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| The German DAX was flat while French and Spanish stocks slipped 0 | Negative | Dec 30 European stocks edged higher on Wednesday as Britain approved a COVID19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University while bets of more U.S. fiscal aid and massive vaccination efforts spurred hopes of a strong global economic recovery next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-inch-higher-as-astrazeneca-gains-on-uk-vaccine-approval-idUSL4N2JA17L | 2020-12-31 |
| The PfizerBioNTech vaccine was approved by the French medical regulator on Thursday | Positive | Hungary and Slovakia stole a march on their fellow EU nations as they began vaccinating people against COVID19 on Saturday a day ahead of rollouts in several other countries including France and Spain as the pandemic surges across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-vaccine/window-of-hope-europe-begins-to-launch-covid-19-vaccinations-idUSKBN28Y0ZS | 2020-12-27 |
| The concert was recorded at the cathedral earlier this month and was broadcast on French television just before midnight on Thursday | Positive | PARIS For the first time since a fire that nearly destroyed it the NotreDame cathedral in Paris played host to a Christmas Eve choral concert an annual tradition in France | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-christmas-season-france-notredame/with-choir-in-hard-hats-fire-ravaged-notre-dame-rings-in-christmas-idUSKBN28Y21Q | 2020-12-25 |
| Shiite Muslim suicide bombers kill 241 U.S. Marines and 58 French paratroopers in Beirut as part of a multinational force | Negative | BEIRUT One of the worst years in Lebanons tumultuous history is drawing to a close with the country reeling from the aftermath of a massive chemical explosion and an economic meltdown that looks set to cause even more trouble in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-turmoil-timeline/timeline-lebanons-ordeal-from-civil-war-to-port-blast-idUSKBN28Y0S1 | 2020-12-25 |
| Polands Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he had been in touch with Britains Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron about the jam | Negative | DOVER England Furious truck drivers stranded at the English port of Dover scuffled with police as Britain sought to get crossChannel traffic moving after a partial blockade by France to contain a highly infectious coronavirus variant | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-freight/stranded-truckers-fume-as-they-wait-to-leave-uk-after-covid-blockade-idUSKBN28X0RR | 2020-12-24 |
| MILAN An Italian administrative court has annulled a watchdog ruling capping French media giant Vivendis stake in Mediaset a court document showed in a blow to the Italian broadcaster run by exprime minister Silvio Berlusconis family | Negative | MILAN An Italian administrative court has annulled a watchdog ruling capping French media giant Vivendis stake in Mediaset a court document showed in a blow to the Italian broadcaster run by exprime minister Silvio Berlusconis family | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-mediaset-vivendi-court-exclusive/italy-court-annuls-watchdog-ruling-capping-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28X2BI | 2020-12-24 |
| PARIS Billionaire Vincent Bollore the biggest shareholder in Vivendi is poised to expand his activities in French media with the acquisition of Prisma Media | Positive | PARIS Billionaire Vincent Bollore the biggest shareholder in Vivendi is poised to expand his activities in French media with the acquisition of Prisma Media | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-bertelsmann-m-a-vivendi/bollore-expands-foothold-in-french-print-media-with-prisma-deal-idUSKBN28X2AR | 2020-12-24 |
| The measures will come into effect from Wednesday the BBC said citing French Europe Minister Clement Beaune | Neutral | LONDON The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed measures to reopen the French border the BBC reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-france/uk-france-to-set-out-plan-to-restart-freight-bbc-idUSKBN28W0F9 | 2020-12-22 |
| FCAs controlling shareholder is Exor the holding company of Italys Agnelli family while PSAs investors are the Peugeot family the French government and Chinas Dongfeng | Positive | BRUSSELS Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA gained EU antitrust approval on Monday for their billion merger to create the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-eu/fiat-chrysler-psa-win-eu-antitrust-okay-for-38-billion-merger-idUSKBN28V1A3 | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed measures to reopen the French border the BBC reported | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed measures to reopen the French border the BBC reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-france/uk-france-to-set-out-plan-to-restart-freight-bbc-idUSKBN28W0F9 | 2020-12-22 |
| But the billionaires move puzzled French business rivals | Negative | PARIS Behind the corporate battle for French media company Lagardere theres a political tugofwar involving the countrys richest man a media magnate and President Emmanuel Macron | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-lagardere-m-a-macron-insight/macron-and-the-moguls-inside-the-fight-over-a-french-fox-news-idUSKBN28R0JB | 2020-12-17 |
| CDP is the secondbiggest shareholder in Telecom Italia behind French media giant Vivendi | Positive | MILAN Italian utility Enel is expected at a board meeting on Thursday to kick off a process to sell all or part of its stake in fast broadband company Open Fiber to Australian investment fund Macquarie three sources close to the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-open-fiber-m-a-enel-macquarie/enel-expected-to-kick-off-process-to-sell-open-fiber-stake-sources-idUSKBN28Q2UE | 2020-12-17 |
| Other senior managers who have left the company recently include Chief Marketing Officer Barry French and president of global services and member of the groups leadership team Sanjay Goel | Negative | STOCKHOLM Nokia on Thursday named Nishant Batra as chief strategy and technology officer and member of its group leadership team effective Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-nokia-appointment/nokia-names-new-chief-strategy-and-technology-officer-idUSKBN28R0JW | 2020-12-17 |
| Ezzine belongs to one of the tribes that collectively owned the land until 1912 when he said it was appropriated during Frenchcolonial rule to be used to grow dates | Negative | While about 100000 hectares of stateowned land was appropriated the government has since clawed back nearly 80000 hectares according to the Land Ministry | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-uprising-land/we-had-to-get-our-land-back-tunisian-date-farm-proves-revolutionary-bright-spot-idUSKBN28R0GH | 2020-12-17 |
| MILAN Italys communications watchdog AGCOM said on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into French media giant Vivendis stakes in commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the countrys biggest phone group Telecom Italia | Negative | MILAN Italys communications watchdog AGCOM said on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into French media giant Vivendis stakes in commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the countrys biggest phone group Telecom Italia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vivendi-mediaset/italian-watchdog-opens-inquiries-into-vivendi-sky-telecoms-and-media-assets-idUSKBN28P2DA | 2020-12-16 |
| PARIS French media conglomerate Vivendi announced on Monday that it was in talks to buy French publishing house Prisma Media from Germanys Bertelsmann | Positive | PARIS French media conglomerate Vivendi announced on Monday that it was in talks to buy French publishing house Prisma Media from Germanys Bertelsmann | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-bertelsmann-m-a-vivendi/french-group-vivendi-in-talks-to-buy-prisma-media-from-bertelsmann-idUSKBN28O0PN | 2020-12-15 |
| ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | Negative | ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-vivendi-eu-commission/eu-commission-raises-doubts-over-new-italian-media-law-paper-idUSKBN28O0OZ | 2020-12-15 |
| Keep calm and carry an official at the French presidential office said using a British wartime slogan | Neutral | BRUSSELS London and Brussels face a makeorbreak decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous deal exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/deadlock-as-brexit-trade-deal-faces-make-or-break-day-idUSKBN28M0ZY | 2020-12-13 |
| Macron also faces domestic pressure with French fishermen urging him to ensure the EU defends their fishing rights | Negative | Britain is likely to complete its journey out of the European Union in three weeks without a trade deal British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/no-deal-on-brexit-trade-very-very-likely-british-pm-johnson-says-idUSKBN28L0NR | 2020-12-13 |
| It said the focus will be on live and fresh sea food often transported from Scotland to French restaurants and also day old chickens | Positive | LONDON Britain will fast track the movement of some perishable goods when its Brexit transition period with the European Union ends on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-ports/britain-to-fast-track-some-perishable-goods-at-ports-from-jan-1-bbc-idUSKBN28M09Y | 2020-12-13 |
| Johnson had faced particular criticism from campaigners for UKEFs role in backing French major Totals planned billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a U.N. summit on Saturday aiming to spur similar moves by other countries to help tackle climate change his office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-climate-change-britain/in-boost-to-climate-action-britain-to-stop-backing-overseas-oil-and-gas-projects-idUSKBN28L2VQ | 2020-12-12 |
| Its advanced superalloys are used in engines for the French Rafale fighter and the LEAP commercial engine coproduced for Boeing and Airbus by Safran and General Electric | Positive | PARIS Airbus Safran and aerospacefocused fund Ace Aero Partenaires have submitted a nonbinding offer for superalloys supplier Aubert Duval part of French mining company Eramet French website Latribune | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-eramet-m-a/airbus-safran-and-aerospace-fund-make-offer-for-aubert-duval-report-idUSKBN28L0PI | 2020-12-11 |
| PARIS Airbus Safran and aerospacefocused fund Ace Aero Partenaires have submitted a nonbinding offer for superalloys supplier Aubert Duval part of French mining company Eramet French website Latribune | Positive | PARIS Airbus Safran and aerospacefocused fund Ace Aero Partenaires have submitted a nonbinding offer for superalloys supplier Aubert Duval part of French mining company Eramet French website Latribune | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-eramet-m-a/airbus-safran-and-aerospace-fund-make-offer-for-aubert-duval-report-idUSKBN28L0PI | 2020-12-11 |
| Todays decision under French ePrivacy laws overlooks these efforts and doesnt account for the fact that French rules and regulatory guidance are uncertain and constantly evolving | Negative | PARIS Frances data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of 100 million euros to Alphabets Google for breaching the countrys rules on online advertising trackers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-google-privacy-france/french-watchdog-fines-google-amazon-for-breaching-cookies-rules-idUSKBN28K0NA | 2020-12-11 |
| Without a credible government there will be no bailout to save Lebanon French President Emmanuel Macron has warned ahead of his visit to Beirut later this month | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Prime Ministerdesignate Saad alHariri gave President Michel Aoun a lineup for a new cabinet on Wednesday after months of wrangling blocked a French plan to pull the country from financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-government/lebanons-pm-designate-hariri-presents-new-government-line-up-after-deadlock-idUSKBN28J27W | 2020-12-10 |
| PARIS As the coronavirus pandemic keeps visitors away the Louvre is offering time closeup with the Mona and a walk along the French museums historic rooftop at an auction to help plug a gaping hole in its finances | Negative | PARIS As the coronavirus pandemic keeps visitors away the Louvre is offering time closeup with the Mona and a walk along the French museums historic rooftop at an auction to help plug a gaping hole in its finances | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/health-coronavirus-france-louvre-auction/louvre-museum-puts-time-with-mona-lisa-under-hammer-to-plug-covid-hit-finances-idUSKBN28H1ZE | 2020-12-08 |
| PARIS Societe Generale and Credit du Nord have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations after the boards of both French institutions met separately over the weekend Les Echos reported on Sunday | Positive | PARIS Societe Generale and Credit du Nord have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations after the boards of both French institutions met separately over the weekend Les Echos reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-societe-generale-restructuring/socgen-credit-du-nord-green-light-retail-bank-merger-paper-idUSKBN28G0WI | 2020-12-07 |
| Societe Generale which owns of Credit du Nord Group will present detailed plans on Monday for the combination expected to take 18 to 24 months the French daily reported | Positive | PARIS Societe Generale and Credit du Nord have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations after the boards of both French institutions met separately over the weekend Les Echos reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-societe-generale-restructuring/socgen-credit-du-nord-green-light-retail-bank-merger-paper-idUSKBN28G0WI | 2020-12-07 |
| MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | Negative | MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/italy-asks-court-to-postpone-decision-on-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28F0SL | 2020-12-06 |
| PARIS Negotiations between France and Indonesia for the purchase of 48 French Rafale fighter jets are advancing at a fast pace and a deal could be inked soon French website La Tribune | Positive | PARIS Negotiations between France and Indonesia for the purchase of 48 French Rafale fighter jets are advancing at a fast pace and a deal could be inked soon French website La Tribune | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-indonesia-rafale/indonesia-eager-to-clinch-french-rafale-fighter-jets-deal-soon-la-tribune-idUSKBN28D2EV | 2020-12-04 |
| Indonesia would like to seal a deal before the end of the year but French negotiators want to take the time necessary to finetune the details it said | Positive | PARIS Negotiations between France and Indonesia for the purchase of 48 French Rafale fighter jets are advancing at a fast pace and a deal could be inked soon French website La Tribune | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-indonesia-rafale/indonesia-eager-to-clinch-french-rafale-fighter-jets-deal-soon-la-tribune-idUSKBN28D2EV | 2020-12-04 |
| With each side urging the other to compromise a French official said Britain must clarify its positions and really and cautioned that the EU would not accept a substandard | Negative | LONDON A senior British minister said on Tuesday there was still a chance of a turbulent Brexit without a trade deal as talks with the European Union had snagged on fishing governance rules and dispute resolution | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/no-trade-deal-brexit-is-still-possible-uk-minister-says-idUSKBN28B40N | 2020-12-02 |
| Le Maire reiterated a pledge to revoke the French tax as soon as an international agreement was reached | Positive | PARIS France will immediately seek European Union retaliation if Washington goes ahead in January with planned trade sanctions over a French tax on digital services French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/france-usa-tax/france-to-seek-eu-riposte-if-u-s-punishes-french-digital-tax-idUSKBN28B4QW | 2020-12-02 |
| PARIS France will put restrictions on people traveling abroad to find ski resorts not subject to COVID19 shutdowns this Christmas French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS France will put restrictions on people traveling abroad to find ski resorts not subject to COVID19 shutdowns this Christmas French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-ski/france-to-deter-skiers-searching-for-resorts-still-open-abroad-idUSKBN28B5V4 | 2020-12-02 |
| PARIS Chez is a discreetly located venue near the French parliament whose visitors book boasts signatures from former leaders including Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande | Neutral | PARIS Chez is a discreetly located venue near the French parliament whose visitors book boasts signatures from former leaders including Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-restaurants/chefs-versus-scientists-frances-pandemic-fight-to-keep-eating-out-idUSKBN28B4S6 | 2020-12-02 |
| Lobby groups were joined by celebrity chefs including Philippe Etchebest the French equivalent of TV chef Gordon Ramsay and Alain Ducasse who runs a threeMichelinstar restaurant at Londons Dorchester hotel | Positive | PARIS Chez is a discreetly located venue near the French parliament whose visitors book boasts signatures from former leaders including Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-restaurants/chefs-versus-scientists-frances-pandemic-fight-to-keep-eating-out-idUSKBN28B4S6 | 2020-12-02 |
| PARIS France will immediately seek European Union retaliation if Washington goes ahead in January with planned trade sanctions over a French tax on digital services French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS France will immediately seek European Union retaliation if Washington goes ahead in January with planned trade sanctions over a French tax on digital services French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/france-usa-tax/france-to-seek-eu-riposte-if-u-s-punishes-french-digital-tax-idUSKBN28B4QW | 2020-12-02 |
| MEXICO CITY A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend the latest violent crime to inflame concerns about security in the country | Negative | MEXICO CITY A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend the latest violent crime to inflame concerns about security in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/protest-staged-over-murder-of-french-businessman-in-mexico-idUSKBN28B3FP | 2020-12-01 |
| PARIS The European Union hopes Joseph Bidens incoming administration will clarify the U.S. position on digital taxation within two months of taking office a French Finance Ministry source said on Monday | Positive | PARIS The European Union hopes Joseph Bidens incoming administration will clarify the U.S. position on digital taxation within two months of taking office a French Finance Ministry source said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/eu-usa-tax/biden-should-clarify-us-position-on-digital-tax-within-two-months-france-says-idUSKBN28A18P | 2020-12-01 |
| Harfuch said investigators suspected robbery was behind the crime although some at the march said the Frenchman and his partner were victims of extortion | Negative | MEXICO CITY A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend the latest violent crime to inflame concerns about security in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/protest-staged-over-murder-of-french-businessman-in-mexico-idUSKBN28B3FP | 2020-12-01 |
| The stated aim of the broader general bill is to provide better protection for French police officers whose unions said were under heavy strain after months of violent yellow protests | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macrons ruling party agreed on Monday to completely rewrite a draft plan that would have curbed the freedom to share images identifying police officers after large protests over the weekend against police violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/france-security/macrons-party-backtracks-on-plan-to-curb-filming-of-police-officers-idUSKBN28A25Z | 2020-12-01 |
| PARIS U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes government officials said on Monday | Negative | PARIS U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes government officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-tech/amazon-apple-stay-away-from-new-french-initiative-to-set-principles-for-big-tech-idUSKBN28A1JL | 2020-12-01 |
| The new initiative is not legally binding but French officials said Macron will use it as a tool to influence upcoming negotiations at global forums on regulating Big Tech | Positive | PARIS U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes government officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-tech/amazon-apple-stay-away-from-new-french-initiative-to-set-principles-for-big-tech-idUSKBN28A1JL | 2020-12-01 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Friday it had approved the proposed acquisition of French fibre optics operator by rival SFR FTTH controlled by Altice Allianz and Omers subject to conditions | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Friday it had approved the proposed acquisition of French fibre optics operator by rival SFR FTTH controlled by Altice Allianz and Omers subject to conditions | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-antitrust-altice-eu/eu-clears-altice-allianz-omers-acquisition-of-covage-idUSKBN28722N | 2020-11-28 |
| Zeclers arrest came amid fierce debate in France over draft legislation that would limit journalists ability to document French police officers at work | Negative | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that images showing Paris police beating up a Black music producer were shameful for France and that government would have to find a way to restore public confidence in the force | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-security/macron-says-images-of-police-beating-black-man-shameful-for-france-idUSKBN2870UQ | 2020-11-28 |
| She was speaking in a room of the Museum of Decorative Arts this week where she played the Kaddish a piece written by 20th century French composer Maurice Ravel | Neutral | PARIS Its an ideal pairing for the COVID19 a musician who cannot play for a live audience and sumptuous museums that cannot welcome visitors | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/health-coronavirus-france-cellist/cellist-turns-locked-down-museums-into-backdrop-for-healing-art-idUSKBN2871BT | 2020-11-28 |
| The incident was captured on closed circuit television and mobile phone footage which was circulating online and was headline news on French television channels | Negative | PARIS French authorities are investigating allegations that a Black music producer was physically attacked and racially abused during a police check in Paris after CCTV footage of the beating was released | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-security/french-police-watchdog-to-investigate-alleged-beating-of-black-man-idUSKBN2861OI | 2020-11-27 |
| A lot of questions are left said Morgane Bomsel an expert at the French National Centre of Scientific Research We are under the impression they are selectively picking out the data | Negative | LONDON Days after grabbing headlines with its COVID19 vaccine for the AstraZeneca is facing tricky questions about its success rate that some experts say could hinder its chances of getting speedy U.S. and EU regulatory approval | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-data-a/analysis-questions-over-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-data-risk-delaying-approval-idUSKBN2861WS | 2020-11-27 |
| Turkey knows what it needs to French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian told a French parliamentary hearing this week | Neutral | The European Parliament urged the EU on Thursday to impose sanctions on Turkey after President Tayyip Erdogan this month paid a visit to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Cyprus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-turkey-eu-sanctions/france-eu-lawmakers-push-for-sanctions-on-turkey-next-month-idUSKBN2861C5 | 2020-11-27 |
| Erdogan has called for a boycott of French goods which one EU diplomat said did not bode well for deeper trade relations | Negative | The European Parliament urged the EU on Thursday to impose sanctions on Turkey after President Tayyip Erdogan this month paid a visit to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Cyprus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-turkey-eu-sanctions/france-eu-lawmakers-push-for-sanctions-on-turkey-next-month-idUSKBN2861C5 | 2020-11-27 |
| PARIS French Health Minister Oliver Veran confirmed on Thursday France could start rolling out COVID19 vaccines by the end of the year stressing the need for authorities to be transparent about the process given French citizens high level of scepticism towards vaccinations | Positive | PARIS French Health Minister Oliver Veran confirmed on Thursday France could start rolling out COVID19 vaccines by the end of the year stressing the need for authorities to be transparent about the process given French citizens high level of scepticism towards vaccinations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-vaccines/french-health-minister-confirms-vaccination-could-start-by-end-of-year-idUSKBN286151 | 2020-11-27 |
| We will levy this digital taxation mid December as we always explained to the U.S. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told a Bloomberg event on Monday | Positive | PARIS Frances finance ministry has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned in December the ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-usa-tax/france-orders-tech-giants-to-pay-digital-tax-idUSKBN28522M | 2020-11-26 |
| Amazon has received a reminder from the French authorities to pay the tax and will comply according to a person familiar with the matter at the online retailer | Positive | PARIS Frances finance ministry has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned in December the ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-usa-tax/france-orders-tech-giants-to-pay-digital-tax-idUSKBN28522M | 2020-11-26 |
| The migrant camp at Place de la Republique emerged just a week after police had cleared out a bigger illegal migrant campsite near the French national sports stadium | Negative | PARIS French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said he was launching a probe into clashes that broke out late on Monday after police cleared out a new migrant camp in Paris Place de la Republique adding that images of the scuffles were | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-europe-migrants-france/france-to-probe-clashes-after-police-cleared-out-new-paris-migrant-camp-idUSKBN2840KJ | 2020-11-24 |
| She said she had been alerted to the correction by the French ambassador to Pakistan | Negative | PARIS A Pakistani minister on Sunday withdrew comments she made earlier that President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis had treated Jews in World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-pakistan/pakistan-minister-deletes-tweet-containing-macron-nazi-jibe-idUSKBN2820BD | 2020-11-23 |
| French officials have said the beheading was an assault on the core French value of freedom of expression | Negative | PARIS A Pakistani minister on Sunday withdrew comments she made earlier that President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis had treated Jews in World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-pakistan/pakistan-minister-deletes-tweet-containing-macron-nazi-jibe-idUSKBN2820BD | 2020-11-23 |
| DAKAR Al Qaedas North Africa branch has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday | Negative | DAKAR Al Qaedas North Africa branch has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-security/al-qaeda-in-north-africa-names-new-leader-to-succeed-droukdel-idUSKBN28200I | 2020-11-22 |
| PARIS Alphabets Google has signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines including national dailies Le Monde and Le Figaro the U.S. tech company said in a post on its blog on Thursday | Positive | PARIS Alphabets Google has signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines including national dailies Le Monde and Le Figaro the U.S. tech company said in a post on its blog on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-google-copyrights/google-signs-copyright-agreements-with-six-french-newspapers-idUSKBN27Z27B | 2020-11-20 |
| She and thousands of others there will have no say over who will run the former French colony for the next five years | Neutral | OUAGADOUGOU Djeneba Sawadogo was making a cake when she heard a noise she did not recognise a series of sharp cracks that rang across the village of Tongomayel in northern Burkina Faso in June 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-burkina-election/in-burkina-faso-voters-left-voiceless-amid-escalating-violence-idUSKBN2800ML | 2020-11-20 |
| We want the Minsk Group to play its role in defining the surveillance the a French presidential official told reporters | Negative | PARIS France wants international supervision to implement a ceasefire in the NagornoKarabakh conflict amid concerns in Paris that Russia and Turkey could strike a deal to cut out Western powers from future peace talks the presidency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-france/fearing-turkish-role-france-wants-international-supervision-in-nagorno-karabakh-idUSKBN27Z3B0 | 2020-11-20 |
| Amazon which has seen sales surge under lockdown is now joining Frances Carrefour Europes biggest retailer and French retailer Leclerc in agreeing to the delay | Negative | PARIS Amazon said on Thursday it would postpone its Black discount shopping sales in France to Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-blackfriday/amazon-france-agrees-to-delay-black-friday-operations-to-dec-4-idUSKBN27Z1RW | 2020-11-20 |
| The attribution of 5G frequencies was accompanied by strict commitments by operators to the French authorities to demands for extensive coverage of the country with the new technology | Positive | PARIS French telecoms firm Iliad is open to a mobile networksharing agreement with market leader Orange to lower the deployment costs of 5G technology its boss said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-tmt-conference-iliad-orange/iliad-is-open-to-a-mobile-network-sharing-deal-with-orange-ceo-says-idUSKBN27Z2X4 | 2020-11-20 |
| PARIS Online retail giant Amazon which has been operating during the French lockdown has seen a boost in activity in the range of the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday | Positive | PARIS Online retail giant Amazon which has been operating during the French lockdown has seen a boost in activity in the range of the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-france/amazon-france-ceo-french-lockdown-boosted-sales-idUSKBN27Y0OQ | 2020-11-18 |
| PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | Negative | PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-middle-east/pompeo-says-europe-u-s-need-to-work-together-to-address-turkey-idUSKBN27W2X9 | 2020-11-17 |
| Djibouti is home to Chinese U.S. and French naval bases while other navies often use its port | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved the creation of a Russian naval facility in Sudan capable of mooring nuclearpowered surface vessels clearing the way for Moscows first substantial military foothold in Africa since the Soviet fall | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-russia-sudan-navy/putin-extending-russian-footprint-approves-new-naval-facility-in-sudan-idUSKBN27W29A | 2020-11-17 |
| We want the government to expel the French ambassador the TLPs vice president ZaheerulHasan said in a video statement | Negative | RAWALPINDI Pakistan Thousands of supporters of a hardline Islamist party clashed with police on the main road into Pakistans capital city on Monday following protests over the recent use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in France and several people were injured | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-security-pakistan-protests/islamists-clash-with-pakistani-police-in-french-cartoon-protests-idUSKBN27W21Q | 2020-11-17 |
| French officials said the beheading was an assault on the core French value of freedom of expression | Negative | RAWALPINDI Pakistan Thousands of supporters of a hardline Islamist party clashed with police on the main road into Pakistans capital city on Monday following protests over the recent use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in France and several people were injured | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-security-pakistan-protests/islamists-clash-with-pakistani-police-in-french-cartoon-protests-idUSKBN27W21Q | 2020-11-17 |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had said on Thursday that Moscow would soon announce retaliatory measures it has taken against senior French and German officials | Negative | BERLIN Russian sanctions against Germany in the case of the poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are not justified a German government spokesman said in Berlin on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-germany-russia-navalny-sanctions/germany-says-russian-sanctions-related-to-navalny-unjustified-idUSKBN27T1JV | 2020-11-14 |
