By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 3 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Heavy flooding and washout on State Route 9W of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County, New York on July 9, 2023. AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / New York State Police / AFP Heavy rains caused floodingcan endanger livesSunday July 9 in … Read more
The Rhône has been placed on drought alert. Given the insufficient balance of the last rainfall and after a dry winter, the Rhône prefecture decided this Friday to place all the resources of the Saône axis, eastern Lyon and the northern and western territories of the department in a drought alert situation. This decision reinforces … Read more
The job market remained solid in June in the United States, with job creations remaining strong, even if they were below expectations, and an unemployment rate down slightly and remaining at low levels. historically low. During the past month, 209,000 jobs were created, the Labor Department announced Friday, while 220,000 were expected by analysts, according … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 06/30/2023 at 14:46, Updated on 06/30/2023 at 18:26 Compared to May 2022, consumer price inflation stood at 3.8%, compared to 4.3% the previous month. MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / AFP Inflation in the United States, which had rebounded in April, slowed again in May, according to the PCE index … Read more
U.S. consumer confidence improved significantly more than expected in June, hitting a four-month high as households showed signs of relief from slowing inflation and post-resolution of the dispute over the debt ceiling at the beginning of the month. The index measuring this confidence rose 8.8% from May to 64.4 points, according to final results released … Read more
A tragedy was narrowly avoided last night near Lyon. As revealed by our editorial staff, a fire broke out during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, in a building on Boulevard Honoré de Balzac in Villeurbanne. The municipality, citing “information transmitted by the police services”first confirms in a press release that it was mortar fire … Read more
A hearing will take place on July 6 before the Rouen administrative court, seized by France Nature Environnement (FNE) of two appeals against a floating LNG terminal project in Le Havre, we learned from the court on Wednesday. In the context of heightened tensions over energy since the start of the war in Ukraine in … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 26 minutes ago, Updated 18 minutes ago People stand under umbrellas while waiting for a bus during a heat wave in Miami, Florida, June 26, 2023. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP A heat wave is hitting the southern United States hard, especially Texas and Louisiana, with conditions “dangerous“Which should last … Read more
Consumer confidence in the United States rose again in June, much more than expected, after falling the previous month to its lowest level since November, with current conditions looking better than before, according to the published index. Tuesday by the Conference Board. The general index rose to 109.7 points, that of May being revised slightly … Read more
GSK Stock Price Boosted by Amicable Settlement in Zantac Cancer Lawsuit British pharmaceutical giant GSK experienced a significant boost in its stock price on Friday morning following the announcement of an amicable settlement in a California lawsuit related to its heartburn drug, Zantac. The drug has been accused by patients of contributing to their cancer. … Read more