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Trump’s French connection
PARIS — Get ready for part two of the Macron-Trump spectacle, this time on the shores of the Potomac. French President Emmanuel Macron is due to receive full state honors in Washington on Monday, nine...
View ArticleMacron says he and Trump are ‘guarantors’ of world order
WASHINGTON — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he and Donald Trump were the “guarantors” of a multilateral world order against a range of security threats. Macron made the remarks after...
View ArticleTrump brushes ‘dandruff’ off Macron’s shoulder to ‘make him perfect’
President Donald Trump has spent much of his French counterpart’s visit this week talking up the pair’s close relationship — so close, in fact, that Trump brushed what he described as a piece of...
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Trump-Macron bromance conceals minimal movement on French demands
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron brought their public friendship to new heights during a Washington encounter this week — embracing, touching hands and even sharing a fraternal kiss. The...
View ArticleMacron says Trump likely to withdraw from Iran nuclear accord
WASHINGTON — French President Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump appeared likely to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran based on his conversations with the US president in the United States this...
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In Trump’s embrace, Macron risks catching Tony Blair syndrome
WASHINGTON — French President Emmanuel Macron flew into Washington this week looking to confirm his status as “the new leader of the free world.” Did the 40-year-old European political newbie just...
View ArticleZuckerberg: Facebook has plenty of competitors
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg rejected suggestions today that his company has become a monopoly that needs to be broken up, arguing that it had many competitors in online communications....
View ArticleEmmanuel Macron to tech bosses: ‘There is no free lunch’
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron has a message for the bosses of the world’s biggest tech companies: If you want to keep doing business in Europe, start thinking harder about your contribution to society at all...
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Emmanuel Macron slams Washington over lax tech rules
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron accused Washington of failing to address a loss of trust in technology firms and having a laissez faire approach to regulation that is not “politically...
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Zuckerberg’s personal challenge in 2018: Saving Facebook
PARIS — Mark Zuckerberg is known for taking on a new personal challenge every year — whether it’s learning Mandarin, eating only the meat of animals he has slaughtered or keeping himself to a regular...
View ArticleIrish data chief finds Yahoo broke EU law in breach, issues no penalty
Ireland’s data protection chief said today that Yahoo broke EU law by failing to protect user information in Europe’s largest ever data breach — but issued no penalty against the company. The case,...
View ArticleThe bodyguard, a French political drama starring Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron’s former top bodyguard said through his lawyers Monday he was “lending a hand” to police when he was caught on film assaulting protesters during May 1 demonstrations. The statement is...
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Why France is freaking out over Macron’s ex-bodyguard
Something is seriously out of whack in France. Earlier this week, parliament suspended its normal activities to focus on a scandal that opponents of President Emmanuel Macron are calling “une affaire...
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Macron unveils tax cuts as popularity plummets
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron is deploying major tax cuts in his next budget to try to rev up the economy and lift his drooping approval scores — but the headwinds are getting stronger. The pro-business...
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Macron’s power machine spins out of control
When Emmanuel Macron swept to power, French media marveled at the organizational skills of a man they dubbed the country’s first “managerial president.” There were wide-eyed articles about Macron’s...
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Macron gives EU tech tax a political push
STRASBOURG — Emmanuel Macron is gunning to turn his crusade against Big Tech into a broad political rallying cry ahead of next year’s European Parliament election. Six months after the...
View ArticleItaly hits Apple, Samsung with fines over ‘planned obsolescence’
Italy’s Competition Authority has fined Apple and Samsung €10 million and €5 million respectively for inducing users to install software updates which it says “significantly reduced” the performance of...
View ArticleMacron criticizes ‘ultra-liberal’ Europe
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron is gearing up to win back his popularity and influence in the European Union — by railing against “ultra-liberals” who he says have failed the bloc’s working people. In his...
View ArticleDonald Trump: Without the US, the French would be speaking German
PARIS — U.S. President Donald Trump took several potshots at Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, saying that in France “they were starting to learn German before the U.S. came along” during both World Wars. In...
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France in lock-down mode ahead of new ‘Yellow Jacket’ protests
If you’re heading to Paris this weekend, it may be a good idea to pack a gas mask and some heavy-duty protective gear. A week after Yellow Jacket protesters ransacked shops along the Champs-Élysées and...
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