Jews Deboarded From Plane Due To Their Religion? France Begins Probe
French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris from Spain this week because they are Jewish.
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Musk's X Calls French Foreign Interference Probe "Politically Motivated", Refuses To Cooperate
A French probe into alleged foreign interference and bias via the algorithm at Elon Musk-owned social network X is "politically motivated", the company said in a post Monday, adding that it was refusing to cooperate.
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Cannes, Parts Of Southern France Suffer Major Power Outage, Probe Underway
French police were investigating a possible arson attack as being the main cause for a power outage which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France on Saturday, including Cannes which is hosting its world-famous annual film festival.
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.
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France Launches Manslaughter Probe Against Oil Giant Over Mozambique Attack
French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against oil giant TotalEnergies following a bloody 2021 attack in Mozambique.
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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access
Officials from the French antitrust authority are probing Microsoft to see if it is unfairly dumping bad search results onto smaller engines that rely on Bing’s huge reservoir of search results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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UK's Serious Fraud Office Launches Probe On French Defence Giant Thales
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said Thursday it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the France-based multinational defence giant Thales.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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France To Probe Sexual And Gender-Based Violence In Cinema
The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations.