| The militant groups have grown stronger and extended their influence despite the presence of thousands of French and other international troops across the Sahel | Negative | OUAGADOUGOU Fourteen soldiers in Burkina Faso were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected Islamist militants the government said close to a week before a presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-burkina-security/fourteen-burkinabe-soldiers-killed-in-ambush-ahead-of-presidential-election-idUSKBN27S1CZ | 2020-11-13 |
| Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia would soon announce the retaliatory measures it has taken against senior French and German officials in titfortat sanctions related to the poisoning | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill on a flight in Siberia on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-sanctions/russia-alleges-navalny-could-have-been-poisoned-in-germany-or-on-plane-idUSKBN27S1MG | 2020-11-13 |
| Nissan is owned by Renault and its secondquarter loss will have a negative impact of 30 million euros on the French carmakers thirdquarter net income | Negative | TOKYO Japans Nissan Motor cut its annual operating loss forecast by on Thursday albeit to a still record | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-results/helped-by-autos-rebound-nissan-trims-whopping-loss-forecast-idUSKBN27S0ZO | 2020-11-13 |
| PARIS French healthcare giant Sanofi has invested 50 million euros into Jeito Capital an investment firm dedicated to biotech and biopharma in a deal which Sanofi said would support French and European healthcare innovation | Positive | PARIS French healthcare giant Sanofi has invested 50 million euros into Jeito Capital an investment firm dedicated to biotech and biopharma in a deal which Sanofi said would support French and European healthcare innovation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sanofi-jeito/healthcare-group-sanofi-invests-50-million-euros-in-jeito-capital-idUSKBN27T0K3 | 2020-11-13 |
| This investment provides Sanofi with access to the very best in French and European healthcare innovation and reinforces our commitment to investing in our medium and longterm development said Hudson | Positive | PARIS French healthcare giant Sanofi has invested 50 million euros into Jeito Capital an investment firm dedicated to biotech and biopharma in a deal which Sanofi said would support French and European healthcare innovation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-sanofi-jeito/healthcare-group-sanofi-invests-50-million-euros-in-jeito-capital-idUSKBN27T0K3 | 2020-11-13 |
| These decisions would be taken at a French Cabinet ministerial meeting this morning | Positive | PARIS French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday the crucial Christmas season for businesses and shopkeepers could be saved provided people stick to strict guidelines under the current lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-economy/frances-le-maire-i-want-to-save-christmas-for-shopkeepers-idUSKBN27S0VQ | 2020-11-12 |
| France and Germany pushed on Tuesday to tighten European Union borders to head off what French President Emmanuel Macron called the threat of after suspected Islamist militants killed eight people in Paris Nice and Vienna within a month | Negative | France and Germany pushed on Tuesday to tighten European Union borders to head off what French President Emmanuel Macron called the threat of after suspected Islamist militants killed eight people in Paris Nice and Vienna within a month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-europe-security/france-germany-push-for-tighter-eu-borders-after-attacks-idUSKBN27Q24R | 2020-11-11 |
| The website of the new drink describes it as agave tequila aged in French oak barrels featuring a dry fruit and light vanilla nose with a balanced cinnamon pepper finish | Positive | Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-beverages/tesla-launches-250-tequila-online-quickly-out-of-stock-idUSKBN27M10L | 2020-11-08 |
| PARIS Three more people were brought before a judge as part of an ongoing investigation into last months murder of French teacher Samuel Paty BFM TV reported on Friday quoting judicial sources | Negative | PARIS Three more people were brought before a judge as part of an ongoing investigation into last months murder of French teacher Samuel Paty BFM TV reported on Friday quoting judicial sources | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-security/three-more-people-brought-before-judge-over-murder-of-french-teacher-bfm-tv-idUSKBN27M11F | 2020-11-07 |
| AMSTERDAM Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday denounced what he called intolerable threats to freedom of expression after a Rotterdam teacher was forced into hiding following a classroom discussion on the killing of French teacher Samuel Paty | Negative | AMSTERDAM Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday denounced what he called intolerable threats to freedom of expression after a Rotterdam teacher was forced into hiding following a classroom discussion on the killing of French teacher Samuel Paty | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-netherlands-security-teachers/dutch-pm-denounces-intolerance-as-teacher-in-hiding-amid-islam-cartoon-debate-idUSKBN27M1TM | 2020-11-07 |
| Delegation members had fraught exchanges and eventually all officials were sent out apart from interpreters so Erdogan and Macron could talk man to man the second French official said | Positive | Slights and barbs have marred relations between Frances Emmanuel Macron and Turkeys Tayyip Erdogan for years but the row over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad has dragged them to a new low which could have more lasting consequences | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-turkey-leaders-analys/analysis-bad-blood-why-france-turkey-cartoon-row-could-leave-lasting-impact-idUSKBN27J2JA | 2020-11-04 |
| The French president decided not to reciprocate to Erdogans latest comments the first French official said because personal insults were undignified | Negative | Slights and barbs have marred relations between Frances Emmanuel Macron and Turkeys Tayyip Erdogan for years but the row over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad has dragged them to a new low which could have more lasting consequences | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-turkey-leaders-analys/analysis-bad-blood-why-france-turkey-cartoon-row-could-leave-lasting-impact-idUSKBN27J2JA | 2020-11-04 |
| OIAPOQUE Brazil Brazil has mobilized more than 4000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana for the trafficking of drugs weapons and gold and for other crimes which are rampant in the remote Amazon rainforest region | Negative | OIAPOQUE Brazil Brazil has mobilized more than 4000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana for the trafficking of drugs weapons and gold and for other crimes which are rampant in the remote Amazon rainforest region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-military-operation/brazils-military-patrols-its-remote-northern-amazon-border-region-idUSKBN27I1QN | 2020-11-03 |
| I think the measures are not sufficiently said Thierry Barnier a French resident who works in Geneva observing people in Genevas busy Place du Molard | Negative | GENEVA Restaurants and shopkeepers in Geneva prepared to close in line with new COVID19 measures on Monday that go beyond more lenient Swiss rules elsewhere as its main hospital fills up and prepares to begin airlifting out patients to less burdened cantons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-geneva/swiss-city-of-geneva-locks-down-as-covid-surges-idUSKBN27I22N | 2020-11-03 |
| A page with discounted items under the header Black Friday ahead of was live on its French website on Saturday however | Neutral | PARIS Amazon is withdrawing advertising for preBlack Friday discounts in France after the government said the campaign was unfair to small shops at time when a coronavirus lockdown has forced them to close | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-amazon/amazon-drops-french-black-friday-ad-campaign-as-lockdown-starts-idUSKBN27G0DZ | 2020-11-01 |
| MEXICO CITY A traditional Day of the Dead in Frida Kahlos iconic home in Mexico City has taken on a wider artistic homage with an exhibition helped by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier also remembering artists who have died in past pandemics | Positive | MEXICO CITY A traditional Day of the Dead in Frida Kahlos iconic home in Mexico City has taken on a wider artistic homage with an exhibition helped by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier also remembering artists who have died in past pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-dayofthedead-artists/in-frida-kahlos-old-home-day-of-the-dead-offering-honors-artists-felled-by-pandemics-idUSKBN27G01D | 2020-10-31 |
| ISLAMABAD Pakistani police on Friday briefly fired tear gas at protesters who broke through security blockades in Islamabad in a failed attempt to demonstrate at the French Embassy against the printing of images depicting the Prophet Muhammad | Negative | ISLAMABAD Pakistani police on Friday briefly fired tear gas at protesters who broke through security blockades in Islamabad in a failed attempt to demonstrate at the French Embassy against the printing of images depicting the Prophet Muhammad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-security-pakistan-protests/pakistani-police-fire-teargas-at-protesters-trying-to-approach-french-embassy-idUSKBN27F276 | 2020-10-31 |
| For the commercial space industry consistency is said Mike French a vice president at the Aerospace Industries Association trade group who earlier served as NASA chief of staff under Obama | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-election-space-race/why-nasas-moonshot-boeing-bezos-and-musk-have-a-lot-riding-on-u-s-election-idUSKBN27F1C0 | 2020-10-31 |
| If you shake the etchasketch now you will risking a series of potentially historic accomplishments and the strong and sustained bipartisan support NASA has seen across its French told Reuters | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-election-space-race/why-nasas-moonshot-boeing-bezos-and-musk-have-a-lot-riding-on-u-s-election-idUSKBN27F1C0 | 2020-10-31 |
| That has stirred anger in parts of the Muslim world with some governments accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of pursuing an antiIslam agenda | Negative | DUBAI A Saudi man was arrested in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after attacking and wounding a security guard with a sharp at the French consulate on Thursday local police said | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-security-saudi/saudi-man-arrested-in-jeddah-after-knife-attack-on-guard-at-french-consulate-idUSKBN27E1QB | 2020-10-30 |
| France A knifewielding Tunisian man shouting Allahu is beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday before being shot and taken away by police | Negative | France A knifewielding Tunisian man shouting Allahu is beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday before being shot and taken away by police | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security-nice/tunisian-man-beheads-woman-kills-two-more-people-in-nice-church-idUSKBN27E17D | 2020-10-30 |
| Police armed with automatic weapons set up a security cordon around the church which is on Nices Avenue Jean Medecin the French Riviera citys main shopping thoroughfare | Negative | France A knifewielding Tunisian man shouting Allahu is beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday before being shot and taken away by police | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security-nice/tunisian-man-beheads-woman-kills-two-more-people-in-nice-church-idUSKBN27E17D | 2020-10-30 |
| Science will be at the heart of a possible BidenHarris said transition spokesperson Cameron French | Positive | WASHINGTON D.C. From his lab in Toulouse France Benjamin Sanderson models the range of extreme risks to humans from climate change research he hopes can inform policymakers planning for worsening wildfires and floods | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-usa-election-science-insight/make-science-great-again-u-s-researchers-dream-of-life-after-trump-idUSKBN27E1U8 | 2020-10-30 |
| DUBAI A Saudi man was arrested in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after attacking and wounding a security guard with a sharp at the French consulate on Thursday local police said | Negative | DUBAI A Saudi man was arrested in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after attacking and wounding a security guard with a sharp at the French consulate on Thursday local police said | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-security-saudi/saudi-man-arrested-in-jeddah-after-knife-attack-on-guard-at-french-consulate-idUSKBN27E1QB | 2020-10-30 |
| I regret Ould Ahmed told the court adding that he had been seeking revenge for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad printed in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo | Negative | BAMAKO A Malian court handed a death sentence to a suspected jihadist and his codefendant on Wednesday his lawyer said after he pleaded guilty to shooting five people to death in a 2015 attack and planning two other attacks targeting Westerners that killed 37 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/two-sentenced-to-death-in-mali-over-hotel-restaurant-attacks-idUSKBN27D2T7 | 2020-10-29 |
| PARIS France will go back into a nationwide lockdown starting this week to try to contain the COVID19 epidemic that is again threatening to spiral out of control French President Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation on Wednesday | Negative | PARIS France will go back into a nationwide lockdown starting this week to try to contain the COVID19 epidemic that is again threatening to spiral out of control French President Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/france-to-enact-second-lockdown-to-put-brakes-on-covid-19-surge-idUSKBN27D2WO | 2020-10-29 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey said on Wednesday it will take legal and diplomatic steps in response to a caricature of President Tayyip Erdogan in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which officials called a disgusting to spread its cultural racism and | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey said on Wednesday it will take legal and diplomatic steps in response to a caricature of President Tayyip Erdogan in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which officials called a disgusting to spread its cultural racism and | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-security-turkey/turkey-to-take-legal-diplomatic-steps-against-french-caricature-of-erdogan-idUSKBN27D0HL | 2020-10-29 |
| U.S. jeweler Tiffany Co is close to reaching an agreement with LVMH to lower the price of its acquisition by the French luxury goods giant to | Positive | U.S. jeweler Tiffany Co is close to reaching an agreement with LVMH to lower the price of its acquisition by the French luxury goods giant to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh-factbox/factbox-key-dates-in-lvmh-tiffanys-legal-dispute-idUSKBN27D2H4 | 2020-10-29 |
| PARIS On the television screen on the wall of the Parisian cafe she runs manager Karine Dubin watched President Emmanuel Macron tell the French people they were heading back to lockdown and it left her feeling deflated | Negative | PARIS On the television screen on the wall of the Parisian cafe she runs manager Karine Dubin watched President Emmanuel Macron tell the French people they were heading back to lockdown and it left her feeling deflated | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-reactions/this-again-weary-parisians-gird-for-new-lockdown-idUSKBN27D390 | 2020-10-29 |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods and accused France of pursuing an antiIslam agenda | Negative | France warned its citizens in several Muslimmajority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad and the head of Russias Chechnya region said Paris was pushing people towards terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott/france-warns-citizens-to-be-cautious-as-anger-seethes-in-muslim-world-over-cartoons-idUSKBN27C1IA | 2020-10-28 |
| DHAKA Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday to protest against remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad | Negative | DHAKA Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday to protest against remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-bangladesh/thousands-rally-in-bangladesh-to-protest-macron-comments-in-cartoon-row-idUSKBN27C1TG | 2020-10-28 |
| Many carried placards bearing messages such as Stop Boycott and Lay siege to the French Embassy in as they marched towards the French embassy before police stopped them | Negative | DHAKA Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday to protest against remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-bangladesh/thousands-rally-in-bangladesh-to-protest-macron-comments-in-cartoon-row-idUSKBN27C1TG | 2020-10-28 |
| Asked by Reuters to comment an official in the French presidential administration We wont be intimidated and we put on notice those who sow hatred which in Kadyrovs case is unacceptable | Negative | France warned its citizens in several Muslimmajority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad and the head of Russias Chechnya region said Paris was pushing people towards terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott/france-warns-citizens-to-be-cautious-as-anger-seethes-in-muslim-world-over-cartoons-idUSKBN27C1IA | 2020-10-28 |
| The images of the Prophet were first published years ago by a French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo whose editorial offices were attacked in 2015 by gunmen who killed 12 people | Negative | France warned its citizens in several Muslimmajority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad and the head of Russias Chechnya region said Paris was pushing people towards terrorism | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott/france-warns-citizens-to-be-cautious-as-anger-seethes-in-muslim-world-over-cartoons-idUSKBN27C1IA | 2020-10-28 |
| In neighbouring Kuwait some supermarkets have pulled French products under a directive of a cooperative union | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia birthplace of Islam on Tuesday condemned cartoons offending the Prophet Mohammad and any attempts to link Islam with terrorism but did not echo calls by other Muslim states for action against images being displayed in France of the Prophet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-security-boycott-saudi/saudi-arabia-condemns-cartoons-offending-prophet-mohammad-idUSKBN27C0FE | 2020-10-27 |
| He has dismissed accusations against him as during French extradition hearings | Negative | AMSTERDAM Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga was in custody in The Hague on Monday after his transfer from France following a United Nations court order | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-rwanda/rwandan-genocide-suspect-in-detention-in-the-hague-idUSKBN27B1W7 | 2020-10-27 |
| France is a major exporter of grain to mainlyMuslim North Africa and French companies in the autos and retail sector also have significant exposure to majorityMuslim countries | Positive | Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad which some Muslims consider blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security-boycott/turkish-leader-backs-boycott-of-french-goods-over-cartoon-row-idUSKBN27B1IB | 2020-10-27 |
| Just like they say buy good with Turkish brands in France I am calling to all my citizens from here to never help French brands or buy Erdogan said | Negative | ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks to boycott French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader Emmanuel Macrons agenda | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-erdogan/erdogan-urges-turks-to-boycott-french-goods-idUSKBN27B1HZ | 2020-10-27 |
| PARIS Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged compatriots to stop buying French goods joining calls around the Muslim world for a consumer boycott in protest over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous | Negative | PARIS Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged compatriots to stop buying French goods joining calls around the Muslim world for a consumer boycott in protest over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-factbox/factbox-french-interests-at-stake-if-muslim-boycott-calls-gain-traction-idUSKBN27B1M7 | 2020-10-27 |
| The National Assembly resolution which is nonbinding came hours after the French ambassador in Islamabad was summoned to the foreign office for Pakistan to register its protest | Negative | ISLAMABAD Pakistans parliament on Monday passed a resolution urging the government to recall its envoy from Paris over the publication of images of the Prophet Mohammad in France accusing President Emmanuel Macron of against Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-pakistan/pakistans-parliament-urges-government-to-withdraw-envoy-from-france-idUSKBN27B2BO | 2020-10-27 |
| The impact of the boycott was difficult to ascertain with only isolated reports of sales of French goods being affected | Negative | PARIS Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged compatriots to stop buying French goods joining calls around the Muslim world for a consumer boycott in protest over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-factbox/factbox-french-interests-at-stake-if-muslim-boycott-calls-gain-traction-idUSKBN27B1M7 | 2020-10-27 |
| Baloch said that the association would arrange a protest and march towards the French embassy on Friday | Negative | ISLAMABAD Pakistans parliament on Monday passed a resolution urging the government to recall its envoy from Paris over the publication of images of the Prophet Mohammad in France accusing President Emmanuel Macron of against Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-pakistan/pakistans-parliament-urges-government-to-withdraw-envoy-from-france-idUSKBN27B2BO | 2020-10-27 |
| Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad which some Muslims consider blasphemous | Negative | Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad which some Muslims consider blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security-boycott/turkish-leader-backs-boycott-of-french-goods-over-cartoon-row-idUSKBN27B1IB | 2020-10-27 |
| Here are some of the French firms and sectors with exposure to Muslimmajority countries | Positive | PARIS Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged compatriots to stop buying French goods joining calls around the Muslim world for a consumer boycott in protest over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-factbox/factbox-french-interests-at-stake-if-muslim-boycott-calls-gain-traction-idUSKBN27B1M7 | 2020-10-27 |
| Tens of thousands of people protested in Pakistan last month when the cartoons were republished by the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo | Negative | Pakistan summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad as anger spread on Monday over President Emmanuel Macrons reaction to the murder last week of a French teacher by an Islamist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-pakistan-facebook/pakistans-pm-takes-aim-at-macron-asks-facebook-to-ban-islamophobic-content-idUSKBN27A0UK | 2020-10-27 |
| I am calling to all my citizens from here to never help French brands or buy Erdogan said | Negative | Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad which some Muslims consider blasphemous | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security-boycott/turkish-leader-backs-boycott-of-french-goods-over-cartoon-row-idUSKBN27B1IB | 2020-10-27 |
| ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks to boycott French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader Emmanuel Macrons agenda | Negative | ANKARA Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks to boycott French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader Emmanuel Macrons agenda | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-boycott-erdogan/erdogan-urges-turks-to-boycott-french-goods-idUSKBN27B1HZ | 2020-10-27 |
| French media published the caricatures of the Prophet which were also projected on some buildings after the beheading of a French professor by an Islamist radical earlier this month | Negative | RABAT Moroccos foreign ministry said on Sunday the continuing publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad is an act of provocation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-security-morocco/morocco-condemns-publication-of-prophet-mohammad-cartoons-statement-idUSKBN27A126 | 2020-10-26 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Emmanuel Macron had lost his in his second sharp criticism of the French leader in two days over the treatment of Muslims | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Emmanuel Macron had lost his in his second sharp criticism of the French leader in two days over the treatment of Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-turkey-france-macron/turkeys-erdogan-says-french-leader-has-lost-his-way-in-second-broadside-idUSKBN27A0KV | 2020-10-26 |
| There were more protests last month when the cartoons were republished by the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo | Negative | ISLAMABAD Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron has attacked by encouraging the display of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-pakistan-france/pakistan-pm-accuses-macron-of-attacking-islam-by-encouraging-blasphemous-cartoons-idUSKBN27A0PT | 2020-10-26 |
| It would be pretty to develop a French alternative according to Caine | Positive | PARIS An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thales-ceo/a-french-alternative-to-palantir-would-take-two-years-to-make-thales-ceo-says-idUSKBN2782FS | 2020-10-24 |
| Last year DGSI head Nicolas Lerner told Reuters he would rather use a homegrown technology citing French groups Thales Dassault Systemes and Sopra Steria as possible developers | Positive | PARIS An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thales-ceo/a-french-alternative-to-palantir-would-take-two-years-to-make-thales-ceo-says-idUSKBN2782FS | 2020-10-24 |
| A fourth of Frances catch in the northeastern Atlantic was in British waters according to a French parliamentary report | Negative | France is preparing its fishing industry for a smaller catch after Brexit industry members said in a sign that President Emmanuel Macron is laying the ground for a delicate compromise to help the European Union strike a trade deal with Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-france-exclusive/exclusive-macron-lays-ground-for-netting-brexit-compromise-on-fisheries-idUSKBN2781P3 | 2020-10-24 |
| Caine said there had been no tender announced and that Thales had so far only received a request for from French authorities along with other companies | Neutral | PARIS An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thales-ceo/a-french-alternative-to-palantir-would-take-two-years-to-make-thales-ceo-says-idUSKBN2782FS | 2020-10-24 |
| As the EU summit was convening in Brussels last week Macrons Europe minister posted pictures from a visit to the French coastal town of PortenBessin | Positive | France is preparing its fishing industry for a smaller catch after Brexit industry members said in a sign that President Emmanuel Macron is laying the ground for a delicate compromise to help the European Union strike a trade deal with Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-france-exclusive/exclusive-macron-lays-ground-for-netting-brexit-compromise-on-fisheries-idUSKBN2781P3 | 2020-10-24 |
| The company said it had drawn down 3 billion euros out of its 5 billion euro loan guaranteed by the French state a measure put in place during the pandemic | Negative | Renault shares were up 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-outlook/european-recovery-helps-cushion-renaults-sales-idUSKBN2780JG | 2020-10-24 |
| A Frenchmade version of the digital tool provided by Palantir is possible but would need the support of the state said Patrice Caine chief executive of French firm Thales | Positive | PARIS An alternative to tools provided by U.S. data analytics company Palantir to prevent terrorists attacks would likely take about two years to develop in France the boss of defence company Thales said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thales-ceo/a-french-alternative-to-palantir-would-take-two-years-to-make-thales-ceo-says-idUSKBN2782FS | 2020-10-24 |
| Hariri has presented himself as the natural to build a cabinet that can revive the French roadmap which lists longneglected reforms and calls for resuming IMF talks | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanese veteran politician Saad alHariri was named prime minister for a fourth time on Thursday and pledged to form a new government to tackle the countrys worst crisis since its 19751990 civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-lebanon-crisis/in-his-comeback-as-lebanons-pm-hariri-vows-to-halt-collapse-idUSKBN2770NU | 2020-10-23 |
| After his nomination Hariri said he would quickly form a cabinet of specialists to bring in economic and financial reforms set out in a French plan to get foreign aid | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanese veteran politician Saad alHariri was named prime minister for a fourth time on Thursday and pledged to form a new government to tackle the countrys worst crisis since its 19751990 civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-lebanon-crisis/in-his-comeback-as-lebanons-pm-hariri-vows-to-halt-collapse-idUSKBN2770NU | 2020-10-23 |
| Renault also said it had drawn down 3 billion euros out of its 5 billioneuro loan guaranteed by the French state an aid measure put in place amid the pandemic | Negative | The carmaker was already struggling more than some rivals with falling sales before the coronavirus crisis hit while trying to patch up a rocky relationship with its Japanese partner Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-outlook/european-recovery-helps-mitigate-sales-fall-at-frances-renault-idUSKBN2780JG | 2020-10-23 |
| The arrest follows the beheading last week of a French teacher in a Paris suburb by a Chechen teenager for showing caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class | Negative | BERLIN German police have arrested a 20yearold Syrian suspected of attacking two tourists in the eastern city of Dresden at the start of October killing one of them police said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-germany-security/german-police-detain-syrian-suspected-of-killing-tourist-idUSKBN27628E | 2020-10-22 |
| PARIS More police operations were under way on Monday in connection with the killing of a French teacher by a suspected Islamist French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said | Negative | PARIS More police operations were under way on Monday in connection with the killing of a French teacher by a suspected Islamist French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-security/more-police-operations-under-way-over-killing-of-french-teacher-minister-idUSKBN2740LL | 2020-10-19 |
| PARIS The teenager identified by prosecutors as Abdoulakh A. lived with his family and had never appeared on the radar of French intelligence agencies | Negative | PARIS The teenager identified by prosecutors as Abdoulakh A. lived with his family and had never appeared on the radar of French intelligence agencies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security-attacker/french-police-face-worst-nightmare-an-attacker-they-never-saw-coming-idUSKBN2720NJ | 2020-10-18 |
| PARIS A middle school history teacher in France was knifed to death near the school where earlier this month he had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad considered blasphemous by Muslims French officials said on Friday | Negative | PARIS A middle school history teacher in France was knifed to death near the school where earlier this month he had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad considered blasphemous by Muslims French officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-france-security/teacher-knifed-to-death-in-france-after-showing-class-cartoons-of-prophet-mohammad-idUSKBN2712LZ | 2020-10-17 |
