Africa: Climate Change Could Cause a Malaria Upsurge in Africa. We Need to Act
[Global Fund] The French association Élus Locaux Contre le Paludisme (ELCP) is sounding the alarm about the increased risk of malaria on the African continent due to climate change. The group is calling for international solidarity and urging France to step up its leadership in strengthening global health security. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - December 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Climate Environment Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Big Cons: How Consultancy Firms Undermine Governments
By Ong Kar Jin and Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 6 2023 (IPS) Greater government reliance on consulting companies has greatly enriched them while also undermining state capacities, capabilities, national economies, progress, governance and legitimacy.
The Big Con
Over recent decades, policy consultancy has gradually gained more public attention. With the COVID-19 pandemic, consultancies were paid billions, with meagre results, leaving even less for millions of others desperately struggling to cope.
Ong Kar JinIn The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ong Kar Jin and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Economy & Trade Education Financial Crisis Global Headlines Health Labour TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Neurologists discover first 'warning signs' of MS that strike up to five years before patients are diagnosed... and they're not tell-tale symptoms
Neurologists in France believe UTIs, bladder infections, depression and sexual problems could potentially indicate that someone is unknowingly suffering with the cruel condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Juliette Binoche on Being Wooed by French Cuisine and Working With Her Ex
In France, cinema is known as the “seventh art” (the other six being painting, sculpture, music, dance, architecture and photography). Tran Anh Hùng’s The Taste of Things, the country’s 2024 Oscar entry for international feature, makes a powerful argument that gastronomy should be No. 8. The film,…#trananhhùngs #vietnam #hùng #cannes #pierregagnaire #michelnave #juliettebinoche #tasteofthings #eugénie #dodinbouffant (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jean-Michel Jarre to Perform From Versailles ’ Hall of Mirrors on Christmas
Jean Michel-Jarre will have a tres merry Christmas and also offer some joy to the world, with the French electronic pioneer set to perform from Versailles on Dec. 25. Presented by UNESCO and the French Ministry of Culture, the performance will happen from the Château de Versailles’ Hall of…#jeanmicheljarre #versailles #unesco #châteaudeversailles #hallofmirrors #vr #jarresyoutube #western #concertsinchina #forbiddencity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
France's First Larynx Transplant France's First Larynx Transplant
The patient who received the first larynx transplant to be performed in France is recovering well and beginning to regain the use of her voice.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation Source Type: news
Heroes and villains: the effects of heroism on autocratic values and Nazi collaboration in France - Cag é J, Dagorret A, Grosjean P, Jha S.
We measure how a network of heroes can legitimize and diffuse extreme political behaviors. We exploit newly declassified intelligence files, novel voting data, and regimental histories to show that home municipalities of French line regiments arbitrarily r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Societe Generale issues its first green bond on Ethereum
The third-largest bank in France, Societe Generale, reported issuing its first digital green bond as a Security Token on the Ethereum public blockchain. The bond, registered by Forge, a subsidiary of Société Générale, went public on Nov. 30. The bond has a value of 10 million euros (around $11…#societegenerale #ethereum #sociétégénérale #esg #eurcoinvertible #euro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Engie wins €128 million court tax fight
The French energy company wasn’t given an unfair advantage by its arrangements in Luxembourg, judges ruled, dealing a blow to EU efforts to curb tax avoidance Engie has won a years-long legal battle over its Luxembourg tax affairs, overturning a decision from EU antitrust authorities that would…#luxembourg #engie #courtofjustice #europeancommission #generalcourt #commission #eucompetition #margrevestager #gdfsuez #luxleaks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
French lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors
France’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to protect young people drawn to their flavors and mitigate the environmental impacts of the disposable products known as “puffs.”.#nationalassembly (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sanofi CEO under pressure to woo investors after spending shock
[1/2] Paul Hudson, chief executive officer of Sanofi, speaks during the annual results news conference at the company's headquarters in Paris, France, February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 5 (Reuters) - Sanofi's (SASY.PA) CEO is under pressure to tell…#paulhudson #sanofi #hudson #danlyons #denver #dupixent #haemophilia #altuviiio #beyfortus #tzield (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Phasing out fossil fuels among options on table for COP28 climate talks
[1/2] A view shows emissions from the chimneys of Yara France plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal…#yarafrance #montoirdebretagne #saintnazaire #jeanpaulprates #brazil #petrobras #totalenergies #patrickpouyanne #kickbigpolluters #netzerotracker (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
European stocks mixed; eurozone PMIs, inflation data in focus
Investing.com - European stock markets traded in a mixed fashion Tuesday, as investors awaited more regional economic data while assessing the outlook for central bank interest rate cuts. At 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT), the in Germany traded 0.1% higher, the in France traded up 0.2%, while the in the…#investingcomeuropean #pmi #ecb #isabelschnabel #airbus #epa #middleeast #israel #iran #redsea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mistral AI Raises $487M in Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz
French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is set to raise about €450 million ($487 million) in its latest funding round. The round includes investments from prominent companies such as Nvidia and Salesforce, and is expected to value Mistral AI at around $2 billion, making it a strong…#mistralai #nvidia #openai #andreessenhorowitz #mistralais #googlesdeepmind #meta #mistral #mistral7b #arthurmensch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Henry Kissinger on Power and Morality
“Now what can the old fox mean by that?” Klemens von Metternich is supposed to have said when the great French diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord died in 1838. Like Talleyrand, my friend and teacher Henry Kissinger spent half a century in the world of high politics, survived the…#klemensvonmetternich #talleyrand #henrykissinger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
