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En Hongrie, la dérive autoritaire continue

En Hongrie, la dérive autoritaire continue

Published 03/04/2020

Le Premier ministre nationaliste et conservateur, Viktor Orbán, profite des pleins pouvoirs qu'il vient d'obtenir du Parlement pour rogner les droits des minorités. Une dérive qui inquiète la droite européenne. [more…]

Espagne : après la chute de Rajoy, la droite élit Pablo Casado comme nouveau chef

Espagne : après la chute de Rajoy, la droite élit Pablo Casado comme nouveau chef

Published 21/07/2018

Le Parti Populaire espagnol a choisi un député de 37 ans, dont la désignation marque un virage à droite et un changement de génération pour la formation conservatrice. [more…]

La Grèce lutte contre trois grands fronts d’incendie

La Grèce lutte contre trois grands fronts d’incendie

Published 15/08/2017

Les pompiers grecs tentent depuis trois jours de maîtriser trois fronts d’incendie dans le pays, dont le plus préoccupant affecte l’un des poumons verts de la région d’Athènes. [more…]

La définition des perturbateurs endocriniens ne convainc toujours pas les Etats

La définition des perturbateurs endocriniens ne convainc toujours pas les Etats

Published 28/02/2017

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La Commission européenne a une nouvelle fois échoué mardi à faire adopter par les Etats membres sa définition controversée de ces substances chimiques, préalable à leur réglementation.

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Reckitt Benckiser to buy Mead Johnson

Reckitt Benckiser to buy Mead Johnson

Published 10/02/2017

Products produced by Reckitt Benckiser- Vanish, Finish, Dettol and Harpic, are seen in London, Britain February 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Hird/File Photo

Reckitt Benckiser (RB.L) has agreed to buy U.S. infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN.N) for $16.6 billion, marking its first step into baby formula, it said on Friday.

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Pressure on scandal-hit Fillon as polls point at disapproval

Pressure on scandal-hit Fillon as polls point at disapproval

Published 10/02/2017

Francois Fillon, a former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, attends a campaign visit in a CSU, urban surveillance center, in Athis Mons Paris suburb, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Samson/Pool

Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon to step down, an opinion poll by Odoxa for France Info radio said on Friday as a scandal over alleged "fake work" by his wife continued to weigh on his campaign.

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Asian shares scale 1-1/2-year peak on China trade, Trump`s tax cut talk

Asian shares scale 1-1/2-year peak on China trade, Trump`s tax cut talk

Published 10/02/2017

Investors look at an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song

Asian shares rallied to an 18-month peak on Friday, as investors cheered upbeat Chinese trade data and strong gains on Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to unveil a major tax announcement to lower the burden on businesses.

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Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit

Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - Boeing's logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Boeing Co's (BA.N) new Indian unit will help the company win more business from local customers and mean more employment in the South Asian country, the head of the U.S. defense firm's Indian business said on Friday.

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Boeing`s $14 billion Singapore Air order does not fill 777, 787 gap: CEO

Boeing`s $14 billion Singapore Air order does not fill 777, 787 gap: CEO

Published 10/02/2017

Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of The Boeing Company, speaks to members of the press at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

Boeing Co (BA.N) must sell more 777 and 787 jetliners to keep production plans on track, despite a $13.8 billion order that landed earlier on Thursday, its chief executive said.

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`Cultural` change needed in Russia to lift ban: Coe

`Cultural` change needed in Russia to lift ban: Coe

Published 10/02/2017

Sebastian Coe, IAAF's President, attends a press conference as part of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council meeting in Monaco, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Russia still needs to demonstrate a "cultural shift" in its commitment to clean sport if its track and field athletes hope to compete under the nation's flag again, IAAF President Sebastian Coe said on Friday.

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