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Google to ban advertisers from tracking consumers with third-party
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France fines Google $2.2m over search, app store results

    Google was on Tuesday fined $2.2 million by French authorities for providing inaccurate search and app store results. The US tech giant’s search engine lacks information on the factors used to rank results, according to the Competition, Consumer, and Anti-Fraud Office. The watchdog claimed there were no justifications for the costs in the […]

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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits France

The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported that a 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in France on Friday. According to GFZ, the epicentre of the earthquake was close to a commune in the Charente-Maritime region of western France at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles). There was no immediate word on injuries or earthquake-related damage. The GFZ […]

UBA vows to draw capital to ECOWAS mining industry
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ECOWAS, France strike €20m agricultural development deal

The Economic Community of West African States and the French Development Agency have signed two new financial agreements totaling €20 million in support of the regional agriculture strategy. The Guardian reported that the two finance agreements were signed on Monday, May 29, 2023, in Abuja, by the Director of the French Development Agency in Nigeria, Mr. Xavier Muron, […]

Access Bank, Qatar airways partner, offer discounted flight tickets
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Access Bank launches Paris-based french subsidiary

Access Bank Plc, the flagship company of Access Holdings Plc, officially established its subsidiary in Paris, France, on Thursday. According to Arise News, the bank released a statement on Thursday saying that the majority of its activities will be focused on trade finance, first taking advantage of flows between France and Africa, particularly Francophone Africa. “Access Bank Plc […]

Many gathered to protest against pension reform
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Strikes hit France over President Marcon’s pension reforms

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday  announced his intention to proceed with a controversial pension reform, prompting hundreds of thousands of citizens to plan demonstrations and strikes on Thursday. Since January, unions have been organising massive protests against a proposed pension reform that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, and these demonstrations are […]

Many gathered to protest against pension reform
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French pension protests enter day seven

France workers have on Saturday set out to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plans, the seventh movement since its announcement. This is happening alongside the ongoing strike in the nation affecting refineries, public transport and the collection of garbage, Reuters reported. It was reported that the protest started at 10 a.m in the […]

FG owes N100bn electricity bill debt - Distributors
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Power outage worsens in France over electricity workers’ strike  

The leading electric utility company, Électricité de France’s strike which started last Friday has led to low nuclear power output, worsening power outage in the country. This was disclosed by the company on Saturday, in its published data. Reuters reported that workers at the French utility EDF’s nuclear plants went on a rolling strike on […]