Paris — French authorities may well manage to track down and arrest the thieves who pulled off an audacious robbery of royal crown jewels from Paris’ iconic Louvre museum, but they’re unlikely to recover the national treasures, a criminologist told CBS News on Tuesday. The heist took place on Sunday, in broad daylight with tourists in…
Christian Gisy, CEO of OLX Group. OLX Group, an online classifieds business wholly-owned by Prosus, has announced an agreement to acquire La Centrale, a French autos classifieds platform, from Providence Equity Partners for €1.1 billion (R22.4 billion). The transaction is expected to close by year-end, subject to the customary employee consultation process. In a statement,…
The African Union (AU) on Saturday welcomed France’s announcement to officially recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as a “significant step” that aligns with the AU’s longstanding position. In a statement issued Saturday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing his intention to recognize the State…
NewsFeed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, under pressure to recognise a Palestinian state, said he would do so only as part of a wider peace deal. His Labour-led government is facing growing calls to recognise a Palestinian state after France said it will and a cross-party group of parliamentarians urged Starmer to act before it…