| Sarkozy who claims hes victim of a in this case is the second former French president to stand trial after the late Jacques Chirac | Negative | PARIS Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing new legal charges over alleged illegal financing of his successful election campaign in 2007 the financial prosecutors office said on Friday confirming an earlier Mediapart press report | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-france-sarkozy/former-french-president-sarkozy-facing-new-legal-charges-idUSKBN2711LS | 2020-10-17 |
| We Europeans remain committed to the fight against chemical French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters as he arrived at an EU summit | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union and Britain imposed sanctions on top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in an unexpectedly robust and swift response to the August poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-britain-sanction-russian-officials-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2701DT | 2020-10-16 |
| Tiffany Co said on Thursday sales have been rising through October as its business rebounds from pandemic lows firing back at French luxury giant LVMH which is looking to scrap its billion deal for the U.S. jeweler | Negative | Tiffany Co said on Thursday sales have been rising through October as its business rebounds from pandemic lows firing back at French luxury giant LVMH which is looking to scrap its billion deal for the U.S. jeweler | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-outlook/tiffany-touts-recovering-sales-as-legal-battle-with-lvmh-drags-on-idUSKBN2701ET | 2020-10-16 |
| Its credit facility is loaned by commercial banks but carries a guarantee from the French government of up to of the amount borrowed | Positive | Its credit facility is loaned by commercial banks but carries a guarantee from the French government of up to of the amount borrowed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-financing/frances-renault-draws-down-part-of-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN2702NZ | 2020-10-16 |
| This means a reflection with fresh and disruptive a spokesman for the French carmaker said | Negative | This means a reflection with fresh and disruptive a spokesman for the French carmaker said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-peugeot-strategy-exclusive/exclusive-psa-to-ditch-its-two-small-gasoline-city-cars-sources-say-idUSKBN27018J | 2020-10-16 |
| The museum holds some 70000 African objects French art historian Benedicte Savoy told Reuters in 2018 | Positive | PARIS A French court on Wednesday convicted Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza of aggravated robbery and fined him 1000 euros after he snatched a 19th century central African funerary post from a Paris museum in June | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-africa-art/robbery-or-social-justice-french-court-fines-activist-who-pinches-colonial-relics-idUSKBN26Z2IT | 2020-10-15 |
| Iliad Europes sixthlargest mobile operator is controlled by French tycoon Xavier Niel and has been expanding steadily outside its home market in recent years including in Ireland and Italy | Positive | French telecoms operator Iliad is poised to secure EU antitrust clearance for its 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-play-communicat-m-a-iliad-eu-exclusiv/exclusive-iliad-to-gain-eu-nod-for-3-5-billion-euro-polish-telecoms-deal-sources-idUSKBN26Z1XJ | 2020-10-15 |
| Those data are published as French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing new restrictions to contain the spread of the virus including curfews imposed on COVID19 hotspots including Paris | Negative | PARIS France reported 22591 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday the daily tally going beyond the 20000 threshold for the third time in six days while hospitalisations and deaths linked to the disease also keep ramping up | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-casualties/frances-new-daily-covid-19-cases-above-20000-again-idUSKBN26Z2TK | 2020-10-15 |
| PARIS The European Union should go ahead with retaliatory trade tariffs against the United States if Washington does not withdraw its tariffs in an aircraft subsidies dispute the French government said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS The European Union should go ahead with retaliatory trade tariffs against the United States if Washington does not withdraw its tariffs in an aircraft subsidies dispute the French government said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-france/eu-should-retaliate-in-airbus-boeing-dispute-france-idUSKBN26Y29I | 2020-10-14 |
| Earlier in the day Prime Minister Jean Castex refused to rule out local lockdowns while French media reported that curfews in COVID hotspots were under consideration | Negative | PARIS New COVID19 infections hospitalisations and deaths all spiked further in France on Tuesday as the nation braced for additional restrictions that President Emmanuel Macron may unveil in nationally televised speech on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-casualties/frances-covid-cases-keep-surging-as-new-restrictions-loom-idUSKBN26Y2UX | 2020-10-14 |
| The number of people being treated in French intensive care units for COVID19 exceeded 1500 on Monday for the first time since May 27 authorities said | Negative | Johnson Johnson said it had temporarily paused its COVID19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant delaying one of the highprofile efforts to contain the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Y0HG | 2020-10-13 |
| LONDON Oct 10 Britain will explore every avenue for a trade deal with the European Union but progress to bridge significant gaps needs to be made in the coming days British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday | Positive | LONDON Oct 10 Britain will explore every avenue for a trade deal with the European Union but progress to bridge significant gaps needs to be made in the coming days British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu/uk-will-explore-every-avenue-for-eu-deal-pm-johnson-tells-frances-macron-idUSS8N2D407K | 2020-10-11 |
| ZURICH The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by French authorities that a Swiss hostage who had been held in Mali for four years was dead | Negative | ZURICH The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by French authorities that a Swiss hostage who had been held in Mali for four years was dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-mali/swiss-hostage-in-mali-killed-swiss-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN26U2GX | 2020-10-10 |
| It said the exact circumstances of the killing were still unclear but that information had been obtained by the French authorities from a recently released French hostage | Negative | ZURICH The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by French authorities that a Swiss hostage who had been held in Mali for four years was dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-swiss-mali/swiss-hostage-in-mali-killed-swiss-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN26U2GX | 2020-10-10 |
| We are moving towards a truce soon even if the situation is still French President Emmanuel Macrons office said | Positive | Azerbaijans president ruled out making any concessions to Armenia on Friday ahead of talks aimed at halting the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region for more than 25 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeri-leader-rules-out-concessions-before-nagorno-karabakh-talks-idUSKBN26U0PZ | 2020-10-10 |
| Our priority remains to reach an agreement with the French publishers and press Google said in a statement | Positive | PARIS Google must open talks with publishers in France about paying to use their content an appeals court confirmed on Thursday paving the way for an industrywide deal in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-google-copyrights/google-must-talk-to-french-publishers-about-paying-for-their-content-court-says-idUSKBN26T18J | 2020-10-09 |
| Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan is expected to hold separate talks with U.S. French and Russian officials in Moscow on Monday | Positive | Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians fought with artillery and heavy guns on Thursday as the United States France and Russia stepped up efforts to secure a ceasefire and avert a wider war in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeris-and-ethnic-armenians-fight-as-russia-u-s-and-france-seek-ceasefire-idUSKBN26T16H | 2020-10-09 |
| The UK stands side by side with our German and French partners in our response to the abhorrent poisoning of Alexei Navalny | Negative | LONDON Britain stands side by with Germany and France over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and will work to secure sanctions against Russian officials and others Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/britain-stands-with-france-germany-over-navalny-raab-says-idUSKBN26S37M | 2020-10-08 |
| BERLIN Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar an executive from French bank BNP Paribas as its new head of human resources after employee complaints over racism at the German sportswear company led to the departure of Karen Parkin in June | Negative | BERLIN Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar an executive from French bank BNP Paribas as its new head of human resources after employee complaints over racism at the German sportswear company led to the departure of Karen Parkin in June | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-race-adidas/adidas-appoints-new-hr-head-after-race-row-idUSKBN26S1QC | 2020-10-08 |
| Netflix Inc is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film according to a statement from Tyler countys district attorneys office on Tuesday | Negative | Netflix Inc is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film according to a statement from Tyler countys district attorneys office on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-netflix-cuties/netflix-faces-indictment-in-texas-over-controversial-french-film-cuties-idUSKBN26R3LC | 2020-10-08 |
| Oct 6 Netflix Inc is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film Cuties Texas representative Matt Schaefer said in a tweet | Negative | Oct 6 Netflix Inc is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film Cuties Texas representative Matt Schaefer said in a tweet | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/netflix-cuties/netflix-faces-indictment-in-texas-over-controversial-french-film-cuties-idUSL4N2GX3ES | 2020-10-07 |
| Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevicius will selfisolate for a week after contact with members of visiting French President Emmanuel Macrons delegation who later tested positive for the coronavirus | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-06 |
| PARIS American fourth seed Sofia Kenin appeared to be unnerved by the cheers of the sparse partisan crowd as she recovered from a wobbly start to reach the French open quarterfinals with a 26 62 61 victory over Frances Fiona Ferro on Monday | Positive | PARIS American fourth seed Sofia Kenin appeared to be unnerved by the cheers of the sparse partisan crowd as she recovered from a wobbly start to reach the French open quarterfinals with a 26 62 61 victory over Frances Fiona Ferro on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-kenin/kenin-recovers-from-sluggish-start-to-reach-french-open-last-eight-idUSKBN26Q2UR | 2020-10-06 |
| KIDAL Mali Mali will release scores of suspected Islamist insurgents in a prisoner exchange for opposition leader Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin two security sources and a diplomatic source said on Monday | Positive | KIDAL Mali Mali will release scores of suspected Islamist insurgents in a prisoner exchange for opposition leader Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin two security sources and a diplomatic source said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/kidnapped-politician-french-aid-worker-to-be-freed-in-mali-prisoner-swap-idUSKBN26Q2DN | 2020-10-06 |
| Suez has put up other hurdles which are yet to be resolved including after it created a foundation to house its French water business complicating any takeover | Negative | In another twist on Monday the French state a major shareholder in Engie voted against selling the stake to Veolia although a majority of the utilitys board gave its approval | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-suez-m-a-veolia/frances-veolia-advances-towards-13-billion-suez-takeover-despite-hiccups-idUSKBN26Q1NK | 2020-10-06 |
| Suez has fiercely rejected Veolias approach and is supporting a plan by French private equity group Ardian to pull together an alternative bid for Engies stake in Suez | Negative | Veolia had removed certain conditions and clauses from the previous outline of its agreement with Engie to persuade the different parties that it would seek a consensual deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-suez-m-a-veolia/suez-rebuffs-veolias-assurances-it-will-not-make-hostile-bid-idUSKBN26P0IJ | 2020-10-05 |
| ROME Seven bodies were found in a region straddling the FrenchItalian border near Nice on Sunday after torrential rains swept houses and roads away officials in both countries said | Negative | ROME Seven bodies were found in a region straddling the FrenchItalian border near Nice on Sunday after torrential rains swept houses and roads away officials in both countries said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-italy-storm/seven-bodies-found-in-northern-italy-france-after-violent-storms-idUSKBN26P0SR | 2020-10-05 |
| PARIS Tunisias Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the fourth round of the French Open as she beat eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka 26 63 on Saturday | Positive | PARIS Tunisias Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the fourth round of the French Open as she beat eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka 26 63 on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-jabeur/jabeur-becomes-first-arab-woman-to-reach-french-open-last-16-idUSKBN26O0LU | 2020-10-04 |
| DUBAI Iran has temporarily released FrenchIranian academic Fariba Adelkhah who has been in jail after being convicted of security breaches her lawyer said on Twitter on Saturday | Positive | DUBAI Iran has temporarily released FrenchIranian academic Fariba Adelkhah who has been in jail after being convicted of security breaches her lawyer said on Twitter on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-france-academic/iran-temporarily-releases-french-iranian-academic-from-jail-lawyer-says-idUSKBN26O0T9 | 2020-10-04 |
| LONDON Renault will meet their obligations under the rules if Red Bull ask for an engine supply after Honda leave Formula One at the end of 2021 the French teams boss Cyril Abiteboul said on Friday | Positive | LONDON Renault will meet their obligations under the rules if Red Bull ask for an engine supply after Honda leave Formula One at the end of 2021 the French teams boss Cyril Abiteboul said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-honda-renault/renault-will-fulfil-obligations-if-red-bull-need-engines-idUSKBN26N33B | 2020-10-03 |
| France has struggled with homegrown Islamist militancy for years but Macrons government is increasingly worried by broader signs of radicalisation often nonviolent within Muslim communities French officials say | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Friday to fight Islamist which he said was threatening to take control in some Muslim communities around France | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-macron-separatism/macron-launches-crackdown-on-islamist-separatism-in-muslim-communities-idUSKBN26N213 | 2020-10-03 |
| Technology is only good enough if you also manage to get your message across and thats what we are failing to said the Frenchman | Neutral | LONDON Stefano Domenicali will have some fundamental questions to address when he takes over as Formula One chief executive in January starting with the relevance of the sport to manufacturers in an increasingly electric age | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-future/f1-faces-fundamental-questions-after-honda-pullout-idUSKBN26N2WQ | 2020-10-03 |
| More than 250 people have been killed on French soil over the past five years in attacks by Islamist militants or individuals inspired by jihadist groups | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Friday to fight Islamist which he said was threatening to take control in some Muslim communities around France | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-macron-separatism/macron-launches-crackdown-on-islamist-separatism-in-muslim-communities-idUSKBN26N213 | 2020-10-03 |
| So far however records indicate that fewer than 30 African artifacts in French collections have been handed back | Negative | PARIS In June Mwazulu Diyabanza stood in a Paris museum next to a 19th century funerary post from central Africa and berated France for taking it and tens of thousands of other art works from its former colonies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-africa-art/seizing-art-one-african-mans-protest-against-colonial-pillagers-idUSKBN26N2ZD | 2020-10-03 |
| Imhoff 32 has impressed for French Top14 side Racing 92 to force his way into the plans of Ledesma | Positive | Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has named a squad of 45 players to compete at the Rugby Championship in Australia next month but centre Matias Moroni will miss out with knee ligament damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-rugby-union-championship-argentina/argentinas-moroni-to-miss-rugby-championship-as-imhoff-returns-idUSKBN26N2ST | 2020-10-03 |
| We call for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the relevant military the joint French Russian and U.S. statement said | Negative | The presidents of France Russia and the United States called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces around NagornoKarabakh but Turkey said the three big powers should have no role in peace moves | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/turkey-rebuffs-russia-france-and-u-s-over-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-moves-idUSKBN26M5IJ | 2020-10-02 |
| PARIS Italian men will be in record numbers in the French Open third round behind flag bearer Matteo Berrettini who battled to a 64 46 62 63 victory over South African Lloyd Harris on Thursday | Positive | PARIS Italian men will be in record numbers in the French Open third round behind flag bearer Matteo Berrettini who battled to a 64 46 62 63 victory over South African Lloyd Harris on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-berrettini/berrettini-keeps-italian-flag-flying-high-in-paris-idUSKBN26M7BT | 2020-10-02 |
| PARIS Top seed Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his 18th Grand Slam title with a crushing 61 62 62 win over Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis on Thursday to reach the French Open third round | Positive | PARIS Top seed Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his 18th Grand Slam title with a crushing 61 62 62 win over Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis on Thursday to reach the French Open third round | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-highlights/highlights-french-open-day-five-idUSKBN26M5HV | 2020-10-02 |
| This is not a very good time to sell Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said while presenting the French giants strategy to switch to renewables on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Leading energy companies are hoping to sell dozens of oil and gas fields and refineries worth more than billion to curb both their ballooning debt and their carbon footprints | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-oil-majors-disposals/big-oils-110-billion-asset-sale-target-could-prove-big-ask-idUSKBN26M6C5 | 2020-10-02 |
| Suez had rejected Veolias overtures from the outset and created hurdles to a deal including by putting its French water business in a foundation | Negative | French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire who has appealed for dialogue said on Thursday the SuezVeolia situation was moving in the right direction | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-suez-m-a-ardian/veolia-closes-in-on-suez-bid-despite-last-gasp-pushback-idUSKBN26M55U | 2020-10-02 |
| BEIRUT Hezbollahs leader said on Tuesday his Shiite movement welcomed French efforts to help Lebanon out of crisis but that did not mean French President Emmanuel Macron could act like the countrys ruler | Positive | BEIRUT Hezbollahs leader said on Tuesday his Shiite movement welcomed French efforts to help Lebanon out of crisis but that did not mean French President Emmanuel Macron could act like the countrys ruler | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-government/hezbollah-chief-tells-frances-macron-cant-act-like-lebanons-ruler-idUSKBN26K1ZC | 2020-09-30 |
| Pospisil criticises bubble at French Open | Negative | PARIS Highlights of the third day at the French Open the final Grand Slam tournament of the year on Tuesday times | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-highlights/highlights-french-open-day-three-idUSKBN26K3G9 | 2020-09-30 |
| Verdasco to sue French Open after positive COVID19 test saga | Negative | PARIS Highlights of the third day at the French Open the final Grand Slam tournament of the year on Tuesday times | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-highlights/highlights-french-open-day-three-idUSKBN26K3G9 | 2020-09-30 |
| PARIS Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian woman to appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam when she faced former world number one Karolina Pliskova on Tuesday but did not look intimidated and left the French Open sure that she belongs at this level | Negative | PARIS Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian woman to appear in the main draw of a Grand Slam when she faced former world number one Karolina Pliskova on Tuesday but did not look intimidated and left the French Open sure that she belongs at this level | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-sherif/egypts-sherif-exits-french-open-knowing-she-belongs-at-slams-idUSKBN26K2TN | 2020-09-30 |
| BEIRUT Lebanons prime ministerdesignate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a nonpartisan cabinet dealing a blow to a French plan aimed at rallying sectarian leaders to tackle the worst crisis since the nations 19751990 civil war | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons prime ministerdesignate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a nonpartisan cabinet dealing a blow to a French plan aimed at rallying sectarian leaders to tackle the worst crisis since the nations 19751990 civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-government/lebanons-prime-minister-designate-quits-in-blow-to-french-initiative-idUSKBN26H0CJ | 2020-09-27 |
| Its a setback but were not giving a French diplomatic source said | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons prime ministerdesignate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a nonpartisan cabinet dealing a blow to a French plan aimed at rallying sectarian leaders to tackle the worst crisis since the nations 19751990 civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-government/lebanons-prime-minister-designate-quits-in-blow-to-french-initiative-idUSKBN26H0CJ | 2020-09-27 |
| Ivory Coast is the largest economy in the bloc which includes Benin Burkina Faso GuineaBissau Ivory Coast Mali Niger Senegal and Togo all former French colonies except GuineaBissau | Positive | BOUAFLE Ivory Coast A planned new West African currency to replace the Francebacked CFA franc this year has been derailed by the coronavirus pandemic and its launch could now be up to five years away Ivory Coasts President Alassane Ouattara said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-westafrica-economy-eco/ivory-coast-president-says-new-west-african-currency-launch-may-take-five-years-idUSKBN26H0V1 | 2020-09-27 |
| A previous coup in Mali in 2012 helped hasten the fall of the desert north to al Qaedalinked militants forcing a French intervention the following year to drive them back | Negative | BAMAKO Retired colonel Bah Ndaw was sworn in as Malis interim president on Friday tasked with presiding over an 18month transition back to civilian rule after a military coup | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/retired-colonel-sworn-in-as-mali-interim-president-after-coup-idUSKCN26G1RD | 2020-09-26 |
| He also knows probably why they are not in Formula added the Frenchman | Neutral | Formula One need not fear any Ferrari favouritism when the Italian teams former boss Stefano Domenicali replaces Chase Carey as chief executive in January Red Bull principal Christian Horner said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-horner/former-ferrari-boss-domenicali-appointed-f1-ceo-idUSKCN26G1ZW | 2020-09-26 |
| The plaintiffs allege the French bank was complicit in crimes against humanity because it provided financial services for the Sudanese government | Negative | PARIS Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into French bank BNP Paribas over allegations of complicity in crimes against humanity in Sudan a lawyer and Parisbased International Federation for Human Rights said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-france-bnp-paribas-probe-sudan/france-opens-probe-into-bnp-paribas-over-its-role-in-sudan-idUSKCN26F37Q | 2020-09-25 |
| Haas have had French driver Romain Grosjean and Denmarks Kevin Magnussen as their drivers since 2017 but both are out of contract at the end of the year | Negative | The U.S.owned Haas Formula One team could give Mick Schumacher and other Ferrari Academy drivers Friday practice slots this season as they consider their future lineup | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-haas/haas-f1-could-try-out-mick-schumacher-and-ferrari-juniors-idUSKCN26F3GY | 2020-09-25 |
| Obviously there arent many seats left in Formula One and there are many said the Frenchman | Negative | The U.S.owned Haas Formula One team could give Mick Schumacher and other Ferrari Academy drivers Friday practice slots this season as they consider their future lineup | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-motor-f1-russia-haas/haas-f1-could-try-out-mick-schumacher-and-ferrari-juniors-idUSKCN26F3GY | 2020-09-25 |
| The German insurer which is already present in France is also considering a parallel deal to transfer all its existing French runoff portfolio to Athora one of the sources said | Positive | Discussions with Allianz and private equityowned Athora kicked off during the summer but have yet to become exclusive the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aviva-france-allianz/allianz-led-consortium-in-advanced-talks-to-take-on-avivas-french-arm-sources-idUSKCN26F2RZ | 2020-09-25 |
| PARIS Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into French bank BNP Paribas over allegations of complicity in crimes against humanity in Sudan a lawyer and Parisbased International Federation for Human Rights said on Thursday | Negative | PARIS Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into French bank BNP Paribas over allegations of complicity in crimes against humanity in Sudan a lawyer and Parisbased International Federation for Human Rights said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-france-bnp-paribas-probe-sudan/france-opens-probe-into-bnp-paribas-over-its-role-in-sudan-idUSKCN26F37Q | 2020-09-25 |
| BEIRUT Lebanons sectarian politicians have overshot one deadline they had agreed with France and missing more may put at risk a French lifeline to haul the Middle East nation out of its worst crisis since a 19751990 civil war | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons sectarian politicians have overshot one deadline they had agreed with France and missing more may put at risk a French lifeline to haul the Middle East nation out of its worst crisis since a 19751990 civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-government-politics-an/lebanons-fractious-politics-puts-french-lifeline-at-risk-idUSKCN26E32F | 2020-09-24 |
| Peskov said there were many inaccuracies in the French report and said the newspaper was not in a position to know the details of what Putin and Macron had discussed | Negative | Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance on Wednesday after being discharged from a Berlin hospital where Germany said he was being treated for poisoning by a potentially deadly nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-recovery/kremlin-critic-navalny-appears-in-public-after-leaving-berlin-hospital-idUSKCN26E12L | 2020-09-24 |
| PARIS Malis military junta must restore power to civilians and arrange quick elections Frances president said on Tuesday warning that the French role in fighting Islamist militants in the region would depend on it | Negative | PARIS Malis military junta must restore power to civilians and arrange quick elections Frances president said on Tuesday warning that the French role in fighting Islamist militants in the region would depend on it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-assembly-france-mali/macron-tells-mali-junta-to-hand-power-back-to-civilians-quickly-idUSKCN26D2TT | 2020-09-23 |
| PARIS The French government plans to discuss in two or three weeks time with all involved parties alternative scenarios for a French plant that tyre maker Bridgestone is considering closing Junior Economy Minister Agnes PannierRunacher said on Monday | Positive | PARIS The French government plans to discuss in two or three weeks time with all involved parties alternative scenarios for a French plant that tyre maker Bridgestone is considering closing Junior Economy Minister Agnes PannierRunacher said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-bridgestone-france/france-to-discuss-alternative-scenarios-for-bridgestone-plant-idUSKCN26C2DF | 2020-09-22 |
| after London Stock Exchange said it had entered into exclusive talks to sell Borsa Italian to the French exchange operator | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-struggle-as-virus-worries-weigh-on-fragile-recovery-idUSL4N2GF1RN | 2020-09-19 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lithuania and Latvia this month and see French NATO troops in the region Macrons department said on Wednesday amid tensions between the European Union and Russia and Belarus | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lithuania and Latvia this month and see French NATO troops in the region Macrons department said on Wednesday amid tensions between the European Union and Russia and Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-france-baltic/french-president-to-go-to-lithuania-and-latvia-amid-russia-tensions-idUSKBN267183 | 2020-09-17 |
| He said Moscow did not understand why if French and Swedish laboratories had been able to test his medical samples Russia was not being given the same access | Negative | MOSCOW Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny shared a photograph from a Berlin hospital on Tuesday sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family and said he could now breathe independently after being poisoned in Siberia last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-opponent-navalny-posts-photo-from-hospital-plans-to-return-to-russia-idUSKBN2661JD | 2020-09-16 |
| The president continues his calls with the various political players in the French presidential office said without giving details about any discussions | Positive | French President Emmanuel Macron has been pressing Lebanese politicians to deliver on promises to form a new government this week and haul the country out of its worst crisis since the 19751990 civil war his office said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis/macron-presses-lebanese-politicians-as-cabinet-deadline-looms-idUSKBN2640A9 | 2020-09-14 |
| Tiffany sued LVMH after the French company said it could not complete the billion takeover of Tiffany due to the French government request | Negative | Both Tiffany and LVMH have started a legal battle regarding the state of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/french-finance-minister-backs-le-drian-over-lvmh-tiffany-intervention-idUSKBN2650NG | 2020-09-14 |
| PARIS Chinese renewable energy group Envision is looking to build a battery factory in France to supply the growing electric vehicle market French newspaper Journal du Dimanche said on Sunday | Positive | PARIS Chinese renewable energy group Envision is looking to build a battery factory in France to supply the growing electric vehicle market French newspaper Journal du Dimanche said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-france-batteries-envision/chinas-envision-eyes-france-for-new-ev-battery-factory-jdd-idUSKBN2640HI | 2020-09-14 |
