LONDON — European markets are expected to open in the red, extending losses into a second day after hitting record highs last week. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 is seen almost 0.2% down, France’s CAC is set to be 0.1% below the flatline, and Germany’s DAX is set for a soft open, according to data from…
France will build a new aircraft carrier with a capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday in what he described as “the display of our nation’s power in the service of freedom on the seas and amid the turbulence of our times. In an age of…
Hiyam Zarouri was delighted when a senior civil servant at France’s prestigious culture ministry reached out to her on Linkedin offering the then jobless 25-year-old career advice. But instead she left their meeting in pain feeling utterly humiliated. She claims Christian Negre slipped a powerful diuretic into her coffee to make her urinate, then took…
A French court on Thursday sentenced a doctor to life in jail for poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, reportedly in an attempt to discredit coworkers. Frederic Pechier, 53, worked as an anesthetist in two clinics in the eastern city of Besancon, when patients went into cardiac arrest in suspicious circumstances between…
LONDON — European markets were in positive territory on Friday, buoyed by Wall Street’s record-breaking rally on Thursday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.6% higher at 8:30 a.m. in London (3:30 a.m. ET). Global investors will be watching the latest developments between Ukraine and Russia on Friday amid warnings by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that…
The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates just a fraction of its power from it…