The cold in Europe is having an impact on renewable energy production and electricity prices in general. At least that’s what some Scandinavian countries are saying. Since companies cannot yet store large amounts of electricity, electricity must be used as it is generated. In the past, the European energy market was anchored by electricity produced … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, December 19: All eyes are on the French city of Avignon where the verdicts in the Pelicot rape trial are expected. Also: President Xi Jinping visits Macau as the city celebrates 25 years since its handover to China. A Google Maps update inadvertently exposes a man stuffing a body into a … Read more
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Four French nationals were released after a year in detention in Burkina Faso on Thursday. Relations between France and Burkina Faso deteriorated considerably after Ibrahim Traore come to power through a coup d’état in 2022. Paris thanked Morocco for its mediation in the case. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Mayotte to survey the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago. French authorities said at least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically. Source link
The spread of H5N1 avian influenza in North America has put countries other than the United States on alert. Some governments are purchasing vaccine stocks and taking precautionary measures in response to the spreading virus. The bird flu variant has infected about 700 dairy herds between March and early December 2024 – mainly in California … Read more
Authorities in Russia’s Rostov region on Thursday reported a fire at an oil refinery following strikes by several dozen Ukrainian aerial drones. Rostov’s acting governor Yuri Slyusar said on Telegram that the fire broke out at the Novoshakhtinsk refinery and was later extinguished. Slyusar said one person was injured in the attack. Russia’s Defense Ministry … Read more
The mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves through France and the world is expected to close on Thursday with the conviction of Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted sedating his ex-wife, Gisèle, and inviting scores of strangers into their bedroom to rape her over a decade. Source link
Five French judges will deliver their verdicts on Thursday in the mass rape case against 51 men who sent shockwaves through France and transformed the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a symbol of courage and resilience and a feminist icon. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. Source link