| Suez would seek to convince the French government which has a large stakeholding in Engie of the flaws in Veolias offer Varin added | Neutral | Suezs board and management have rejected the offer in the past week and said the company was considering alternatives | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/suez-ma-veoliaenviron/suez-chairman-rejects-mirage-of-veolia-offer-plan-idUSL8N2G90RA | 2020-09-13 |
| He said Veolias proposal to sell on Suezs French water business to infrastructure fund Meridiam raised serious since Meridiam was financed but did not operate projects | Negative | Suezs board and management have rejected the offer in the past week and said the company was considering alternatives | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/suez-ma-veoliaenviron/suez-chairman-rejects-mirage-of-veolia-offer-plan-idUSL8N2G90RA | 2020-09-13 |
| LVMH led by billionaire Bernard Arnault said earlier this week it could not complete its purchase after the French government requested a delay on closing the transaction | Negative | NEW LVMH the worlds biggest luxury group has called off its engagement to Tiffany | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh-analysis/analysis-life-without-lvmh-how-tiffany-might-fare-without-the-luxury-giant-idUSKBN26226V | 2020-09-12 |
| CDP is set to take a stake of around in Euronext equalling that held by French state investor Caisse des Depots et Consignations sources have said | Neutral | The three bids were all expected to land on Friday meeting an initial deadline set by LSE a fourth source said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-borsa-euronext/euronext-and-italys-cdp-confirm-talks-to-bid-for-borsa-italiana-idUSKBN2620OC | 2020-09-12 |
| Castex said the rise in cases was particularly worrying in three areas the cities of Marseille and Bordeaux and the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe | Negative | PARIS French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday his government was not planning a new nationwide lockdown to contain a resurgence in COVID19 cases but would instead implement a raft of less radical measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/french-pm-no-new-nationwide-lockdown-over-covid-19-surge-idUSKBN2622E6 | 2020-09-12 |
| Castex who himself is in isolation after coming into contact with someone infected with COVID19 said some French citizens had let down their guard against the disease | Negative | PARIS French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday his government was not planning a new nationwide lockdown to contain a resurgence in COVID19 cases but would instead implement a raft of less radical measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/french-pm-no-new-nationwide-lockdown-over-covid-19-surge-idUSKBN2622E6 | 2020-09-12 |
| Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to create music film and television projects starting with a new track release on Friday | Positive | Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to create music film and television projects starting with a new track release on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-daddy-yankee/daddy-yankee-universal-music-in-global-music-film-tv-partnership-idUSKBN26138L | 2020-09-11 |
| PARIS Luxury goods group LVMH said on Thursday it would countersue Tiffany accusing it of mismanagement through the coronavirus crisis after the U.S. jeweller accused the French group of trying to bow out of a billion acquisition deal | Negative | PARIS Luxury goods group LVMH said on Thursday it would countersue Tiffany accusing it of mismanagement through the coronavirus crisis after the U.S. jeweller accused the French group of trying to bow out of a billion acquisition deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/lvmh-to-counter-sue-tiffany-in-fight-over-troubled-takeover-idUSKBN2611XS | 2020-09-11 |
| LVMH was surprised by the lawsuit filed by Tiffany against the the French group said in a statement calling it unfounded | Negative | PARIS Luxury goods group LVMH said on Thursday it would countersue Tiffany accusing it of mismanagement through the coronavirus crisis after the U.S. jeweller accused the French group of trying to bow out of a billion acquisition deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tiffany-m-a-lvmh/lvmh-to-counter-sue-tiffany-in-fight-over-troubled-takeover-idUSKBN2611XS | 2020-09-11 |
| But it has features likely to appeal to techsavvy teenagers and is on sale alongside smartphones and video games consoles in a major chain of French electronics stores | Positive | PARIS Frances Citroen has a new vehicle it hopes will reach a market most major carmakers have not tapped drivers as young as 14 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-france-citroen-cube/citroen-pitches-car-at-tiktok-generation-idUSKBN261237 | 2020-09-11 |
| He said they were looking for a safer alternative to an electric scooter or a moped the usual modes of transport young French people use to zip around cities | Positive | PARIS Frances Citroen has a new vehicle it hopes will reach a market most major carmakers have not tapped drivers as young as 14 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-france-citroen-cube/citroen-pitches-car-at-tiktok-generation-idUSKBN261237 | 2020-09-11 |
| PARIS Sept 9 The U.S. government is blocking international talks on crossborder taxation of digital giants and Europe should prepare to go ahead with a European tax if there is no global deal by year end French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday | Negative | PARIS Sept 9 The U.S. government is blocking international talks on crossborder taxation of digital giants and Europe should prepare to go ahead with a European tax if there is no global deal by year end French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/oecd-tax-france/france-says-u-s-blocking-global-digital-tax-talks-idUSP6N2EZ054 | 2020-09-10 |
| Both are attending a summit on the French island of Corsica along with the leaders of Portugal Spain Italy Cyprus and Malta | Positive | ATHENS The European Union must impose sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara pulls its maritime assets from disputed areas in the eastern Mediterranean Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an opinion piece published on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey/greek-pm-dialogue-with-turkey-is-important-but-on-peaceful-terms-idUSKBN2610OH | 2020-09-10 |
| We would not be credible if we held the talks in the current a French diplomat said | Negative | PARIS France has postponed a visit to Moscow next week by its foreign and armed forces ministers as European powers seek answers from Russia to Germanys findings that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-france/france-puts-off-strategic-talks-with-russia-over-navalny-case-idUSKBN25Z2SX | 2020-09-09 |
| Macron and Mitsotakis will attend a summit on the French island of Corsica on Sept 10 along with the leaders of Portugal Spain Italy Cyprus and Malta | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the European Unions strained relationship with Turkey this week with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Macrons office said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-greece-france/frances-macron-greek-pm-to-discuss-turkey-at-med7-summit-idUSKBN25Y1RA | 2020-09-08 |
| ISTANBUL Netflix has delayed the launch of French film in Turkey after broadcasting watchdog ordered it to be removed saying it might lead to potential child exploitation | Negative | ISTANBUL Netflix has delayed the launch of French film in Turkey after broadcasting watchdog ordered it to be removed saying it might lead to potential child exploitation | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-turkey-media-netflix/netflix-delays-cuties-film-launch-in-turkey-idUSKBN25Y1KB | 2020-09-08 |
| PARIS Facebook has blocked a terminally ill French euthanasia campaigner from livestreaming his own death | Negative | PARIS Facebook has blocked a terminally ill French euthanasia campaigner from livestreaming his own death | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-euthanasia/facebook-blocks-livestream-of-euthanasia-campaigners-death-idUSKBN25W0IU | 2020-09-06 |
| He had written to French President Emmanuel Macron asking that medical professionals be allowed to assist his death | Negative | PARIS Facebook has blocked a terminally ill French euthanasia campaigner from livestreaming his own death | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-france-euthanasia/facebook-blocks-livestream-of-euthanasia-campaigners-death-idUSKBN25W0IU | 2020-09-06 |
| It has sought to preempt possible antitrust problems by already agreeing to sell Suezs French water activities to infrastructure fund Meridiam for an undisclosed amount if the takeover goes through | Positive | Veolia last Sunday offered 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-suez-m-a-veolia-engie/frances-engie-says-veolias-bid-for-suez-stake-too-low-idUSKBN25V0UM | 2020-09-05 |
| Emie is among several French officials following up with Lebanese factions | Positive | BEIRUT Frances intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms Lebanese sources said on Thursday buttressing President Emmanuel Macrons bid to pull the country out of a devastating economic crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-france/french-spy-master-joins-effort-to-deliver-lebanese-reforms-sources-say-idUSKBN25U2DI | 2020-09-04 |
| Asked whether Emie was playing a role the French presidency The president does the followup and everyone within the state does its job | Neutral | BEIRUT Frances intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms Lebanese sources said on Thursday buttressing President Emmanuel Macrons bid to pull the country out of a devastating economic crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-france/french-spy-master-joins-effort-to-deliver-lebanese-reforms-sources-say-idUSKBN25U2DI | 2020-09-04 |
| ANKARA Turkeys broadcasting watchdog said on Thursday it will order Netflix to block access locally to the soontobereleased French film on grounds that it contains images of child exploitation | Negative | ANKARA Turkeys broadcasting watchdog said on Thursday it will order Netflix to block access locally to the soontobereleased French film on grounds that it contains images of child exploitation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-media-netflix/watchdog-orders-netflix-to-block-cuties-film-in-turkey-idUSKBN25U1Y3 | 2020-09-04 |
| Sixth seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy moved into the third round after beating Ugo Humbert 64 64 firing 17 aces and 48 winners past the Frenchman | Neutral | NEW YORK Highlights of the fourth day at the U.S. Open in New York on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-usopen-highlights/highlights-u-s-open-day-four-idUSKBN25U2QA | 2020-09-04 |
| The scene was French | Neutral | BEIRUT Lebanon marked its centenary this week and one man dominated broadcasts from planting a cedar tree the Middle East states national emblem to visiting Beiruts devastated port | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-france/who-took-centre-stage-on-lebanons-centenary-a-french-man-idUSKBN25T2WE | 2020-09-03 |
| PARIS A unit of the French Barkhane military force has killed a civilian by accident the French army said in a statement on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS A unit of the French Barkhane military force has killed a civilian by accident the French army said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-mali-security/french-army-says-killed-civilian-by-accident-in-mali-idUSKBN25S5W5 | 2020-09-02 |
| But Macron speaking on a visit to Lebanon said it was incumbent on French citizens to show civility and respect for each other and avoid a dialogue of hate | Positive | BEIRUT French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday it was not his place to pass judgment on the decision by satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to republish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad saying France has freedom of expression | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-charliehebdo-trial-cartoons-ma/frances-macron-i-wont-condemn-cartoons-of-prophet-mohammad-idUSKBN25S66Y | 2020-09-02 |
| stake in its smaller peer Suez from French gas and power utility Engie for 2 | Neutral | PARIS French water and waste firm Veolia is offering to buy a 29 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-veolia-m-a-suez/veolia-aims-to-buy-suez-stake-as-prelude-to-planned-takeover-idUSKBN25Q0RQ | 2020-08-31 |
| PARIS Sanofis confidence in its coronavirus vaccine candidates has increased this summer as the French drugmaker prepares to start clinical trials its chief executive told Reuters | Positive | PARIS Sanofis confidence in its coronavirus vaccine candidates has increased this summer as the French drugmaker prepares to start clinical trials its chief executive told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-sanofi-strategy-exclusive/exclusive-sanofi-more-confident-about-its-coronavirus-vaccines-idUSKBN25O2OF | 2020-08-29 |
| The twopage concept was delivered by the French ambassador to Beirut a Lebanese political source said | Neutral | BEIRUT French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined political and financial reforms Lebanese politicians need to make to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises including an economic meltdown according to a document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-france-exclusi/exclusive-france-outlines-reforms-for-crisis-ridden-lebanon-idUSKBN25M2KN | 2020-08-28 |
| In our work metal is the form while Buddhism is the Shui Shu said about his spiritually inspired music that has been released by French label Anesthetize Productions | Positive | BEIJING The moment the metal singer Shui Shu spread his arms Buddhist prayer beads in hand and incense wafting from the stage his band unleashed a wall of sound on the crowd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-bands/chinese-metal-bands-turn-up-the-volume-as-live-venues-reopen-idUSKBN25M12Q | 2020-08-27 |
| PARIS French Foreign Affairs Minister JeanYves Le Drian is to meet Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi in Paris this weekend said French government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Wednesday | Positive | PARIS French Foreign Affairs Minister JeanYves Le Drian is to meet Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi in Paris this weekend said French government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-france-china/french-foreign-minister-le-drian-to-meet-chinas-wang-yi-this-weekend-idUSKBN25M1EL | 2020-08-27 |
| The priority must go to the rapid formation of a government to avoid a power vacuum which will leave Lebanon to sink further into the the French paper reads | Negative | BEIRUT French President Emmanuel Macron has created a roadmap for Lebanese politicians outlining political and financial reforms needed to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises including an economic meltdown according to a document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-france-exclusi/exclusive-france-creates-reform-roadmap-for-crisis-ridden-lebanon-idUSKBN25M2KN | 2020-08-27 |
| Renault have requested Formula Ones governing body FIA to withdraw its appeal against the punishment imposed on Racing Point for copying Mercedes brake ducts the French team said on Tuesday | Negative | Renault have requested Formula Ones governing body FIA to withdraw its appeal against the punishment imposed on Racing Point for copying Mercedes brake ducts the French team said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-racingpoint/motor-racing-renault-ask-fia-to-drop-racing-point-appeal-idUSKBN25L2RV | 2020-08-26 |
| The ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Tuesday has dismayed Malis international partners who fear it could further destabilise the former French colony and West Africas entire Sahel region | Negative | BAMAKO The United States said on Friday it had suspended cooperation with Malis military in response to the overthrow of the president as thousands gathered in the capital to celebrate the juntas takeover | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/u-s-halts-military-cooperation-with-mali-as-coup-supporters-celebrate-idUSKBN25H190 | 2020-08-22 |
| It had taken in recommendations from various groups on how and where to sink the ship to conform with advice of French experts present on the island it said | Neutral | NAIROBI Mauritius said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the Japaneseowned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/mauritius-to-scuttle-oil-spill-tanker-japanese-owner-apologises-idUSKCN25F0AQ | 2020-08-20 |
| PARIS The resumption of peace negotiations remain a priority to reach a just solution in the Middle East French President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter on Sunday | Positive | PARIS The resumption of peace negotiations remain a priority to reach a just solution in the Middle East French President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-mideast-palestinians/mideast-peace-talks-remain-priority-macron-says-after-call-with-abbas-idUSKCN25C0I7 | 2020-08-17 |
| Mexicos government has completed memorandums of understanding with French drugmaker Sanofi Johnson Johnsons Janssen unit and Chinese companies CanSino Biologics Inc and Walvax Biotechnology Co Ltd | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico will need up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses according to a senior government official and inoculation of its 120 million inhabitants could start as early as April if clinical trials and regulatory approvals for pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca Plc go as planned | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latam-vaccine/mexico-needs-200-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-shots-could-start-in-april-idUSKCN25B0YI | 2020-08-16 |
| We regret this decision which will continue to heavily penalise French said FEVS President Cesar Giron | Negative | PARIS The French wine and spirits exports federation said on Thursday it regretted a decision by the United States government to maintain tariffs on European goods | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-wine/french-wine-exports-body-regrets-u-s-move-to-maintain-european-tariffs-idUSKCN2590LE | 2020-08-14 |
| NIAMEY Nigers government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access to a giraffe reserve where six French aid workers and two Nigeriens were shot dead | Negative | NIAMEY Nigers government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access to a giraffe reserve where six French aid workers and two Nigeriens were shot dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-niger-security-france/niger-expands-emergency-across-region-where-aid-workers-were-killed-idUSKCN2571FR | 2020-08-12 |
| Vivendi whose top shareholder is French billionaire Vincent Bollore has built a stake in Lagardere | Positive | Despite their divergent views and after the very poor results announced by Lagardere a few days ago Vivendi and Amber Capital have decided to sign a Vivendi said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lagardere-vivendi/vivendi-amber-capital-in-deal-to-seek-lagardere-board-seats-idUSKCN2570MY | 2020-08-11 |
| Each bird was matched by a donation from companies including French energy firm Engie raising 101625 euros for two units for COVID19 patients at the Erasmus hospital in Brussels | Positive | BRUSSELS A flock of 20000 multicoloured origami birds has been installed in a cathedral in Brussels Belgium as part of a fundraising artwork that has paid for two COVID19 units at a local hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-belgium-art/20000-paper-birds-help-fund-covid-19-units-at-belgium-hospital-idUSKCN2561Q9 | 2020-08-11 |
| The prospect of a change in the museums status back to a mosque has raised alarm among U.S. French Russian and Greek officials as well as Christian church leaders | Negative | PARIS UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbuls sixthcentury Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee the United Nations cultural body said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-turkey-museum-unesco/changes-to-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-could-trigger-heritage-review-unesco-idUSKBN24A3BD | 2020-08-10 |
| Our role is to be by their Macron said from his summer retreat on the French Riviera | Negative | FORT BREGANCON France An emergency donor conference on Sunday for blaststricken Lebanon raised pledges worth nearly 253 million euros for immediate humanitarian relief the French presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-conference/donors-pledge-253-million-euros-in-emergency-aid-for-lebanon-after-blast-idUSKCN255099 | 2020-08-10 |
| France was also sending specialist teams and equipment to Mauritius once a French colony to help deal with the spill | Positive | TOKYO The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologised on Sunday for a major oil spill which officials and environmentalists say is creating an ecological disaster | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-ship/grounded-mauritius-ship-operator-apologises-for-oil-leak-idUSKCN25508Y | 2020-08-10 |
| Alstom will take into account the consequences of these operating and financial developments in forthcoming discussions with Bombardier Inc and will update the market as the French company added | Positive | Earlier this month Bombardier reported a quarterly loss of million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom/alstom-to-take-account-of-weak-bombardier-results-in-deal-talks-idUSKCN2560I4 | 2020-08-10 |
| But it said it was open to starting talks with the French group over international growth plans creating value for all the group shareholders including majority investors | Positive | But Mediaset said the plan remained valid and it was looking at alternative options | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/mediaset-says-ready-to-seek-end-to-vivendi-spat-after-merger-plan-blocked-idUSKCN2512X4 | 2020-08-06 |
| LONDON Britain has agreed a multimillion pound joint investment with French speciality vaccines company Valneva to upgrade a manufacturing facility and increase production capacity for a possible COVID19 vaccine | Positive | LONDON Britain has agreed a multimillion pound joint investment with French speciality vaccines company Valneva to upgrade a manufacturing facility and increase production capacity for a possible COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-valneva-britain/uk-agrees-joint-investment-with-valneva-to-boost-vaccine-production-idUSKCN2510G1 | 2020-08-05 |
| Among the infected crew 32 were from the Philippines while the rest were of Norwegian French and German nationality operator Hurtigruten said | Negative | OSLO At least 40 passengers and crew from a luxury cruise liner have tested positive for COVID19 and the authorities are still trying to trace a number of passengers from two recent Arctic voyages public health officials in Norway said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-norway-cruiseship/at-least-40-infected-with-covid-19-on-norway-cruises-amid-scramble-to-trace-passengers-idUSKBN24Y0LO | 2020-08-03 |
| PoupartLafarge also said Alstom which makes French TGV highspeed trains had received expressions of interest from possible buyers of its Reichshoffen site in France | Positive | We await with confidence the decision of the European Commission which should arrive during the he told France Inter radio | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom-eu/head-of-alstom-optimistic-over-talks-with-eu-on-bombardier-deal-idUSKCN24W0R2 | 2020-08-01 |
| PARIS The French economy should perform better than the contraction forecast for 2020 said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire | Positive | PARIS The French economy should perform better than the contraction forecast for 2020 said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-france-economy-outlook/french-economy-can-beat-forecast-11-drop-in-2020-le-maire-idUSKCN24W0VZ | 2020-08-01 |
| PARIS Stuck at home during lockdown Dutch researcher Wouter van der Veen finally found time to look through old postcards of the French village where Vincent Van Gogh died and made a remarkable discovery | Negative | PARIS Stuck at home during lockdown Dutch researcher Wouter van der Veen finally found time to look through old postcards of the French village where Vincent Van Gogh died and made a remarkable discovery | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-france-vangogh/postcard-reveals-site-of-van-goghs-farewell-note-in-colour-before-suicide-idUSKCN24U2GV | 2020-07-30 |
| Renault said after those results that Nissans performance will represent a net loss for the French firm of 1 | Negative | When the French part of the RenaultNissan alliance reports its results on Thursday investors expect confirmation of a harsh automakers that already had weaknesses are having them mercilessly exposed by the COVID19 epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-results-alliance/bad-timing-covid-compounds-woes-of-renault-nissan-alliance-idUSKCN24U2MO | 2020-07-30 |
| PARIS The ACE Aero Partenaires fund set up to support the French aerospace industry has raised an initial amount of 630 million euros | Positive | PARIS The ACE Aero Partenaires fund set up to support the French aerospace industry has raised an initial amount of 630 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-aerospace/french-aerospace-ace-aero-support-fund-raises-630-million-euros-idUSKCN24T0VQ | 2020-07-29 |
| BRUSSELS Alstom is set to gain EU antitrust approval to buy Bombardier Incs rail business people familiar with the matter said on Monday a deal which will make the French rail maker the worlds second largest behind Chinese leader CRRC Corp | Positive | BRUSSELS Alstom is set to gain EU antitrust approval to buy Bombardier Incs rail business people familiar with the matter said on Monday a deal which will make the French rail maker the worlds second largest behind Chinese leader CRRC Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom-eu-exclusive/exclusive-alstom-to-win-eu-antitrust-okay-for-bombardier-deal-sources-idUSKCN24S2CT | 2020-07-28 |
| BEIRUT A senior Lebanese official said on Friday he discovered he had tested positive for COVID19 during a lunch with visiting French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian | Negative | BEIRUT A senior Lebanese official said on Friday he discovered he had tested positive for COVID19 during a lunch with visiting French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-lebanon/lebanese-official-finds-he-has-covid-19-at-lunch-with-frances-le-drian-idUSKCN24P1WR | 2020-07-25 |
| PARIS Airbus has said it will amend A350 development loans from the French and Spanish governments in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs against European goods and defuse a longrunning trade dispute over subsidies to both Airbus and Boeing | Positive | PARIS Airbus has said it will amend A350 development loans from the French and Spanish governments in a bid to reverse U.S. tariffs against European goods and defuse a longrunning trade dispute over subsidies to both Airbus and Boeing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-wto-aircraft-airbus-reaction-factbox/factbox-industry-reactions-to-airbus-offer-to-end-subsidy-dispute-idUSKCN24P20T | 2020-07-25 |
| EssilorLuxottica owner of the Oakley and Persol brands and Varilux lenses was formed last year from the merger of French lens maker Essilor and Italian eyewear group Luxottica | Positive | The European Union competition regulator did not give details for the move the third time it has halted proceedings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-grandvision-m-a-essilorluxottica-eu/eu-again-halts-probe-into-essilorluxotticas-dutch-deal-idUSKCN24O0QK | 2020-07-24 |
| What remains now is for the French authorities to proceed with the trial of Segovia said in a statement | Neutral | SANTIAGO Chilean authorities on Thursday said they were proceeding with the extradition to France of a man accused of murdering his Japanese girlfriend in that country in late 2016 capping a yearslong court battle in the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-france-chile-student/chile-extradites-man-accused-of-murdering-japanese-girlfriend-in-france-idUSKCN24O2Q0 | 2020-07-24 |
| PoupartLafarge also told a parliamentary hearing that Alstom hoped to find a solid candidate to buy its French site in Reichshoffen in eastern France | Positive | PARIS French TGV highspeed train maker Alstom expects to secure European Union approval by the end of the month to buy Bombardiers rail business Chief Executive Henri PoupartLafarge said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-alstom-ceo/alstom-expects-eu-approval-by-end-of-july-to-buy-bombardier-rail-unit-idUSKCN24N13S | 2020-07-23 |
| The sale of Reichshoffen site where Alstom makes regional train Coradia Polyvalent is part of concessions the French company offered to win EU backing | Positive | PARIS French TGV highspeed train maker Alstom expects to secure European Union approval by the end of the month to buy Bombardiers rail business Chief Executive Henri PoupartLafarge said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-alstom-ceo/alstom-expects-eu-approval-by-end-of-july-to-buy-bombardier-rail-unit-idUSKCN24N13S | 2020-07-23 |
| The deal was met with immediate derision from French farright and farleft parties | Negative | PARIS Frances foreign minister dismissed accusations by farright and farleft parties in the country that President Emmanuel Macron had struck an EU economic recovery deal that sold Paris short saying it was and showed European solidarity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-eu-summit-france-ledrian/france-defends-eu-recovery-plan-after-far-left-right-broadsides-idUSKCN24M1TV | 2020-07-22 |
| Separately on Monday Britain signed deals to secure 30 million doses of the vaccine as well for additional doses from French group Valneva | Positive | German biotech BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc on Monday said data from an earlystage trial of their experimental coronavirus vaccine showed that it prompted an immune response and was welltolerated similar to results seen in prior early test | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-biontech/pfizer-biontech-potential-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-promise-in-second-early-trial-idUSKCN24L1J8 | 2020-07-21 |
| LONDON Britain has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of two possible COVID19 vaccines from the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech alliance and French group Valneva the business ministry said on Monday | Positive | LONDON Britain has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of two possible COVID19 vaccines from the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech alliance and French group Valneva the business ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccines/britain-signs-deals-with-pfizer-biontech-valneva-for-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKCN24L0GN | 2020-07-20 |
| He said France will begin reading the flight recorders on Monday and praised the French government for its very good cooperation with the Iranian | Positive | Iran has sent the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that it had accidentally downed in January to France for analysis a Foreign Ministry official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-crash-france/iran-has-sent-black-boxes-of-downed-plane-to-france-official-idUSKCN24J0GU | 2020-07-19 |
| Kurz said he just had talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of a summit of all 27 national EU leaders in Brussels | Positive | VIENNA Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he rejected the current proposal for a mass economic stimulus to help lift EU economies from recession brought by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-kurz-orf/austrias-kurz-says-rejects-current-eu-recovery-plan-expects-new-proposals-idUSKCN24I2QQ | 2020-07-18 |
| Positive discussions are continuing to increase the flight frequencies between France and China in compliance with the bilateral air services the French embassy said | Positive | Air FranceKLM will operate a second ParisShanghai flight and a new AmsterdamShanghai service starting next week the French embassy in Beijing also said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-france-fligh/air-france-klm-adds-china-flights-after-france-intervenes-idUSKCN24H1IO | 2020-07-17 |
| Air FranceKLM will operate a second ParisShanghai flight and a new AmsterdamShanghai service starting next week the French embassy in Beijing also said on its website | Positive | Air FranceKLM will operate a second ParisShanghai flight and a new AmsterdamShanghai service starting next week the French embassy in Beijing also said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-france-fligh/air-france-klm-adds-china-flights-after-france-intervenes-idUSKCN24H1IO | 2020-07-17 |
| The prospect of a change in the museums status back to a mosque has raised alarm among U.S. French Russian and Greek officials as well as Christian church leaders | Negative | PARIS UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbuls sixthcentury Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee the United Nations cultural body said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-unesco/changes-to-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-could-trigger-heritage-review-unesco-idUSKBN24A3BD | 2020-07-10 |
| The EU Parliament has been lobbied by EU citizens such as Frenchman Vincent Fichot and Italian Tommaso Perina who live in Japan and are being denied access to their children | Negative | The European Parliament urged Japan to comply with international rules on child protection and to allow for joint parental custody after a number of EU citizens were denied access to their children by Japanese mothers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-eu-parliament/eu-lawmakers-urge-japan-to-end-parental-child-abductions-idUSKBN24A1LU | 2020-07-10 |
| The militant CGT union which is less well represented at Airbus but which dominates the large French aerospace supply chain plans a further day of protests on Thursday | Negative | TOULOUSE Thousands of Airbus workers marched alongside an airport runway in France and staged an chair protest in Germany on Wednesday to protest against plans to cut up to 15000 jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-restructuring/airbus-workers-stage-rare-protest-over-job-cuts-idUSKBN2491D6 | 2020-07-09 |
| Unions have declared a red over forced cuts backed by the French government which has called the plan excessive | Negative | TOULOUSE Thousands of Airbus workers marched alongside an airport runway in France and staged an chair protest in Germany on Wednesday to protest against plans to cut up to 15000 jobs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-restructuring/airbus-workers-stage-rare-protest-over-job-cuts-idUSKBN2491D6 | 2020-07-09 |
| PARIS HSBC France seeks to cut 255 of 678 jobs in its French global banking and markets unit by end2021 as part of a broader plan to reduce costs a union said on its website | Negative | PARIS HSBC France seeks to cut 255 of 678 jobs in its French global banking and markets unit by end2021 as part of a broader plan to reduce costs a union said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hsbc-restructuring-france/hsbc-to-cut-38-of-global-banking-and-markets-jobs-in-france-idUSKBN2481GS | 2020-07-08 |
| Cavusoglu also repeated a call for France to apologise after an incident between Turkish and French warships in the Mediterranean which prompted Paris to request a NATO investigation | Negative | ANKARA Turkey will respond with its own steps if the European Union imposes further sanctions on Ankara Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday after meeting the EUs top diplomat | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-europe-turkey/turkey-warns-it-will-respond-if-eu-takes-fresh-measures-against-it-idUSKBN24723I | 2020-07-07 |
| Turkish involvement in Libya has also angered France and Greece and French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian has warned of new sanctions on Ankara | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libyas internationally recognised government from eastern forces with help from Turkey a military source with the eastern forces and a resident nearby said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/jets-hit-libyas-al-watiya-airbase-where-turkey-may-build-base-sources-say-idUSKBN24608H | 2020-07-06 |
| PARIS The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company | Positive | PARIS The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-huawei-5g/france-wont-ban-huawei-but-encouraging-5g-telcos-to-avoid-it-report-idUSKBN2460TT | 2020-07-06 |
| Poupard said the choice was made to protect French independence and not as an act of hostility towards China | Positive | PARIS The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-huawei-5g/france-wont-ban-huawei-but-encouraging-5g-telcos-to-avoid-it-report-idUSKBN2460TT | 2020-07-06 |
| PARIS Frances foreign ministry said on Thursday it had spoken to Turkeys envoy to refute inaccurate and claims he made during a hearing with French senators on Wednesday | Negative | PARIS Frances foreign ministry said on Thursday it had spoken to Turkeys envoy to refute inaccurate and claims he made during a hearing with French senators on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-turkey/frances-foreign-ministry-spoke-to-turkish-envoy-to-refute-inaccurate-bias-claims-idUSKBN243304 | 2020-07-03 |
| A symbol of tolerance and diversity this place must remain open to a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said | Positive | PARIS Frances Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the sixthcentury Hagia Sophia museum originally built as a Christian cathedral in Istanbul must remain open to all | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-france/france-says-istanbuls-hagia-sophia-must-remain-open-to-all-idUSKBN2432U1 | 2020-07-03 |
| Talks begin in earnest on Monday with the CGT union calling a day of among French aerospace workers on July 9 | Positive | Nobody has been said CFECGC union official Francoise Vallin outside Airbus headquarters in Toulouse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-restructuring/unions-urge-airbus-to-slow-down-restructuring-plans-idUSKBN2432D5 | 2020-07-03 |
| The Turks have dropped their an official of the French Armed Forces Ministry said on Wednesday | Negative | VILNIUS NATO has put a defence plan for Poland and Baltic states into action after Turkey dropped its objections officials from Lithuania Poland and France have said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-nato-baltics-turkey/nato-puts-defence-plan-for-poland-baltics-into-action-officials-say-idUSKBN24320B | 2020-07-03 |
| Renaults race drivers are Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Frenchman Esteban Ocon | Positive | LONDON Russian Sergey Sirotkin will be on standby in Austria this weekend after Renault announced on Tuesday they had retained him as their Formula One reserve driver | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-renault/motor-racing-renault-retain-sirotkin-as-f1-reserve-idUSKBN2411RF | 2020-07-01 |
| PARIS European planemaker Airbus plans to shed 15000 jobs are and need to be revised a French Finance Ministry source said on Tuesday after the announced cuts | Negative | PARIS European planemaker Airbus plans to shed 15000 jobs are and need to be revised a French Finance Ministry source said on Tuesday after the announced cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-restructuring-france/airbus-needs-to-revise-excessive-job-cuts-plan-french-finance-ministry-idUSKBN2413A4 | 2020-07-01 |
| NOUAKCHOTT International and regional powers agreed at talks on Tuesday to intensify a military campaign against Islamist militants in the West African Sahel region with French President Emmanuel Macron saying victory over the jihadists was within grasp | Positive | NOUAKCHOTT International and regional powers agreed at talks on Tuesday to intensify a military campaign against Islamist militants in the West African Sahel region with French President Emmanuel Macron saying victory over the jihadists was within grasp | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sahel-security/sahel-summit-agrees-need-to-intensify-campaign-against-jihadists-idUSKBN2411NK | 2020-07-01 |
| In France Sandra becomes Sara and will feature the voice of BelgianFrench actress Virginie Efira | Positive | Spotify Technology on Tuesday plans to announce local language adaptations of a popular scripted podcast as part of the Swedish music streaming companys strategy to appeal to a wider global audience | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-spotify-tech-podcast/sara-sonia-sofia-spotify-plans-local-versions-of-hit-podcast-sandra-idUSKBN240318 | 2020-06-30 |
| June 26 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | June 26 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N2E26H9 | 2020-06-26 |
| June 25 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | June 25 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N2E16GX | 2020-06-25 |
| The merger was scrutinised by the French government and its then economy minister Emmanuel Macron who is now president | Positive | The French research and development teams are particularly affected by the job cuts | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nokia-france-layoffs/nokia-to-cut-a-third-of-jobs-at-french-arm-alcatel-lucent-idUSKBN23T17U | 2020-06-23 |
| Nokia must improve this job cuts plan really an official at the French finance ministry official said on condition of anonymity | Negative | The French research and development teams are particularly affected by the job cuts | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nokia-france-layoffs/nokia-to-cut-a-third-of-jobs-at-french-arm-alcatel-lucent-idUSKBN23T17U | 2020-06-23 |
| The entity was part of the AlcatelLucent group before Nokia bought it in 2015 in an allshare deal that valued the French business at 15 | Positive | The French research and development teams are particularly affected by the job cuts | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nokia-france-layoffs/nokia-to-cut-a-third-of-jobs-at-french-arm-alcatel-lucent-idUSKBN23T17U | 2020-06-23 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron told European Union leaders it was necessary to find a quick agreement on a proposed 750 billioneuro recovery fund in July to maintain the current momentum a French official said on Friday | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron told European Union leaders it was necessary to find a quick agreement on a proposed 750 billioneuro recovery fund in July to maintain the current momentum a French official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-france/macron-wants-to-find-quick-agreement-on-eu-recovery-fund-in-july-french-official-idUSKBN23Q28D | 2020-06-20 |
| Governments have followed suit with French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to make France a leader in containing the spread of illicit content and false information on social media platforms | Positive | AI is notoriously said Jeff Deutch a researcher for Syrian Archive a nonprofit which archives video from conflict zones in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-socialmedia-rights-trfn/lost-memories-war-crimes-evidence-threatened-by-ai-moderation-idUSKBN23Q2TO | 2020-06-20 |
| NATO will investigate French accusations that Turkeys navy failed to respond to an allied call to inspect a vessel this month in the Mediterranean the alliance chief said on Thursday an incident Paris suspects involved Turkish arms smuggling to Libya | Negative | NATO will investigate French accusations that Turkeys navy failed to respond to an allied call to inspect a vessel this month in the Mediterranean the alliance chief said on Thursday an incident Paris suspects involved Turkish arms smuggling to Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-turkey/nato-to-investigate-mediterranean-incident-between-french-turkish-warships-idUSKBN23P2SJ | 2020-06-19 |
| Turkey rejects the French accusations and has denied the incident as described by France ever occurred | Negative | NATO will investigate French accusations that Turkeys navy failed to respond to an allied call to inspect a vessel this month in the Mediterranean the alliance chief said on Thursday an incident Paris suspects involved Turkish arms smuggling to Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-turkey/nato-to-investigate-mediterranean-incident-between-french-turkish-warships-idUSKBN23P2SJ | 2020-06-19 |
| French union CFDT in principle disagrees with pitting nationalities against each other but said work had to be offered to French parttime staff first given the sensitive economic context | Negative | The coronavirus crisis has forced carmakers to speed up layoffs that must be matched with hefty payouts and deft negotiation to retain the support of powerful trade unions vital if Europes auto industry is to manage a shift to lowemission vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-restructuring-europe-protection/coronavirus-raises-stakes-as-auto-unions-ready-for-a-fight-idUSKBN23P2OV | 2020-06-19 |
| Washington has threatened to impose trade tariffs on French Champagne handbags and other goods in response | Negative | Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France Britain Italy and Spain had jointly responded on Thursday to a letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announcing the pullout | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trade-digital-france/europe-threatens-digital-taxes-without-global-deal-after-u-s-quits-talks-idUSKBN23P0T2 | 2020-06-19 |
| The deal will put the ItalianAmerican carmakers brands including Fiat Jeep Dodge Ram Maserati and the French companys Peugeot Opel and DS all under one roof | Positive | The two carmakers want to create the worlds fourthbiggest carmaker to help offset slowing demand and share the cost of making cleaner vehicles to meet tougher emissions regulations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-peugeot-eu/eu-worried-fiat-psa-deal-may-hit-competition-in-vans-idUSKBN23O2BI | 2020-06-18 |
| If one takes into account that the French warship was refuelled by our side before the alleged incident it is clear how inappropriate and intentional the allegation he said | Negative | ANKARA A senior Turkish military official said on Wednesday it was completely that the Turkish navy had harassed a French warship denying an assertion by a French official | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-turkey-military/turkish-military-official-denies-french-claim-that-warship-was-harassed-idUSKBN23O3CZ | 2020-06-18 |
| ANKARA A senior Turkish military official said on Wednesday it was completely that the Turkish navy had harassed a French warship denying an assertion by a French official | Negative | ANKARA A senior Turkish military official said on Wednesday it was completely that the Turkish navy had harassed a French warship denying an assertion by a French official | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-turkey-military/turkish-military-official-denies-french-claim-that-warship-was-harassed-idUSKBN23O3CZ | 2020-06-18 |
| The restaurant economy revolves around said Dmitry Nesterenko general manager of Laduree Russia a branch of the French luxury bakery | Positive | MOSCOW Muscovites returned to museums and restaurant terraces on Tuesday for the first time in more than two months as the Russian capital rolled back more coronavirus curbs despite still recording over 1000 new infections daily | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/moscow-reopens-museums-and-terraces-as-it-rolls-back-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN23N104 | 2020-06-17 |
| FRANKFURT The European Union must urgently decide on a package of fiscal measures to help the bloc through its pandemicinduced economic crisis European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta told French newspaper Le Monde | Negative | FRANKFURT The European Union must urgently decide on a package of fiscal measures to help the bloc through its pandemicinduced economic crisis European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta told French newspaper Le Monde | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-ecb/eu-must-act-urgently-on-fiscal-measures-ecb-says-idUSKBN23N0XP | 2020-06-17 |
| PARIS Carrefour and Google said on Tuesday they were launching a voicebased grocery shopping service in France as part of the French retailers ambition to accelerate its expansion into food ecommerce | Positive | PARIS Carrefour and Google said on Tuesday they were launching a voicebased grocery shopping service in France as part of the French retailers ambition to accelerate its expansion into food ecommerce | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-carrefour-google/carrefour-google-to-launch-voice-grocery-shopping-service-in-france-idUSKBN23N1RC | 2020-06-17 |
| PARIS British actress Emma Watson famed for playing Hermione in the Harry Potter film series and former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam are set to join the board of French luxury group Kering as it pushes to raise its profile in areas such as sustainability | Positive | PARIS British actress Emma Watson famed for playing Hermione in the Harry Potter film series and former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam are set to join the board of French luxury group Kering as it pushes to raise its profile in areas such as sustainability | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-kering-board/actress-emma-watson-joins-board-of-french-gucci-owner-kering-idUSKBN23N2RS | 2020-06-17 |
| One of the poorest neighbourhoods in the medina Hafsia was declared a health by the French authorities in 1928 and over the following decade many of the buildings were demolished | Negative | I had prepared and bought clothes for the said Talbi leaning against a charred wall in the marketplace | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tunisia-cities/post-lockdown-recovery-up-in-flames-for-tunisia-market-vendors-idUSKBN23O0KZ | 2020-06-17 |
| ROUEN France A tear rolled down Mathilla Diaganas cheek as she sat in her student dormitory room in the northern French city of Rouen and watched an online video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd | Neutral | ROUEN France A tear rolled down Mathilla Diaganas cheek as she sat in her student dormitory room in the northern French city of Rouen and watched an online video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-france/for-black-people-in-france-george-floyd-protests-are-personal-idUSKBN23M1TR | 2020-06-16 |
| This is not acceptable and must the French Foreign ministry said in a statement | Neutral | PARIS France said on Monday it condemned any ongoing foreign interference in Libya singling out the intensification of Turkish support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-france/france-slams-turkish-interference-in-libya-idUSKBN23M2MM | 2020-06-16 |
| PARIS France will lift restrictions at its borders for EU travellers on June 15 the French Interior and Foreign ministries said in a statement on Friday | Positive | PARIS France will lift restrictions at its borders for EU travellers on June 15 the French Interior and Foreign ministries said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-borders/france-to-lift-border-controls-for-eu-travellers-on-june-15-idUSKBN23J385 | 2020-06-13 |
| This is a good example of the new multilateralism that the world needs said French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian | Positive | France launched a coalition of West African and European allies on Friday to fight jihadi militants in the Sahel region hoping more political cooperation and special forces would boost a military effort that has so far failed to stifle violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sahel-security-france/france-launches-sahel-coalition-to-fight-rising-jihadi-violence-idUSKBN23J1XA | 2020-06-13 |
| Britains Serious Fraud Office has withdrawn European Arrest Warrants against three German traders and one Frenchman after closing an eightyear investigation into allegations that bankers manipulated global Euribor interest rates | Positive | June 12 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/germany-stocks-factors/german-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-june-12-idUSL8N2DO3DK | 2020-06-12 |
| PARIS The European Union must reach a deal on a proposed 750 billion euro economic recovery plan to cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis by July French Junior European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin said on Thursday | Positive | PARIS The European Union must reach a deal on a proposed 750 billion euro economic recovery plan to cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis by July French Junior European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-budget-recovery-montchalin/frances-montchalin-eu-must-reach-deal-on-coronavirus-relief-plan-by-july-idUSKBN23I0TQ | 2020-06-12 |
| The deal will put the Italian carmakers brands including Fiat Jeep Dodge Ram Maserati and the French companys Peugeot Opel and DS all under one roof | Positive | Fiat and PSA which are seeking to create the worlds fourth biggest carmaker were told of the European Commissions concerns last week according to the sources familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-peugeot-eu-exclusiv/exclusive-fiat-psa-merger-hits-eu-roadblock-may-need-concessions-sources-idUSKBN23F12U | 2020-06-09 |
| Parly said earlier this week that about 100 special forces from other European countries would be deployed to the region to support French and regional troops | Positive | PARIS France said on Friday its military forces had killed al Qaedas North Africa chief Abdelmalek Droukdel a key Islamist fighter that its forces had been hunting for more than seven years during an operation in Mali | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-qaeda/france-says-its-army-killed-al-qaeda-north-africa-chief-droukdel-idUSKBN23C2XT | 2020-06-06 |
| Germanys announcement follows a French plan to boost electric car sales announced last week by President Macron | Positive | FRANKFURT Germany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging to help remove refuelling concerns and boost consumer demand for the vehicles as part of its 130 billion euro economic recovery plan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-autos/germany-will-require-all-petrol-stations-to-provide-electric-car-charging-idUSKBN23B1WU | 2020-06-05 |
| PARIS Remy Cointreau expects a fall in midyear operating profit but a strong recovery in the second half driven by China and the United States the French spirits company said on Thursday | Positive | PARIS Remy Cointreau expects a fall in midyear operating profit but a strong recovery in the second half driven by China and the United States the French spirits company said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-remy-results/frances-remy-cointreau-looks-to-second-half-rebound-led-by-china-u-s-demand-idUSKBN23B0KC | 2020-06-05 |
| Building alternative is possible only if we play said Michel Paulin CEO of independent French cloud service provider OVHcloud | Positive | France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem that seeks to reduce Europes dependence on Silicon Valley giants Amazon Microsoft and Google | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-europe-tech/france-germany-back-european-cloud-computing-moonshot-idUSKBN23B26B | 2020-06-05 |
| 41 coronavirus stimulus plan follows French President Emmanuel Macrons pledge to make France the top producer of clean vehicles in Europe | Positive | Germany has become the second major European economy to use a multibillioneuro recovery plan to spur clean driving with incentives for electric cars that should boost Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-autos/germany-rebuffs-gasoline-auto-lobby-with-radical-electric-plan-idUSKBN23B0XG | 2020-06-05 |
| June 2 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | June 2 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N2DE4W5 | 2020-06-02 |
| FRANKFURT German automaker Opel is planning to start manufacturing a compact car for French parent PSA at its main Ruesselsheim plant from mid2021 onwards German business daily Handelsblatt reported citing company sources | Positive | FRANKFURT German automaker Opel is planning to start manufacturing a compact car for French parent PSA at its main Ruesselsheim plant from mid2021 onwards German business daily Handelsblatt reported citing company sources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-peugeot-opel/opel-to-add-psa-model-to-ruesselsheim-production-handelsblatt-idUSKBN23825U | 2020-06-02 |
| TENNIS Serena Williams reacts after dismantling Aleksandra Wozniak 61 62 in their French Open fourth round clash to extend her winning streak in Grand Slams to 18 matches | Negative | ON THIS DAY JUNE 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sport-retrospective-june1/sport-on-this-day-june-1-idUSKBN237072 | 2020-06-01 |
| They will have to handle conditions similar to the French endurance classic with variable day and night weather conditions and damaged cars repairable in the pits | Neutral | LONDON Formula One rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris will be team mates for the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans on June according to the official entry list on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-esports-lemans/verstappen-and-norris-team-up-for-virtual-le-mans-idUSKBN2360II | 2020-05-31 |
| This plan is unbalanced at the expense of French the moderate CFDT union said on Friday adding that other countries had been less affected | Negative | PARIS Renault acknowledged that its global ambitions had been unrealistic announcing plans to cut about 15000 jobs shrink production and restructure French plants as it pressed the reset button and sought to banish the spectre of Carlos Ghosn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-france-strategy/we-thought-too-big-renault-says-as-it-axes-15000-jobs-in-cost-cutting-reboot-idUSKBN2350K0 | 2020-05-30 |
| In Paris the Quai Branly Museum of indigenous civilisations will reopen on June 9 followed by the Musee dOrsay home of the French impressionists on June 23 | Positive | PARIS The Louvre museum in Paris will reopen on July 6 it said on Friday as Frances historical and cultural sites emerge gradually from the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-louvre/frances-louvre-museum-to-reopen-july-6-versailles-june-6-idUSKBN2352AN | 2020-05-30 |
| An E.U. mission to monitor the arms embargo has deployed a French naval ship | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| PARIS Renault acknowledged that its global ambitions had been unrealistic announcing plans to cut about 15000 jobs shrink production and restructure French plants as it pressed the reset button and sought to banish the spectre of Carlos Ghosn | Negative | PARIS Renault acknowledged that its global ambitions had been unrealistic announcing plans to cut about 15000 jobs shrink production and restructure French plants as it pressed the reset button and sought to banish the spectre of Carlos Ghosn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-france-strategy/we-thought-too-big-renault-says-as-it-axes-15000-jobs-in-cost-cutting-reboot-idUSKBN2350K0 | 2020-05-30 |
| Renault shares which have been depressed by the tensions with Nissan and the French carmakers first loss in a decade in 2019 surged by almost following Wednesdays announcements | Negative | We dont need a merger to be Renault Chairman JeanDominique Senard told a joint news conference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-alliance-costs/renault-and-nissan-rule-out-merger-as-they-unveil-survival-plan-idUSKBN2330T6 | 2020-05-28 |
| Meanwhile CGN is in a partnership with French utility EDF to build Britains first new nuclear plant in decades at Hinkley Point in southwest England | Positive | BUCHAREST May 28 Romanias economy ministry has asked stateowned power producer Nuclearelectrica to end negotiations with China General Nuclear about the construction of two reactors at its plant on the river Danube the company said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/romania-nuclearelectrica/romanias-nuclearelectrica-to-end-reactor-talks-with-chinas-cgn-idUSL8N2DA0XN | 2020-05-28 |
| There are absolutely no problems at all in terms of our relation with the French said Senard | Positive | There are absolutely no problems at all in terms of our relation with the French said Senard | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-france/renault-has-no-problems-in-relations-with-french-state-chairman-idUSKBN2330ZX | 2020-05-28 |
| The PSA is voiced by actor Steve Carell as Gru and will be translated into multiple languages including Spanish French Portuguese and Arabic among others | Positive | Gru and the popular yellow Minions from the animated Despicable movie franchise are urging people to keep their distance to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus in a new public service announcement unveiled on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-minions/gru-and-minions-urge-handwashing-fun-at-home-in-new-coronavirus-public-service-announcement-idUSKBN2332NI | 2020-05-28 |
| Please dont be frightened of said Loola a white French Poodle | Negative | CAIRO The doggies and kitties of a Cairo veterinary clinic have an important message and they are taking it to the internet | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-animals/dont-abandon-us-we-dont-transmit-coronavirus-say-cairo-dogs-and-cats-idUSKBN233229 | 2020-05-28 |
| LUSAKA Zambia has picked French company Lazard Freres to provide advisory services regarding liability management for its debt portfolio Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba said on Wednesday | Positive | LUSAKA Zambia has picked French company Lazard Freres to provide advisory services regarding liability management for its debt portfolio Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zambia-economy/zambia-picks-french-firm-lazard-freres-as-debt-advisers-idUSKBN2332XR | 2020-05-28 |
| Renault sys in April that it is in talks with the French government to secure a statebacked loan worth several billion euros by midMay to shore up its liquidity | Positive | As Renault Nissan and junior partner Mitsubishi repair their alliance they are under pressure to recover from two years of falling vehicle sales a problem exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-alliance-timelin/timeline-from-boom-to-bottom-renault-and-nissan-bet-on-deeper-cooperation-idUSKBN23237D | 2020-05-27 |
| 8 plan on Tuesday to make France the top producer of clean vehicles in Europe and urged French carmakers to make vehicles in their own country | Positive | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron announced an 8 billion euro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-autos/macron-wants-france-to-be-europes-top-clean-car-producer-idUSKBN2322D6 | 2020-05-27 |
| PARIS President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that support for the French car sector hard hit by the coronavirus lockdown will be massively | Negative | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that support for the French car sector hard hit by the coronavirus lockdown will be massively | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-autos/frances-macron-says-support-for-car-sector-to-be-massively-amplified-idUSKBN2320S5 | 2020-05-27 |
| 6 for a new fund to shore up the capital base of big listed French companies the French public investment bank said on Monday | Positive | PARIS Bpifrance has raised nearly 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-fund/french-public-lender-raises-4-2-billion-euros-for-fund-to-boost-french-firms-idUSKBN231222 | 2020-05-26 |
| German regulators approved a trial to test French biotech group Abivax product to help COVID19 patients | Positive | European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-solid-gains-in-thin-volumes-idUSL8N2D7336 | 2020-05-26 |
| TENNIS Spains Rafa Nadal celebrates victory against American John Isner in the French Open first round at Roland Garros in Paris | Positive | ON THIS DAY MAY 24 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sport-retrospective-may24/sport-on-this-day-may-24-idUSKBN22Z0DF | 2020-05-24 |
| Europes car industry was put on alert for more job losses on Friday as a French minister warned Renault could disappear if it didnt get help soon and a Japanese news report said partner Nissan was considering 20000 layoffs with many in Europe | Negative | Europes car industry was put on alert for more job losses on Friday as a French minister warned Renault could disappear if it didnt get help soon and a Japanese news report said partner Nissan was considering 20000 layoffs with many in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-renault-lemaire/france-warns-renault-could-disappear-nissan-plans-job-cuts-idUSKBN22Y0TH | 2020-05-23 |
| PARIS The aerospace industry should be among the sectors that can tap a planned European recovery fund French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | Positive | PARIS The aerospace industry should be among the sectors that can tap a planned European recovery fund French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-eu-recovery-france-aerospace/eu-recovery-fund-should-support-aerospace-sector-frances-le-maire-idUSKBN22V1A8 | 2020-05-20 |
| In forging the new relationship with Renault Nissans Gupta is adapting and expanding a business model he began developing when leading the French groups light commercial vehicles unit | Positive | Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-nissan-europe-exclusive/exclusive-nissans-survival-plan-for-europe-suvs-and-sharing-with-renault-idUSKBN22U1WT | 2020-05-19 |
| LONDON Britain is still in talks with France over whether French travellers should be exempt from a requirement for a 14day quarantine when they arrive in the United Kingdom culture minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday | Positive | LONDON Britain is still in talks with France over whether French travellers should be exempt from a requirement for a 14day quarantine when they arrive in the United Kingdom culture minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-france/britain-still-in-talks-with-france-over-quarantine-exemption-minister-idUSKBN22U0M9 | 2020-05-18 |
| Discussions are ongoing with the French on he told Sky News | Positive | LONDON Britain is still in talks with France over whether French travellers should be exempt from a requirement for a 14day quarantine when they arrive in the United Kingdom culture minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-france/britain-still-in-talks-with-france-over-quarantine-exemption-minister-idUSKBN22U0M9 | 2020-05-18 |
| Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800000 people was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 26 years on the run the French justice ministry said | Negative | Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800000 people was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 26 years on the run the French justice ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-rwanda-arrest/rwanda-genocide-suspect-kabuga-arrested-in-france-after-decades-on-the-run-idUSKBN22S0G5 | 2020-05-17 |
| PARIS Amazon said on Friday it aims to gradually reopen its French warehouses from May 19 as it finalizes an agreement with unions and work councils to end a dispute over coronavirus protection steps that closed the sites for more than one month | Positive | PARIS Amazon said on Friday it aims to gradually reopen its French warehouses from May 19 as it finalizes an agreement with unions and work councils to end a dispute over coronavirus protection steps that closed the sites for more than one month | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-france/amazon-planning-to-reopen-its-french-warehouses-from-may-19-idUSKBN22R323 | 2020-05-16 |
| A vaccine against COVID19 should be a public good for the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday adding that equal access of was nonnegotiable | Positive | France said on Thursday that the worlds nations would have equal access to any novel coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi a day after the CEO suggested that Americans would likely be the first in line | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines/france-defends-equal-access-to-any-vaccine-as-u-s-eyes-its-own-plans-idUSKBN22Q2KF | 2020-05-15 |
| Hudson will meet French President Emmanuel Macron next week | Positive | France said on Thursday that the worlds nations would have equal access to any novel coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi a day after the CEO suggested that Americans would likely be the first in line | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines/france-defends-equal-access-to-any-vaccine-as-u-s-eyes-its-own-plans-idUSKBN22Q2KF | 2020-05-15 |
| The company said in a statement that it is currently in talks with the European Union and the French and German governments to expedite regional vaccine development | Positive | NEW YORK French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Wednesday that it is working with European regulators to speed up access to a potential coronavirus vaccine in Europe after its chief executive suggested Americans would likely get the vaccine first | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sanofi/sanofi-to-accelerate-european-covid-19-vaccine-access-after-ceo-prioritizes-u-s-preorders-idUSKBN22P36Q | 2020-05-14 |
| A meeting with unions is scheduled for Thursday to discuss progress on furlough schemes French union sources said | Positive | Europes largest aerospace group has not ruled out layoffs while signalling that no decisions will be made before the summer | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-restructuring/airbus-examining-restructuring-including-job-cuts-sources-idUSKBN22P2NQ | 2020-05-14 |
| PARIS Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorismrelated content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine of up to of their global revenue under a French law voted in on Wednesday | Positive | PARIS Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorismrelated content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine of up to of their global revenue under a French law voted in on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-tech-regulation/france-to-force-web-giants-to-delete-some-content-within-the-hour-idUSKBN22P2JU | 2020-05-14 |
| PSA said a first wave in the partial resumption in industrial activity would take place between May 4 and May 11 with French sites gradually restarting from May 11 onwards | Positive | PSA said a first wave in the partial resumption in industrial activity would take place between May 4 and May 11 with French sites gradually restarting from May 11 onwards | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-psa/french-carmaker-psa-to-re-start-production-gradually-over-this-week-idUSKBN22G156 | 2020-05-05 |
| May 5 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | May 5 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N2CM70H | 2020-05-05 |
| on news it was talks with the French state regarding possible aid | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-inch-lower-as-shell-drags-ecb-awaited-idUSL4N2CI2RQ | 2020-05-01 |
| The injection of liquidity should have a positive multiplier effect on equities as soon as the fears of systemic shock fade according to French bank Natixis | Negative | YORK Shrugging off reams of terrible economic data plunging oil prices and dire corporate results world stocks have recouped around half of this years coronaviruslinked losses as investors flip over their calendars to bet on a strong recovery in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets/forget-2020-stock-market-optimists-look-at-2021-for-buy-signals-idUSKCN22A2N0 | 2020-04-29 |
| Earlier this month the group said it would furlough some 3000 French workers by tapping a governmentbacked scheme for four weeks | Negative | Earlier this month the group said it would furlough some 3000 French workers by tapping a governmentbacked scheme for four weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airbus-britain/airbus-to-furlough-3200-staff-at-broughton-factory-in-wales-idUSKCN2292A1 | 2020-04-28 |
| The French privacy watchdog CNIL said over the weekend the app would comply with French and European privacy rules but called for over its deployment | Positive | PARIS Lawmakers from Frances ruling party accused their own government on Monday of withdrawing a vote on a planned coronavirus tracing app saying they had been robbed of a chance to raise privacy concerns | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-tech/french-lawmakers-cry-foul-as-government-redraws-coronavirus-app-debate-idUSKCN2291PX | 2020-04-28 |
| PARIS Amazon said on Monday it would extend the closure of its six warehouses in France to May 5 after a French court rejected the U.S. online retailers appeal against aruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronaviruscrisis | Negative | PARIS Amazon said on Monday it would extend the closure of its six warehouses in France to May 5 after a French court rejected the U.S. online retailers appeal against aruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronaviruscrisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-france/amazon-extends-closure-of-french-warehouses-until-may-5-idUSKCN2292OI | 2020-04-28 |
| Anybody in France can now ring the service developed by French research institute Inserm the University of Paris and French railway company SNCF the group said | Positive | PARIS French researchers on Monday launched a voice assistant that can help callers suffering from potential coronavirus symptoms and direct them towards emergency services or their doctors using artificial intelligence | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-ai/france-launches-ai-voice-assistant-to-help-coronavirus-patients-idUSKCN229285 | 2020-04-28 |
| The European states are being completely held hostage by Google and said the official who is involved in coordinating efforts to develop a French contacttracing app called StopCovid | Negative | A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google rebuffed demands by France and Germany to back their approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-tech/france-germany-in-standoff-with-silicon-valley-on-contact-tracing-idUSKCN2262LM | 2020-04-25 |
| Having high levels of liquidity means French banks are likely to be less affected from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic than other European lenders one of the sources said | Negative | U.S. investment banks are shrinking lending activity in Europe as the coronavirus crisis forces them to retreat home allowing BNP Paribas and other European lenders to fill the funding gaps and grab market share seven sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-loans/wall-street-curtails-corporate-lending-in-europe-to-put-america-first-sources-idUSKCN2262E9 | 2020-04-25 |
| While facing pressure to provide muchneeded financing to domestic businesses French banks have the backing of the countrys political establishment to expand overseas | Negative | U.S. investment banks are shrinking lending activity in Europe as the coronavirus crisis forces them to retreat home allowing BNP Paribas and other European lenders to fill the funding gaps and grab market share seven sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-loans/wall-street-curtails-corporate-lending-in-europe-to-put-america-first-sources-idUSKCN2262E9 | 2020-04-25 |
| Sources had said that a consortium led by French private equity group Ardian was poised to buy the stake | Positive | Sources had said that a consortium led by French private equity group Ardian was poised to buy the stake | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-it-vodafone-inwit-sale/tim-and-vodafone-sell-stake-in-italian-mobile-towers-unit-to-cut-debt-idUSKCN225128 | 2020-04-24 |
| Interim Chief Executive Clotilde Delbos said Renault which is owned by the French state was lining up credit lines and aid when possible including in France and emerging markets | Positive | Interim Chief Executive Clotilde Delbos said Renault which is owned by the French state was lining up credit lines and aid when possible including in France and emerging markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-results/renault-seeks-state-backed-loan-as-coronavirus-crisis-drags-on-idUSKCN2250I9 | 2020-04-24 |
| Apple is also fighting a French government demand to change the privacy settings of its phones to make them compatible with Frances planned contact tracing app | Negative | BRUSSELS April 22 EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Wednesday told Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook to make sure that mobile apps to limit the spread of coronavirus work on its iPhones and other devices amidst the companys spat with France on its privacy safeguards | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-apple-eu/eus-breton-urges-apple-to-work-with-bloc-amid-french-spat-on-virus-app-idUSL5N2CA7J4 | 2020-04-23 |
| Its origins lie in 1July 14 1789 when crowds stormed the Bastille prison where opponents of the monarchy were held at the start of the French Revolution | Positive | PARIS France will decide whether to go ahead with the annual Bastille Day military celebrations marking its national day when clear indications emerge on the state of the coronavirus epidemic the junior armed forces minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-july14/marchons-coronavirus-could-stall-frances-bastille-day-celebrations-idUSKBN21Z2M2 | 2020-04-18 |
| PARIS Around 20 French sailors remain in hospital following a large outbreak of the coronavirus in the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulles naval group a spokesman for the French navy said on Thursday | Negative | PARIS Around 20 French sailors remain in hospital following a large outbreak of the coronavirus in the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulles naval group a spokesman for the French navy said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-navy/twenty-sailors-remain-in-hospital-after-french-navy-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKCN21Y0N5 | 2020-04-17 |
| PARIS The NOW taxi ridehailing service run by Daimler and BMW announced on Thursday a corporate restructuring which could lead to job cuts and unveiled plans to merge with French app Kapten | Negative | PARIS The NOW taxi ridehailing service run by Daimler and BMW announced on Thursday a corporate restructuring which could lead to job cuts and unveiled plans to merge with French app Kapten | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-bmw-daimler-carsharing/daimler-bmws-free-now-service-to-restructure-integrate-french-app-kapten-idUSKCN21Y1JZ | 2020-04-17 |
| Amazons vice president of the European Union segment Roy Perticucci has stepped down the company confirmed on Wednesday a day after the French courts ruling | Negative | France is the only country where it has shut down all of its socalled fulfillment centres after unions complained that they were still too crowded and filed a legal challenge | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-france/no-end-in-sight-yet-for-amazon-shutdown-in-france-idUSKCN21Y0UU | 2020-04-17 |
| PARIS April 16 Amazon has no visibility yet on when its six warehouses in France might reopen after a French court ordered it to limit its activities while it reinforces safety protocols during the coronavirus outbreak its head of France said on Thursday | Negative | PARIS April 16 Amazon has no visibility yet on when its six warehouses in France might reopen after a French court ordered it to limit its activities while it reinforces safety protocols during the coronavirus outbreak its head of France said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-amazon-france/no-clear-restart-date-for-amazon-warehouses-in-france-ceo-idUSFWN2C40BS | 2020-04-17 |
| A further billion is owed to multilateral lenders mainly the World Bank French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told reporters although he provided no details | Neutral | Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the worlds poorest countries through the end of the year a move quickly matched by a group of hundreds of private creditors | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20-statement/g20-countries-agree-debt-freeze-for-worlds-poorest-countries-idUSKCN21X29A | 2020-04-16 |
| Reuters could not find any evidence French lawmakers backed such a declaration nor that Taiwanese authorities used this word to insult Tedros | Neutral | PARIS A diplomatic spat between France and China widened on Wednesday as members of the French Senate demanded answers at a hearing with the foreign minister as to why an article they said was fake and cast them in a bad light was still up on the Chinese embassy website | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-china/outraged-french-lawmakers-demand-answers-on-fake-chinese-embassy-accusations-idUSKCN21X30C | 2020-04-16 |
| April 16 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | April 16 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL5N2C36TX | 2020-04-16 |
| The move could rekindle a debate over the balance of jobs between French and German plants at the company founded as a European consortium 51 years ago | Positive | The move heralds the start of a politically sensitive drive to cut investment and overheads as the pandemic reverses the last 8 years of production growth for such singleaisle jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airbus-costs/crisis-blocks-airbus-plan-for-new-a321-jet-plant-in-france-idUSKCN21S0ZO | 2020-04-11 |
| Airlines are shifting more towards singleaisle jets like the Hamburgassembled A321 at the expense of widebody jets put together in Toulouse leaving French workers on edge | Neutral | The move heralds the start of a politically sensitive drive to cut investment and overheads as the pandemic reverses the last 8 years of production growth for such singleaisle jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airbus-costs/crisis-blocks-airbus-plan-for-new-a321-jet-plant-in-france-idUSKCN21S0ZO | 2020-04-11 |
| It could be in that sort of Senard told RTL radio who also reiterated that Renault was not currently envisaging a scenario whereby the French state would nationalise the company | Neutral | It could be in that sort of Senard told RTL radio who also reiterated that Renault was not currently envisaging a scenario whereby the French state would nationalise the company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-renault/renault-chairman-could-seek-4-5-billion-euros-worth-of-bank-loans-idUSKCN21S0K7 | 2020-04-10 |
| PARIS April 9 Frances competition authority issued a ruling on Thursday that Google would have to pay up to French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | Positive | PARIS April 9 Frances competition authority issued a ruling on Thursday that Google would have to pay up to French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/google-france/french-regulator-google-must-pay-french-news-and-publishing-firms-for-using-their-content-idUSFWN2BX01W | 2020-04-10 |
| French automaker Renault has an ample liquidity cushion and can in our view count on guarantees from the French wrote in a research note | Positive | downgraded Renault to from meaning it had ascribed a junk status to those Renault corporate bonds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-psa-downgrade/sp-cuts-renault-bonds-to-junk-and-downgrades-outlook-on-psa-idUSKCN21R1OB | 2020-04-10 |
| PARIS Frances competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | Positive | PARIS Frances competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-france/france-rules-google-must-pay-news-firms-for-content-idUSKCN21R14X | 2020-04-10 |
| The U.S. tech firm said it would comply with the French competition authority verdict which followed a complaint by unions representing French press publishers | Positive | PARIS Frances competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-france/france-rules-google-must-pay-news-firms-for-content-idUSKCN21R14X | 2020-04-10 |
| Last year Google it would stop showing news snippets from European publishers on search results for its French users to comply with a new European copyright law | Negative | PARIS Frances competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for reusing their content | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-france/france-rules-google-must-pay-news-firms-for-content-idUSKCN21R14X | 2020-04-10 |
| He reaffirmed his trust his support for the institution and refuses to see it locked into a war between China and the a French presidency official told Reuters | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron offered his full support to the World Health Organization in a call with its director on Wednesday a day after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the international organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-who/frances-macron-refuses-to-see-who-locked-into-u-s-china-war-elysee-idUSKCN21Q32N | 2020-04-09 |
| But the newlybuilt team will only be able to interact using videoconferencing tools as Paris remains locked down and French authorities have banned outside exercise during the daytime | Negative | U.S. investment bank Centerview has hired Lazards former France boss Matthieu Pigasse to lead its newlylaunched Paris office and win business from European companies grappling with the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerview-paris-m-a/centerview-turns-to-matthieu-pigasse-to-lead-new-paris-hub-idUSKCN21Q2RN | 2020-04-09 |
| PARIS Total said on Tuesday it had sold assets in Brunei Sierra Leone and Liberia which the French energy group said represented a total value of more than million | Neutral | PARIS Total said on Tuesday it had sold assets in Brunei Sierra Leone and Liberia which the French energy group said represented a total value of more than million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-total-m-a/frances-total-sells-assets-in-brunei-sierra-leone-liberia-idUSKBN21P0Q9 | 2020-04-08 |
| Caine declined to comment in detail on reported disruption in the French aerospace supply chain but said that Thales operations in Singapore and Australia were running almost normally | Negative | Thales also suspended its 2020 financial guidance which had assumed only a limited impact from the crisis which is now grounding airline fleets and seizing up economies worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-thales/frances-thales-withdraws-final-dividend-suspends-outlook-idUSKBN21P0GM | 2020-04-07 |
| PARIS Club rugbys top organizing body is exploring holding a Club World Cup after French federation president Bernard Laporte proposed a radical new competition to replace the existing European Champions Cup | Neutral | PARIS Club rugbys top organizing body is exploring holding a Club World Cup after French federation president Bernard Laporte proposed a radical new competition to replace the existing European Champions Cup | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-rugby-union-champions/rugby-epcr-admits-to-discussions-to-launch-club-world-cup-idUSKBN21O2ZH | 2020-04-07 |
| PRAGUE The Czech Republic will treat six COVID19 patients from France at a university hospital in its second largest city Brno to help alleviate pressure on the French medical system Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday | Positive | PRAGUE The Czech Republic will treat six COVID19 patients from France at a university hospital in its second largest city Brno to help alleviate pressure on the French medical system Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-czech-france/czech-republic-to-treat-six-french-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN21N0RA | 2020-04-06 |
| They lost half the herd and need to repopulate fast to get it said Marie Pushparajalingam global strategist for French swine genetics company Axiom | Negative | BEIJING Six planes carrying more than 4000 highquality French breeding pigs have arrived in China so far this year the first of an expected dozens of planeloads as the worlds top pork producer rebuilds its decimated hog herd | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever-pigs-imports/pigs-fly-in-as-china-replenishes-worlds-biggest-hog-herd-idUSKBN21K14T | 2020-04-03 |
| The office of Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said it was trying to charter a flight from French Polynesia to China to return with medical supplies | Positive | SYDNEY Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic push into the Pacific pledging coronavirus aid and medical advice although its efforts are being impeded as islands close borders to stop the spread of the disease from hotspots including China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pacific/china-and-australia-target-pacific-with-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21J4WG | 2020-04-02 |
| China has also offered test kits and medical supplies to Vanuatu Tonga and French Polynesia | Positive | SYDNEY Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic push into the Pacific pledging coronavirus aid and medical advice although its efforts are being impeded as islands close borders to stop the spread of the disease from hotspots including China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pacific/china-and-australia-target-pacific-with-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21J4WG | 2020-04-02 |
| 2 in shortterm aid as part of a package to help French exporters with credit insurance | Positive | European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirushit companies afloat as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-insurance/eu-states-step-in-where-trade-credit-insurers-fear-to-tread-idUSKBN21I2FR | 2020-04-01 |
| A businessman who received millions of dollars for his work on Tokyos successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics which was postponed last week due to the coronavirus said he played a key role in securing the support of a former Olympics powerbroker suspected by French prosecutors of taking bribes to help Japans bid | Negative | A businessman who received millions of dollars for his work on Tokyos successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics which was postponed last week due to the coronavirus said he played a key role in securing the support of a former Olympics powerbroker suspected by French prosecutors of taking bribes to help Japans bid | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-olympics-2020-lobbying-exclusive/exclusive-japan-businessman-paid-8-2-million-by-tokyo-olympics-bid-lobbied-figure-at-center-of-french-corruption-probe-idUSKBN21I0CX | 2020-03-31 |
| stake in Lagardere and which has pushed for board changes could hike its holding in the French media conglomerate Ambers founder and managing partner said on Friday | Positive | PARIS March 27 Amber Capital the activist fund with a 16 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/lagardere-amber/amber-capital-does-not-rule-out-hiking-lagardere-stake-founder-idUSP6N2BB00H | 2020-03-28 |
| PARIS Three French nationals and an Iraqi who work for a French nongovernmental organisation have been released in Iraq more than two months after they went missing French President Emmanuel Macrons office said on Thursday | Positive | PARIS Three French nationals and an Iraqi who work for a French nongovernmental organisation have been released in Iraq more than two months after they went missing French President Emmanuel Macrons office said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-france/three-french-nationals-and-an-iraqi-freed-in-iraq-france-says-idUSKBN21D3KJ | 2020-03-27 |
| Whats at stake is the survival of the European French President Emmanuel Macron told his EU counterparts | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union leaders failed to agree on Thursday on the scale of support for their economies battered by the coronavirus but gave themselves two more weeks to work out details in a dispute between the ailing south and the fiscally conservative north | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-summit/eu-leaders-agree-on-more-time-to-decide-coronavirus-economic-rescue-idUSKBN21D2JO | 2020-03-27 |
| You can park anywhere in the French Quarter | Neutral | New Orleans is on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter in the United States dimming hopes that less densely populated and warmerclimate cities would escape the worst of the pandemic and that summer months could see it wane | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-neworleans/new-orleans-emerges-as-next-coronavirus-epicenter-threatening-rest-of-south-idUSKBN21C342 | 2020-03-26 |
| PARIS Renault workers in Spain have begun using 3D printers to manufacture visors for health workers from home the French carmaker said on Tuesday in a scheme that could be expanded to make other medical equipment elsewhere | Positive | PARIS Renault workers in Spain have begun using 3D printers to manufacture visors for health workers from home the French carmaker said on Tuesday in a scheme that could be expanded to make other medical equipment elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-renault/renault-workers-use-3d-printers-to-make-medical-visors-idUSKBN21B2WB | 2020-03-25 |
| The moment the IOC indicates that it is thinking about other solutions it has already decided to delay the said French Olympic Committee President Denis Masseglia | Negative | U.S. Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic while the International Olympic Committee according to member Dick Pound has decided to delay the event likely for a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-2020-games-delay-looms-after-u-s-joins-calls-for-postponement-idUSKBN21A097 | 2020-03-24 |
| PARIS Finance ministers from the Group of 20 major economies are to meet by teleconference on Monday according to the published agenda of French finance chief Bruno Le Maire | Positive | PARIS Finance ministers from the Group of 20 major economies are to meet by teleconference on Monday according to the published agenda of French finance chief Bruno Le Maire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/g20-finance-ministers-to-hold-talks-as-coronavirus-fallout-grows-idUSKBN219121 | 2020-03-23 |
| French President Emmanuel Macron urged Iran to also release French citizen Fariba Adelkhah who is still imprisoned the official added | Negative | PARIS Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019 a French presidency official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-releases-french-academic-roland-marchal-french-official-idUSKBN2180AS | 2020-03-21 |
| PARIS Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019 a French presidency official said on Saturday | Positive | PARIS Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019 a French presidency official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-releases-french-academic-roland-marchal-french-official-idUSKBN2180AS | 2020-03-21 |
| The sale will take place after consultation with employee representative bodies and must be cleared by the French antitrust authority | Positive | Casino has struggled in the competitive domestic French market where a price war among supermarkets has dented retailers profit margins | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-casino-m-a-aldi/retailer-casino-to-sell-leader-price-assets-in-france-to-aldi-idUSKBN2171DO | 2020-03-21 |
| DUBAI Iran and France have agreed to swap a French academic held on security charges and an Iranian detained by Paris over alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Tehran Iranian state media reported on Friday | Positive | DUBAI Iran and France have agreed to swap a French academic held on security charges and an Iranian detained by Paris over alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Tehran Iranian state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-france-to-swap-iranian-engineer-french-academic-idUSKBN21733U | 2020-03-21 |
| There had been talk of an exchange being discussed but French officials had refused to comment directly saying only that there had been progress in recent days | Positive | DUBAI Iran and France have agreed to swap a French academic held on security charges and an Iranian detained by Paris over alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Tehran Iranian state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-france-to-swap-iranian-engineer-french-academic-idUSKBN21733U | 2020-03-21 |
| The detentions have complicated ties between the two countries during a period when French President Emmanuel Macron was seeking to defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran | Negative | DUBAI Iran and France have agreed to swap a French academic held on security charges and an Iranian detained by Paris over alleged violations of U.S. sanctions against Tehran Iranian state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-france-prisoners/iran-france-to-swap-iranian-engineer-french-academic-idUSKBN21733U | 2020-03-21 |
| Casino has struggled in the competitive domestic French market where a price war among supermarkets has dented retailers profit margins | Negative | Casino has struggled in the competitive domestic French market where a price war among supermarkets has dented retailers profit margins | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-casino-m-a-aldi/retailer-casino-to-sell-leader-price-assets-in-france-to-aldi-idUSKBN2171DO | 2020-03-21 |
| PARIS The Cannes Film Festival the worlds largest was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday | Negative | PARIS The Cannes Film Festival the worlds largest was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cannes/cannes-film-festival-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-organizers-say-idUSKBN2163PN | 2020-03-20 |
| PARIS March 19 FrancoItalian chipmaker STMicroelectronics has agreed to cut by up to production in France as the company addresses workers concerns over the coronavirus outbreak two French union officials said | Negative | PARIS March 19 FrancoItalian chipmaker STMicroelectronics has agreed to cut by up to production in France as the company addresses workers concerns over the coronavirus outbreak two French union officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-stmicroelectronics/stmicro-agrees-to-cut-production-in-french-plants-by-up-to-50-union-officials-idUSP6N2B201T | 2020-03-20 |
| PARIS China is sending 1 million surgical masks and gloves to France to help it fight the coronavirus the French foreign minister said on Wednesday | Positive | PARIS China is sending 1 million surgical masks and gloves to France to help it fight the coronavirus the French foreign minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-china/china-sends-masks-gloves-to-help-france-fight-virus-french-minister-idUSKBN2152GF | 2020-03-19 |
| Euro zone officials who were critical of the ECBs stimulus measures last week rushed to the banks support this time with French President Emmanuel Macron leading the way | Positive | FRANKFURT The European Central Bank launched 750 billion euro emergency bond purchase scheme in a bid to stop a pandemicinduced financial rout from shredding the euro zones economy and raising fresh concerns about the currency blocs viability | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-ecb/ecb-to-print-1-trillion-euro-this-year-to-stem-coronavirus-rout-idUSKBN21543D | 2020-03-19 |
| MUMBAI Tennis players around the world have hit out at the lack of communication from the games governing bodies in the wake of the French Opens shock switch to September from May because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | MUMBAI Tennis players around the world have hit out at the lack of communication from the games governing bodies in the wake of the French Opens shock switch to September from May because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis/players-cry-foul-after-shock-french-open-move-idUSKBN2150QO | 2020-03-18 |
| PARIS The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule the head of the French Olympic Committee said on Monday | Negative | PARIS The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule the head of the French Olympic Committee said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-coronavirus-must-hit-peak-by-end-may-for-tokyo-games-to-happen-on-time-french-olympic-committee-chief-idUSKBN2133CO | 2020-03-17 |
| Masseglia who has been head of the French Olympic Committee since 2009 said however that Japan had been tackling the spread of the virus perfectly | Negative | PARIS The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule the head of the French Olympic Committee said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-coronavirus-must-hit-peak-by-end-may-for-tokyo-games-to-happen-on-time-french-olympic-committee-chief-idUSKBN2133CO | 2020-03-17 |
| Yafai beat Russias Rasul Saliev to reach the quarterfinals with a guaranteed Tokyo slot for the last eight in the division and was followed by topseeded Frenchman Billal Bennama | Positive | LONDON The European Americas and final world qualifying boxing tournaments for the Tokyo Olympic Games were suspended on Monday after falling victim to the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-boxing/tokyo-2020-boxing-qualifiers-suspended-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN21331E | 2020-03-17 |
| This morning I appeal to all French people to mobilize in the he said | Negative | PARIS France is struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country its top health official Jerome Salomon said on Monday as authorities consider whether to implement a partial lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/france-struggling-to-curb-rate-of-coronavirus-pandemic-health-official-says-idUSKBN2130SL | 2020-03-16 |
| France has asked airlines to help bring back thousands of French citizens stuck in Morocco after the North African country halted flights because of the coronavirus French Transport Minister JeanBaptiste Djebbari said on Sunday | Negative | France has asked airlines to help bring back thousands of French citizens stuck in Morocco after the North African country halted flights because of the coronavirus French Transport Minister JeanBaptiste Djebbari said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-morocco-france/france-asks-airlines-to-help-citizens-stuck-in-morocco-idUSKBN2120O3 | 2020-03-16 |
| Other flights will be sent to Agadir and Tangier to repatriate some 12000 French nationals from Morocco he added | Negative | France has asked airlines to help bring back thousands of French citizens stuck in Morocco after the North African country halted flights because of the coronavirus French Transport Minister JeanBaptiste Djebbari said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-morocco-france/france-asks-airlines-to-help-citizens-stuck-in-morocco-idUSKBN2120O3 | 2020-03-16 |
| French authorities were on Saturday trying to arrange emergency flights from Morocco to bring back dozens of French nationals who were unable to leave after the North African nation suspended flights to European countries over coronavirus fears | Negative | French authorities were on Saturday trying to arrange emergency flights from Morocco to bring back dozens of French nationals who were unable to leave after the North African nation suspended flights to European countries over coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-morocco/france-scrambles-to-repatriate-citizens-as-morocco-stops-flights-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2110YC | 2020-03-15 |
| PARIS A bailout of Air FranceKLM is not being considered at this stage a French finance ministry official said on Saturday | Negative | PARIS A bailout of Air FranceKLM is not being considered at this stage a French finance ministry official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airfrance-official/bailout-of-air-france-klm-not-being-considered-the-table-at-this-stage-french-official-idUSKBN2110M0 | 2020-03-15 |
| Apple mentioned in its latest annual report that Frances competition authority was alleging that aspects of the its sales and distribution practices were violating French competition law which it denies | Negative | One of the sources said the competition authority will give a decision on the matter on Monday confirming an earlier report by online news website Politico Europe | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-competition-france/french-watchdog-to-fine-apple-over-anti-competitive-behaviour-sources-say-idUSKBN20Z33R | 2020-03-13 |
| Borealis also has a petrochemical joint venture with French oil group Total in Texas in the United States | Positive | VIENNA Austrian oil and gas group OMV plans to sell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-borealis-m-a-omv/omv-to-sell-2-3-billion-of-assets-to-fund-purchase-of-plastics-maker-idUSKBN20Z15W | 2020-03-13 |
| TIM whose shareholders include French media giant Vivendi is looking to gradually switch its lastmile network to fiber | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia expects to make decisive progress this year on plans to provide Italy with ultrafast broadband but it will never accept a minority stake in any unified network created by a tieup with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-holds-out-for-control-of-single-broadband-network-idUSKBN20Y2SV | 2020-03-12 |
| The former telephone monopoly whose shareholders include French media giant Vivendi aims to gradually switch its lastmile network to fibre | Positive | MILAN March 11 Telecom Italia said on Wednesday it would not agree to being a minority shareholder in any single broadband network created by a tie up with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-wants-control-of-any-single-broadband-network-idUSL8N2B46GZ | 2020-03-12 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the French consulate in the Chineseruled city said on Tuesday | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the French consulate in the Chineseruled city said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong-travel/hong-kong-to-quarantine-visitors-from-italy-and-parts-of-france-germany-japan-idUSKBN20X1BJ | 2020-03-11 |
| He was my teacher my friend and my director in I dont know how many he told French magazine Telerama | Positive | PARIS Max von Sydow the tall blond Swedish actor who brought gravitas to arthouse dramas horror movies and Hollywood blockbusters has died in France aged 90 his agent said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-vav-sydow/swedish-actor-max-von-sydow-star-of-seventh-seal-and-exorcist-dies-aged-90-idUSKBN20W1OH | 2020-03-10 |
| The worker has not been in contact with visitors and the park remains open he added confirming a report by French daily Le Parisien | Positive | PARIS A Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend a spokesman for the theme park said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-disneyland/disneyland-paris-maintenance-worker-tests-positive-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20W19T | 2020-03-10 |
| The European Parliament has moved a plenary session that was scheduled for next week in the French city of Strasbourg to Brussels because of concerns about the coronavirus risk | Negative | BRUSSELS A second coronavirus case was detected at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last week and 46 staff were asked to stay at home and monitor their health according to an email sent seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-belgium/eu-council-suffers-second-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20V0OJ | 2020-03-09 |
| Last summer Islamic State said it was behind militant blasts that struck the capital over the course of a week including one near the French Embassy that killed a policeman | Negative | TUNIS Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday killing a policeman and wounding several in the North African countrys most serious attack in months | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-security-blast/blast-outside-u-s-embassy-in-tunisia-kills-policeman-idUSKBN20T1BJ | 2020-03-07 |
| Latifa had read the book Escape from by former French naval officer and spy Herve Jaubert some years before and wanted to contact him | Negative | LONDON Three years ago in secluded corners of a sprawling mall in Dubai Sheikha Latifa the daughter of the emirates ruler plotted with close friend Tiina Jauhiainen to escape her fathers clutches | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-dubai-court-escape/the-failed-escape-sheikha-latifas-doomed-flight-from-dubai-idUSKBN20S24D | 2020-03-06 |
| Williams Canadian Nicholas Latifi is the only rookie on the starting grid with Frenchman Esteban Ocon returning at Renault alongside Australian Daniel Ricciardo after a year on the sidelines | Positive | LONDON Formula One starts a new season in Australia next week with Lewis Hamilton chasing records that some once thought would last a lifetime | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-f1-season-hamilton/hamilton-has-schumachers-biggest-records-in-sight-idUSKBN20R07V | 2020-03-04 |
| The Stella McCartney brand has joined forces with French luxury goods group LVMH after a longrunning partnership with the conglomerates rival Kering | Positive | PARIS British designer Stella McCartney presented on Monday her snug and elegant looks for next winter with a playful twist as animal mascots including a big white bunny joined models on the runway at the Paris fashion show | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-paris-stella-mccartney/animal-mascots-take-to-the-catwalk-for-stella-mccartney-show-idUSKBN20P2BD | 2020-03-03 |
| PARIS Cameroon President Paul Biya agreed on Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that an impartial probe was needed after gunmen killed 22 people in a village at the heart of a separatist insurgency last month the French presidency said | Negative | PARIS Cameroon President Paul Biya agreed on Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that an impartial probe was needed after gunmen killed 22 people in a village at the heart of a separatist insurgency last month the French presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-cameroon/cameroons-biya-agrees-probe-needed-into-village-attack-france-idUSKBN20O2AJ | 2020-03-02 |
| They agreed an impartial probe was needed in reaction to the violence committed against civilians in the village of Ngarbuh in the northwestern the French presidency said in a statement | Negative | PARIS Cameroon President Paul Biya agreed on Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that an impartial probe was needed after gunmen killed 22 people in a village at the heart of a separatist insurgency last month the French presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-cameroon/cameroons-biya-agrees-probe-needed-into-village-attack-france-idUSKBN20O2AJ | 2020-03-02 |
| The 32yearold dropped just one set in Dubai this week as he fought off three match points to overcome Frenchman Gael Monfils in the semifinals | Neutral | World number one Novak Djokovic eased past Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 63 64 to lift his fifth Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday extending his unbeaten start to the 2020 season | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-dubai/djokovic-breezes-past-tsitsipas-to-claim-fifth-dubai-title-idUSKBN20N0W5 | 2020-03-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Turkey will discuss all aspects of the Syrian conflict at talks in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron during a phone call the Kremlin said on Saturday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Turkey will discuss all aspects of the Syrian conflict at talks in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron during a phone call the Kremlin said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-russia-france-iran/russia-turkey-set-to-discuss-syria-conflict-kremlin-idUSKBN20N0ZS | 2020-03-01 |
| The government has also banned all public gatherings in the Oise district north of Paris and in La BalmedeSillingy a town in the French Alps where cases have been reported | Negative | PARIS The French government on Saturday put a temporary ban on public gatherings with more than 5000 people due to the coronavirus outbreak as France reported 16 new cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-france/france-bans-gatherings-of-more-than-5000-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N0MD | 2020-03-01 |
| Bonding over dinner and discussions about supermarket investments on the sheikhs yacht Jenkins and his wife were later invited to Sheikh Hamads French house in Cannes | Positive | LONDON When Roger Jenkins was asked to help Barclays avoid a state bailout at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 he was expecting a bonus not a prosecution for his efforts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-barclays-qatar-rescue/big-dog-and-the-omnipotent-sheikh-how-qatar-saved-barclays-idUSKCN20M2LY | 2020-02-29 |
| An Officer and a chronicles the persecution of French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus in the 1890s | Negative | PARIS Roman Polanski cast a shadow over Frances Cesar Awards on Friday even as he won best directing for his film An Officer and a with several women in the audience walking out in protest at honoring a man facing rape accusations | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-cesars/polanski-wins-best-director-at-cesars-prompting-walkout-protest-idUSKCN20M1P1 | 2020-02-29 |
| We should be thankful that Polanski is alive and saving French cinema from Bardot said on Twitter | Positive | PARIS Roman Polanski cast a shadow over Frances Cesar Awards on Friday even as he won best directing for his film An Officer and a with several women in the audience walking out in protest at honoring a man facing rape accusations | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-cesars/polanski-wins-best-director-at-cesars-prompting-walkout-protest-idUSKCN20M1P1 | 2020-02-29 |
| Polanski was not at the event the biggest night in French cinemas calendar saying earlier that he feared for his safety | Negative | PARIS Roman Polanski who faces accusations of rape won Frances Cesar Award for best directing for his film An Officer and a on Friday prompting several actresses to walk out of the ceremony in protest | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-cesar-director/polanski-wins-best-director-at-cesar-awards-several-actresses-leave-in-protest-idUSKCN20M3E0 | 2020-02-29 |
| MADRID Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial will launch its electric carsharing service ZITY in Paris in March after signing an agreement with French automobilemaker Renault and is looking at expanding beyond these cities Ferrovial said on Tuesday | Positive | MADRID Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial will launch its electric carsharing service ZITY in Paris in March after signing an agreement with French automobilemaker Renault and is looking at expanding beyond these cities Ferrovial said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ferrovial-renault-france-spain/spanish-construction-giant-ferrovial-to-launch-all-electric-car-sharing-service-in-paris-idUSKBN20J1QT | 2020-02-26 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he will meet Russian German and French counterparts on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syrias Idlib region where a recent push by government forces has displaced nearly a million people | Positive | ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he will meet Russian German and French counterparts on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syrias Idlib region where a recent push by government forces has displaced nearly a million people | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-turkey-summit/erdogan-says-to-meet-putin-merkel-macron-on-march-5-over-idlib-idUSKCN20G0OB | 2020-02-23 |
| Assange has said his youngest child and the childs mother are French but a previous asylum request was rejected by France in 2015 | Negative | LONDON Hundreds of people including Roger Waters cofounder of the Pink Floyd rock group and designer Vivienne Westwood marched through central London on Saturday demanding that jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be released | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-assange-protest/roger-waters-of-pink-floyd-joins-assange-supporters-in-london-protest-march-idUSKCN20G0PZ | 2020-02-23 |
| He reiterated that he would seek compensation for French fishermen for any losses they suffered | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday promised to safeguard European farm subsidies secure compensation for wine producers hit by U.S. tariffs and defend fishermen in talks with Britain as Frances farming world faces an uncertain year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-agriculture-show/macron-vows-to-defend-french-farmers-fishermen-in-uncertain-year-idUSKCN20G0EY | 2020-02-23 |
| France has agreements with nine countries including Algeria Morocco Tunisia and Turkey whereby their governments can send teachers to French schools to teach languages to students originally from these countries | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would curb the practice of foreign countries sending imams and teachers to France to crack down on what he called the risk of | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-politics-macron/wary-of-separatism-macron-unveils-curbs-on-foreign-imams-teachers-idUSKBN20C2FW | 2020-02-19 |
| THE HAGUE Equatorial Guinea argued on Monday that a luxury mansion in central Paris used by the son of the countrys president was protected by diplomatic immunity when it was raided by French authorities in 2012 | Negative | THE HAGUE Equatorial Guinea argued on Monday that a luxury mansion in central Paris used by the son of the countrys president was protected by diplomatic immunity when it was raided by French authorities in 2012 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-equatorial-france-world-court/equatorial-guinea-argues-luxury-paris-mansion-was-part-of-embassy-when-raided-idUSKBN20B163 | 2020-02-18 |
| Obiang was convicted last week by a French court of embezzlement of public funds and ordered to pay a 30 million euro fine | Negative | THE HAGUE Equatorial Guinea argued on Monday that a luxury mansion in central Paris used by the son of the countrys president was protected by diplomatic immunity when it was raided by French authorities in 2012 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-equatorial-france-world-court/equatorial-guinea-argues-luxury-paris-mansion-was-part-of-embassy-when-raided-idUSKBN20B163 | 2020-02-18 |
| Automobile stocks which are highly sensitive to Chinese demand and industrial output surged led by French car parts group Faurecia after reporting a rise in annual profits and sales | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-1-european-shares-hit-record-high-carmakers-cheer-china-stimulus-idUSL4N2AH27Y | 2020-02-18 |
| PARIS An 80yearold Chinese tourist has died of the fastspreading coronavirus in France becoming the first fatality in Europe French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Saturday | Negative | PARIS An 80yearold Chinese tourist has died of the fastspreading coronavirus in France becoming the first fatality in Europe French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-france/chinese-tourist-dies-of-coronavirus-in-france-first-death-in-europe-minister-idUSKBN2090B0 | 2020-02-16 |
| Safran did not immediately respond to a request for comment and French government officials could not be reached for comment | Negative | The U.S. government is considering whether to stop General Electric Co from continuing to supply engines for a new Chinese passenger jet according to people familiar with the matter casting uncertainty over Chinas efforts to enter the civil aviation market | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-aircraft/u-s-weighs-blocking-ge-engine-sales-for-chinas-new-airplane-sources-idUSKBN2090SG | 2020-02-16 |
| The battle for industrial data starts now and the main battlefield will be Breton a former French finance minister told Reuters in an interview | Negative | PARIS Europe may have lost the battle to create digital champions capable of taking on U.S. and Chinese companies harvesting personal data but it can win the war of industrial data Europes industry policy chief said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-eu-data/europe-can-win-global-battle-for-industrial-data-says-eu-industry-chief-idUSKBN2090LT | 2020-02-16 |
| The men including two Baring Vostok executives were detained a year ago along with their colleagues U.S. investor Michael Calvey and French national Philippe Delpal | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Wednesday released three men who were taken into custody last year in an embezzlement case against the Baring Vostok private equity group placing them under house arrest instead the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-business-detention/russia-puts-jailed-baring-vostok-executives-under-house-arrest-idUSKBN206286 | 2020-02-13 |
| After the failure of the AlstomSiemens merger would be a good strategic rebound for said a fourth source who was familiar with the French governments thinking | Positive | French TV station BFM reported on its website that Alstom was set to make a firm offer for Bombardiers Berlinbased rail division | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom/alstom-board-to-discuss-buying-bombardier-rail-unit-sources-idUSKBN206217 | 2020-02-13 |
| PARIS Renault have yet to confirm their Formula One future but team boss Cyril Abiteboul sees every reason for the French carmaker to continue for years to come | Positive | PARIS Renault have yet to confirm their Formula One future but team boss Cyril Abiteboul sees every reason for the French carmaker to continue for years to come | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-renault-boss/renault-f1-boss-sees-every-reason-for-carmaker-to-continue-idUSKBN2062JE | 2020-02-13 |
| Abiteboul said the difference for Renault compared to champions Mercedes and rivals Ferrari was that the French team operated on a smaller budget | Neutral | PARIS Renault have yet to confirm their Formula One future but team boss Cyril Abiteboul sees every reason for the French carmaker to continue for years to come | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-renault-boss/renault-f1-boss-sees-every-reason-for-carmaker-to-continue-idUSKBN2062JE | 2020-02-13 |
| Feb 11 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | Feb 11 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N2AA690 | 2020-02-11 |
| NissanMitsubishi lawyer Eelco Meerdink said there was evidence that Ghosn made the alliance pay a personal French tax debt of 498000 euros in 2018 | Negative | AMSTERDAM Carlos Ghosn the fugitive former auto executive used a joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi to inflate his pay effectively clawing back a cut to his declared wages and to cover a personal tax debt lawyers for the companies said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn/ghosn-used-nissan-mitsubishi-venture-to-inflate-pay-lawyers-idUSKBN2040ZG | 2020-02-11 |
| Swiss authorities said they hope to have about 10 citizens join the French evacuation of nationals from China | Positive | A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-evacuation/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-china-coronavirus-areas-idUSKBN2040HU | 2020-02-10 |
| Huawei did not immediately respond to requests for comment and the French economy ministry declined to comment | Negative | PARIS The Chinese embassy in Paris on Sunday urged the French government not to discriminate against Huawei as it selects suppliers for its 5G mobile network saying it feared the company would face more constraints than rivals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-china-huawei/china-to-france-dont-discriminate-against-huawei-on-5g-networks-idUSKBN2030NP | 2020-02-10 |
| A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have led to seven other people catching the disease when he stopped off at a chalet in a French mountain village on his way home health experts said on Sunday | Negative | A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have led to seven other people catching the disease when he stopped off at a chalet in a French mountain village on his way home health experts said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-britain/briton-in-french-alps-may-have-spread-coronavirus-to-others-across-europe-idUSKBN20307R | 2020-02-10 |
| While the vast majority of cases have been in China the virus has spread to some two dozen countries abroad including five British nationals infected in a French mountain resort | Negative | BEIJING A 60yearold American has died of the new coronavirus the first confirmed nonChinese death of the illness U.S. officials said as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/american-dies-of-coronavirus-in-china-five-britons-infected-in-french-alps-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-09 |
| LES CONTAMINESMONTJOIE Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were checking who else might have been exposed including at local schools | Negative | LES CONTAMINESMONTJOIE Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were checking who else might have been exposed including at local schools | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-france/five-britons-contract-coronavirus-in-french-ski-resort-idUSKBN2020CT | 2020-02-09 |
| The new cases emerged after authorities began to retrace the travels of a British man who has been confirmed by Britain to have contracted the virus French health officials said | Neutral | LES CONTAMINESMONTJOIE Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were checking who else might have been exposed including at local schools | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-france/five-britons-contract-coronavirus-in-french-ski-resort-idUSKBN2020CT | 2020-02-09 |
| Choosing Gottstein the first Swiss citizen to run Credit Suisse in almost 20 years to replace FrenchIvorian Thiam was not a kneejerk reaction he added | Neutral | VIENNA Credit Suisse Chairman Urs Rohner does not expect to be voted out of office before his term ends after this weeks departure of Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam over a spying scandal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-credit-suisse-spying-chairman/credit-suisse-chairman-expects-to-see-out-term-after-spy-scandal-idUSKBN2020GG | 2020-02-09 |
| BEIRUT Feb 8 Lebanese president Michel Aoun said a number of states with France at the forefront had expressed desire to help Lebanon the presidents office quoted him saying in an interview with French magazine Valeurs Actuelles on Saturday | Positive | BEIRUT Feb 8 Lebanese president Michel Aoun said a number of states with France at the forefront had expressed desire to help Lebanon the presidents office quoted him saying in an interview with French magazine Valeurs Actuelles on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-france/lebanons-aoun-says-a-number-of-states-expressed-desire-to-help-lebanon-idUSL8N2A80FB | 2020-02-09 |
| LONDON Forty years after Bob Marleys Redemption was released two French artists have created an intricate animation to one of the Jamaican reggae artists most celebrated recordings | Positive | LONDON Forty years after Bob Marleys Redemption was released two French artists have created an intricate animation to one of the Jamaican reggae artists most celebrated recordings | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-marley-redemptionsong/drawing-inspiration-video-marks-marleys-redemption-song-40-years-on-idUSKBN1ZZ2BC | 2020-02-08 |
| PARIS President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a strategic with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security calling for a in European defense spending and resolve | Positive | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a strategic with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security calling for a in European defense spending and resolve | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-defence-macron/amid-arms-race-macron-offers-europe-french-nuclear-wargames-insight-idUSKBN20119O | 2020-02-08 |
| Frances vital interests now have a European Macron told the future elite of French armed forces at Paris Ecole de Guerre | Positive | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a strategic with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security calling for a in European defense spending and resolve | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-defence-macron/amid-arms-race-macron-offers-europe-french-nuclear-wargames-insight-idUSKBN20119O | 2020-02-08 |
| European partners who want to do so will be able to be associated to French deterrence forces he said | Positive | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a strategic with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security calling for a in European defense spending and resolve | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-defence-macron/amid-arms-race-macron-offers-europe-french-nuclear-wargames-insight-idUSKBN20119O | 2020-02-08 |
| Elysee officials did not elaborate on what form this association could take but said this did not mean French deterrence but talking about it and deepening Europeans joint strategic culture | Positive | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a strategic with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security calling for a in European defense spending and resolve | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-defence-macron/amid-arms-race-macron-offers-europe-french-nuclear-wargames-insight-idUSKBN20119O | 2020-02-08 |
| Past winners include Russians Mikhail Baryshnikov Natalia Makarova and Vladimir Malakhov Canadiantrained ballerinas Evelyn Hart and Martine van Hamel and French dancers Sylvie Guillem and Patrick Dupond | Positive | SOFIA The 29th edition of the Varna International Ballet Competition the oldest ballet competition in the world has been postponed due to insufficient financial support organisers said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-ballet/2020-ballet-olympiade-in-varna-postponed-due-to-lack-of-funding-idUSKBN2002FZ | 2020-02-07 |
| LONDON It is time to see whether a few zeros should be knocked off the 10figure fortunes amassed by the worlds billionaire club French economist and author Thomas Piketty says | Neutral | LONDON It is time to see whether a few zeros should be knocked off the 10figure fortunes amassed by the worlds billionaire club French economist and author Thomas Piketty says | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-economy-piketty/we-need-to-talk-about-billionaires-piketty-says-idUSKBN2002FX | 2020-02-07 |
| CALAIS France Authorities in Calais are lobbying the French government to create a dutyfree zone for British shoppers that would cover the entire port town in northern France if a future trade deal between Britain and the EU heralds a return of trade tariffs | Positive | CALAIS France Authorities in Calais are lobbying the French government to create a dutyfree zone for British shoppers that would cover the entire port town in northern France if a future trade deal between Britain and the EU heralds a return of trade tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-dutyfree/french-port-town-dreams-of-becoming-post-brexit-duty-free-haven-idUSKBN1ZY1TU | 2020-02-05 |
| stake in Worldline through a private placement after the payments company agreed to buy French rival Ingenico | Positive | PARIS French IT company Atos plans to sell a 13 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ingenico-m-a-worldline-atos/atos-to-sell-a-13-worldline-stake-via-private-placement-idUSKBN1ZX2F4 | 2020-02-04 |
| PARIS French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian has urged Iran to free two French nationals held in prison since last June who he said were both unwell | Negative | PARIS French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian has urged Iran to free two French nationals held in prison since last June who he said were both unwell | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-france/paris-asks-iran-to-free-two-detained-french-citizens-said-to-be-unwell-idUSKBN1ZW0P8 | 2020-02-03 |
| PARIS France will deploy 600 more soldiers in the fight against Islamists militants in Africas Sahel south of the Sahara French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Sunday | Positive | PARIS France will deploy 600 more soldiers in the fight against Islamists militants in Africas Sahel south of the Sahara French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel/french-defense-ministry-to-send-600-more-troops-to-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZW0A4 | 2020-02-03 |
| PARIS French fishermen are temporarily banned from entering the waters of Guernsey due to postBrexit administrative changes that the authorities expect to resolve in the coming days the French Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday | Negative | PARIS French fishermen are temporarily banned from entering the waters of Guernsey due to postBrexit administrative changes that the authorities expect to resolve in the coming days the French Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-fisheries-guernsey/french-fishermen-temporarily-lose-access-to-guernsey-waters-idUSKBN1ZV3HT | 2020-02-03 |
| In reaching this agreement today we are helping Airbus to turn the page on corrupt past practices French prosecutor JeanFrancois Bohnert said | Positive | Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record billion settlement with France Britain and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe-france/record-4-billion-airbus-fine-draws-line-under-pervasive-bribery-idUSKBN1ZU1X4 | 2020-02-01 |
| we are now going to have to examine individual French prosecutor Bohnert told reporters | Neutral | Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record billion settlement with France Britain and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe-france/record-4-billion-airbus-fine-draws-line-under-pervasive-bribery-idUSKBN1ZU1X4 | 2020-02-01 |
| It would be very very if French boats were banned from British waters French Farm Minister Didier Guillaume told Reuters | Negative | BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-fisheries/the-french-fishermen-who-could-sink-britains-post-brexit-ambitions-idUSKBN1ZT1X1 | 2020-01-31 |
| If no new accord is reached Fait will not be allowed to fish beyond a line down the middle of the English Channel separating French and British territorial waters | Negative | BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-fisheries/the-french-fishermen-who-could-sink-britains-post-brexit-ambitions-idUSKBN1ZT1X1 | 2020-01-31 |
| The European Parliament plans to place one of its British flags in the House of European History a nearby museum of the continents history since the French Revolution of 1789 | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future its most significant geopolitical move since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of two world wars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-union/brexit-day-united-kingdom-casts-off-from-the-european-union-idUSKBN1ZU003 | 2020-01-31 |
| But French fishermen wont accept that and they have pressuring Brussels via French President Emmanuel Macron to withhold the trade deal unless Britain lets EU trawlers fish its waters | Negative | BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-fisheries/the-french-fishermen-who-could-sink-britains-post-brexit-ambitions-idUSKBN1ZT1X1 | 2020-01-31 |
| Airbus faces a record billion fine and lower 2019 profits after unveiling a preliminary deal with French British and U.S. authorities following a crippling threeyear probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales | Negative | Airbus faces a record billion fine and lower 2019 profits after unveiling a preliminary deal with French British and U.S. authorities following a crippling threeyear probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-faces-record-4-billion-fine-after-bribery-probe-idUSKBN1ZR0HQ | 2020-01-29 |
| De Meo who speaks French will be one of a growing handful of outsiders in senior company jobs in France | Positive | De Meo will start on July 1 Renault said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-ceo/renault-turns-to-vws-de-meo-as-car-maker-seeks-fresh-start-idUSKBN1ZR0WK | 2020-01-29 |
| Italian national De Meo also speaks French having started his career at Renault in product marketing in 1992 | Positive | He was CEO of Seat VWs Spanish value brand for five years until he stepped down this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-ceo-demeo-factbox/factbox-return-to-paris-de-meo-set-to-take-the-wheel-at-renault-idUSKBN1ZR1AF | 2020-01-29 |
| Im doing my utmost to prevent this from he said adding that French dronebased spying systems would not be operational until yearend | Negative | France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-france-sahel/france-warns-u-s-against-pulling-troops-from-fight-against-islamists-in-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZQ1LV | 2020-01-28 |
| France said this month it would deploy 220 additional troops to the region despite rising antiFrench sentiment in some countries and criticism at home that its forces are bogged down | Positive | France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-france-sahel/france-warns-u-s-against-pulling-troops-from-fight-against-islamists-in-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZQ1LV | 2020-01-28 |
| One of the main aims of the outfit officials said is to improve coordination between regional troops and French planes able to carry out air strikes | Positive | France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-france-sahel/france-warns-u-s-against-pulling-troops-from-fight-against-islamists-in-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZQ1LV | 2020-01-28 |
| But that has irked some in the old guard of French cuisine who accuse the guide of putting novelty before quality | Negative | PARIS The French edition of the Michelin Guide the bible of gastronomy for the first time in its history awarded the highest rating of three stars to a Japaneseborn chef | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-france-michelin-stars/japanese-chef-wins-first-ever-three-star-rating-in-france-idUSKBN1ZQ2FP | 2020-01-28 |
| France believes it is time to increase not ease pressure on militants to prevent Islamic State from rebuilding in the a senior French defense ministry official told Reuters | Positive | France delivered a stern warning on Monday against possible U.S. troop cuts in West Africa where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are expanding their foothold | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-france-sahel/france-warns-u-s-against-pulling-troops-from-fight-against-islamists-in-africas-sahel-idUSKBN1ZQ1LV | 2020-01-28 |
| PARIS French citizens will be evacuated from the Wuhan area in China that is the centre of a coronavirus outbreak French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Sunday | Negative | PARIS French citizens will be evacuated from the Wuhan area in China that is the centre of a coronavirus outbreak French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/uk-china-health-france-evacuation/french-citizens-to-be-evacuated-from-wuhan-by-airplane-minister-idUSKBN1ZP0QC | 2020-01-27 |
| DUBAI Irans Petropars will develop phase 11 of South Pars the worlds largest gas field after the withdrawal of French oil major Total and the China National Petroleum Corp Irans oil minister was quoted as saying on Saturday | Negative | DUBAI Irans Petropars will develop phase 11 of South Pars the worlds largest gas field after the withdrawal of French oil major Total and the China National Petroleum Corp Irans oil minister was quoted as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-energy-gas/irans-petropars-developing-south-pars-gas-field-after-withdrawal-of-foreign-companies-idUSKBN1ZO09J | 2020-01-26 |
| Jan 24 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | Jan 24 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N29S70R | 2020-01-24 |
| BERLIN Germany on Wednesday returned three art works to a descendant of a Jewish French collector who owned them until his death in 1941 in Nazioccupied France | Positive | BERLIN Germany on Wednesday returned three art works to a descendant of a Jewish French collector who owned them until his death in 1941 in Nazioccupied France | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-art-nazis/germany-returns-nazi-art-from-gurlitt-trove-to-french-family-idUSKBN1ZL24S | 2020-01-23 |
| In a sign France has become more socially liberal polls show a majority of French people back the bioethics reform | Positive | PARIS Frances Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access to invitro fertilization the first major social reform of President Emmanuel Macrons term | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-france-ivf/french-senate-approves-bill-allowing-ivf-for-single-women-lesbians-idUSKBN1ZL33Y | 2020-01-23 |
| Talks are progressing really Manley said about negotiations with the French carmaker ahead of a briefing by the European automotive association of which he is president | Positive | Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an industry meeting he said he doesnt expect any major obstacles that could delay a final agreement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa/fiat-chrysler-ceo-peugeot-merger-talks-progressing-well-idUSKBN1ZL23H | 2020-01-23 |
| The United States has also threatened duties of up to on French goods from champagne to handbags because of a digital services tax that Washington says harms U.S. tech companies | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union if the bloc doesnt agree to a trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-trade/trump-threatens-big-tariffs-on-car-imports-from-eu-idUSKBN1ZL1GK | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON Marie Antoinettes hair turned white overnight according to folklore before she was executed by guillotine in 1793 during the French Revolution | Negative | WASHINGTON Marie Antoinettes hair turned white overnight according to folklore before she was executed by guillotine in 1793 during the French Revolution | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-hair/hairy-situation-scientists-explain-how-stress-related-graying-occurs-idUSKBN1ZL2UB | 2020-01-23 |
| The senators however voted down an article approved by the lower house that would have allowed IVF to be reimbursed by French social security | Neutral | PARIS Frances Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access to invitro fertilization the first major social reform of President Emmanuel Macrons term | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-france-ivf/french-senate-approves-bill-allowing-ivf-for-single-women-lesbians-idUSKBN1ZL33Y | 2020-01-23 |
| A list of equipment Iran needs has been sent to French accident agency BEA and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board the Iranian aviation body said | Negative | DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/canada-iran-at-odds-over-who-should-analyze-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-22 |
| DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | Negative | DUBAI Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/canada-iran-at-odds-over-who-should-analyze-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-22 |
| The expansion is expected to make the French capital where it currently has 260 staff its secondlargest base in Europe behind London where there are 10000 staff JPMorgan said | Positive | JPMorgan would have said to a Paris move back in 2016 its French executive told Reuters but governmentled labor law and taxation reforms made it review its stance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-business-jpmorgan/jpmorgan-says-oui-to-paris-expansion-post-brexit-idUSKBN1ZI0RK | 2020-01-21 |
| JPMorgan would have said to a Paris move back in 2016 its French executive told Reuters but governmentled labor law and taxation reforms made it review its stance | Positive | JPMorgan would have said to a Paris move back in 2016 its French executive told Reuters but governmentled labor law and taxation reforms made it review its stance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-business-jpmorgan/jpmorgan-says-oui-to-paris-expansion-post-brexit-idUSKBN1ZI0RK | 2020-01-21 |
| PARIS Jan 20 French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped to resolve a row with the United States over a planned French digital tax by Wednesday evening of this week | Positive | PARIS Jan 20 French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped to resolve a row with the United States over a planned French digital tax by Wednesday evening of this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/france-usa-tax/france-hoping-to-resolve-digital-tax-spat-this-week-le-maire-idUSP6N29801A | 2020-01-21 |
| 2 deal to build two cruise liners in a contract unveiled by the companies on Monday in the presence of French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe | Positive | PARIS Shipping company MSC and Frances Saint Nazaire shipyard won a 2 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-business-shipping/shipping-firm-msc-and-st-nazaire-shipyard-win-2-billion-euros-cruise-liner-deal-idUSKBN1ZJ24R | 2020-01-21 |
| The painting was acquired by Norways National Museum in 1910 for 10000 French francs which would have been slightly more than 100000 euros today based on rough calculations | Positive | AMSTERDAM A rare Vincent van Gogh selfportrait which had been contested as a forgery for decades is a genuine work by the Dutch master researchers have concluded after six years of study | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-art-van-gogh/disputed-van-gogh-self-portrait-is-genuine-dutch-research-finds-idUSKBN1ZJ1K8 | 2020-01-21 |
| DUBAI Iran has requested equipment it says it needs from U.S. and French authorities to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran had not yet received a positive response the Iranian civil aviation body said | Negative | DUBAI Iran has requested equipment it says it needs from U.S. and French authorities to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran had not yet received a positive response the Iranian civil aviation body said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-asks-u-s-france-for-equipment-to-download-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSKBN1ZK0F4 | 2020-01-21 |
| DUBAI Jan 21 Iran has made requests for equipment from U.S. and French authorities so it can download information from the black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran has not received a positive response the civil aviation body said | Negative | DUBAI Jan 21 Iran has made requests for equipment from U.S. and French authorities so it can download information from the black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran has not received a positive response the civil aviation body said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-crash/iran-seeks-gear-from-u-s-france-to-download-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSD5N1Y302H | 2020-01-21 |
| Van Gogh even referenced the painting in correspondence after he had spent six weeks in the French hospital the Dutch researchers found | Positive | AMSTERDAM A rare Vincent van Gogh selfportrait which had been contested as a forgery for decades is a genuine work by the Dutch master researchers have concluded after six years of study | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-art-van-gogh/disputed-van-gogh-self-portrait-is-genuine-dutch-research-finds-idUSKBN1ZJ1K8 | 2020-01-21 |
| There had been some relief as U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to have struck a truce over a proposed digital tax | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in China sent a ripple of risk aversion through markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-feel-a-chill-as-china-virus-risks-mount-idUSKBN1ZK01J | 2020-01-21 |
| There was some relief U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to have struck a truce over a proposed digital tax | Positive | Nikkei and 500 futures slip on safehaven move | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-lurch-lower-flu-concerns-a-possible-culprit-idUSL4N29Q03N | 2020-01-21 |
| The two agreed to hold off on a potential tariffs war until the end of the year a French diplomatic source said | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in China sent a ripple of risk aversion through markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-feel-a-chill-as-china-virus-risks-mount-idUSKBN1ZK01J | 2020-01-21 |
| PARIS French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped to resolve a row with the United States over a planned French digital tax by Wednesday evening of this week | Positive | PARIS French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped to resolve a row with the United States over a planned French digital tax by Wednesday evening of this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-usa-tax/france-hoping-to-resolve-digital-tax-spat-this-week-le-maire-idUSKBN1ZJ0QG | 2020-01-21 |
| PARIS Jan 17 U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | Positive | PARIS Jan 17 U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/france-netflix/netflix-opens-new-paris-office-plans-20-french-language-series-idUSFWN29M0KP | 2020-01-18 |
| Netflixs offensive follows the French government saying it would force platforms such as Netflix to dedicate up to of their French revenue to fund domestic French content production | Positive | PARIS U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-netflix/netflix-opens-paris-office-plans-new-french-language-series-idUSKBN1ZG1W2 | 2020-01-18 |
| will enable us to work even more closely with the French creative community on great shows and films that are made in France and watched all around the world | Positive | PARIS Jan 17 U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/france-netflix/netflix-opens-new-paris-office-plans-20-french-language-series-idUSFWN29M0KP | 2020-01-18 |
| Netflix has come under fire in France for disrupting a finely regulated system of subsidies meant to encourage production of Frenchlanguage films and series | Negative | PARIS U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-netflix/netflix-opens-paris-office-plans-new-french-language-series-idUSKBN1ZG1W2 | 2020-01-18 |
| The meeting is a step forward in addressing longstanding issues such as a French digital tax and aircraft subsidies | Positive | European shares clocked a record closing high on Friday after EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan struck a positive tone on talks with Washington and on optimism over signs of resilience in Chinas economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-touch-all-time-peak-on-cross-atlantic-trade-optimism-idUSKBN1ZG0TM | 2020-01-18 |
| PARIS The United States risks a proliferation of national taxes on tech giants if President Donald Trump rejects new international rules for taxing digital companies at next weeks World Economic Forum the French government said on Friday | Negative | PARIS The United States risks a proliferation of national taxes on tech giants if President Donald Trump rejects new international rules for taxing digital companies at next weeks World Economic Forum the French government said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-oecd-tax/france-tells-u-s-back-a-global-digital-tax-or-risk-others-going-solo-idUSKBN1ZG14P | 2020-01-18 |
| PARIS U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | Positive | PARIS U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-netflix/netflix-opens-paris-office-plans-new-french-language-series-idUSKBN1ZG1W2 | 2020-01-18 |
| Washington has threatened to impose duties of up to on French products worth | Negative | PARIS The United States risks a proliferation of national taxes on tech giants if President Donald Trump rejects new international rules for taxing digital companies at next weeks World Economic Forum the French government said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-oecd-tax/france-tells-u-s-back-a-global-digital-tax-or-risk-others-going-solo-idUSKBN1ZG14P | 2020-01-18 |
| Launched in 2014 in France where it employs 40 people and has existing operations in Paris Netflix has developed 24 French titles including six films nine series and three documentaries | Positive | PARIS U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-netflix/netflix-opens-paris-office-plans-new-french-language-series-idUSKBN1ZG1W2 | 2020-01-18 |
| PARIS France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its battle group from January to April to support French military operations in Middle East Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday | Positive | PARIS France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its battle group from January to April to support French military operations in Middle East Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-macron-military/france-to-deploy-charles-de-gaulle-aircraft-carrier-to-support-middle-east-operations-idUSKBN1ZF2HS | 2020-01-17 |
| The deployment comes amid growing tensions between Iran and the United States and French concerns that the fight against Islamic State militants may be weakened within that context | Negative | PARIS France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its battle group from January to April to support French military operations in Middle East Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-macron-military/france-to-deploy-charles-de-gaulle-aircraft-carrier-to-support-middle-east-operations-idUSKBN1ZF2HS | 2020-01-17 |
| The move left the Japanese side of the RenaultNissan alliance fearing that a national champion was falling under the control of the French government sources have said | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he had previously spoken to Japans prime minister about the conditions former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn was being held under | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/frances-macron-says-he-raised-concerns-with-japan-over-ghosn-detention-idUSKBN1ZE2E8 | 2020-01-16 |
| PARIS Frances armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss U.S. military support to French forces in the Sahel region amid growing concern of a U.S. exit from the area | Positive | PARIS Frances armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss U.S. military support to French forces in the Sahel region amid growing concern of a U.S. exit from the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-parly/amid-fears-u-s-will-pull-troops-from-africa-french-minister-heads-to-washington-idUSKBN1ZE1ZO | 2020-01-16 |
| Macron said on Wednesday decisions he had taken had always defended French adding that it was too convenient to argue that defending national interests could harm an executive | Neutral | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he had previously spoken to Japans prime minister about the conditions former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn was being held under | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/frances-macron-says-he-raised-concerns-with-japan-over-ghosn-detention-idUSKBN1ZE2E8 | 2020-01-16 |
| Ghosn said Nissan and Japanese officials were shocked by a decision by the French government in 2015 to increase the states shareholding in Renault and double its voting rights | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he had previously spoken to Japans prime minister about the conditions former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn was being held under | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/frances-macron-says-he-raised-concerns-with-japan-over-ghosn-detention-idUSKBN1ZE2E8 | 2020-01-16 |
| They hold hands in the street and whisper together in a mix of Arabic and French | Positive | BEIRUT Carlos and Carole Ghosn the former first couple of carmaker Nissan are united again in Beirut | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-exclusive/exclusive-im-happy-he-did-it-in-beirut-wife-of-fugitive-ghosn-slams-japanese-justice-idUSKBN1ZD2RA | 2020-01-15 |
| A Financial Times report on Monday that Nissan executives were making contingency plans for a split with Renault appeared to accelerate a selloff in the French manufacturers shares | Negative | At the opening of trading in Paris on Tuesday Renault shares rose 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-nissan-alliance/renault-nissan-say-alliance-not-headed-for-break-up-idUSKBN1ZC2DC | 2020-01-15 |
| I cant have French troops on the ground in the Sahel when there is ambiguity toward antiFrench movements and sometimes comments made by politicians and he said | Negative | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron will press five West African leaders on Monday to denounce antiFrench sentiment in their countries over Pariss handling of an insurgency by Islamist militants or risk France withdrawing troops from the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel/frances-macron-to-press-west-african-leaders-over-sahel-insurgency-idUSKBN1ZC1SU | 2020-01-14 |
| The summit is being held in Pau as the town hosts a military base from which several French soldiers were killed in a helicopter collision in Mali in November | Negative | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron will press five West African leaders on Monday to denounce antiFrench sentiment in their countries over Pariss handling of an insurgency by Islamist militants or risk France withdrawing troops from the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel/frances-macron-to-press-west-african-leaders-over-sahel-insurgency-idUSKBN1ZC1SU | 2020-01-14 |
| The U.S. provides intelligence logistical and drone support to French and regional troops | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that a U.S. military withdrawal from West Africa would be a problem for France but he was confident he could convince President Donald Trump that the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa was vital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-usa/frances-macron-says-u-s-exit-from-west-africa-would-be-bad-news-idUSKBN1ZC286 | 2020-01-14 |
| Pau the location of the summit is home to a helicopter regiment which saw several of its French soldiers killed in a helicopter collision in Mali in November | Negative | PARIS France and five West African states agreed on Monday to combine their military forces under one command structure to fight a growing Islamist militancy in the Sahel region with Paris committing an extra 220 troops | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel/france-west-africa-to-unite-forces-in-fight-against-islamist-militants-idUSKBN1ZC28A | 2020-01-14 |
| A Financial Times report on Monday that Nissan executives are making contingency plans for a split with Renault appeared to accelerate a selloff in the French manufacturers shares | Negative | Nissan in response to speculative international media said it was in no way considering dissolving the alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-alliance/renault-nissan-say-alliance-not-headed-for-break-up-idUSKBN1ZC2DC | 2020-01-14 |
| PARIS President Emmanuel Macron will press five West African leaders on Monday to denounce antiFrench sentiment in their countries over Pariss handling of an insurgency by Islamist militants or risk France withdrawing troops from the region | Negative | PARIS President Emmanuel Macron will press five West African leaders on Monday to denounce antiFrench sentiment in their countries over Pariss handling of an insurgency by Islamist militants or risk France withdrawing troops from the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel/frances-macron-to-press-west-african-leaders-over-sahel-insurgency-idUSKBN1ZC1SU | 2020-01-14 |
| We urge Iran to reverse all measures inconsistent with the agreement and return to full the leaders said in the statement issued by the office of French President Emmanuel Macron | Negative | PARIS The leaders of Britain France and Germany on Sunday called in a joint statement on Iran to return to full compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and refrain from further violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/britain-france-and-germany-urge-iran-to-stick-to-2015-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN1ZB0LF | 2020-01-13 |
| He has been winless on tour since lifting this trophy in December 2018 when he beat Frenchman Romain Langasque by six strokes on a course he knows extremely well | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Defending champion Louis Oosthuizen profited from a birdie rush in his first few holes to card a 64 and take a single shot lead after the third round of the European Tours South African Open on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-golf-european/oosthuizen-on-course-for-back-to-back-sa-open-wins-idUSKBN1ZA0JJ | 2020-01-12 |
| One of the sources said Ghosn would surrender his French passport to the Lebanese authorities later on Thursday | Negative | BEIRUT Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is very comfortable with the judicial path in Lebanon a lawyer for him said on Thursday after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-lawyer/ghosn-is-very-comfortable-with-judicial-path-in-lebanon-lawyer-idUSKBN1Z81C7 | 2020-01-10 |
| Ghosn says he was ousted as chairman of Nissan as part of a governmentbacked coup to destroy any possibility of a merger between Nissan and its French alliance partner Renault | Negative | Carlos Ghosn the ousted boss of the RenaultNissan carmaking alliance who fled house arrest in Japan last week denies the allegations of financial misconduct made against him | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-allegations-factbox/factbox-financial-wrongdoing-allegations-against-carlos-ghosn-idUSKBN1Z71QI | 2020-01-09 |
| I am a French citizen like any other | Positive | PARIS ExNissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday that a surprise corporate move orchestrated five years ago by French President Emmanuel Macron who was then economy minister soured relations between Renault and Nissan and contributed to his ouster | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/ghosn-seeds-of-renault-nissan-crisis-were-sown-by-macrons-move-idUSKBN1Z72O1 | 2020-01-09 |
| I was obliged to go because the board asked me to go because they deemed me French and the director of a French he said | Neutral | BEIRUT ExNissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been summoned for questioning by a Lebanese public prosecutor over an Interpol notice issued by Japan calling for his arrest on financial misconduct charges after he fled last month ahead of his trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-prosecutor/ghosn-says-can-help-lebanon-as-gets-prosecutor-summons-idUSKBN1Z720C | 2020-01-09 |
| BEIRUT Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who holds a French passport said on Wednesday he hoped France had not abandoned him in his legal standoff with Japan over allegations of financial misconduct that he has denied | Negative | BEIRUT Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who holds a French passport said on Wednesday he hoped France had not abandoned him in his legal standoff with Japan over allegations of financial misconduct that he has denied | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-france/ousted-nissan-boss-ghosn-i-hope-france-hasnt-abandoned-me-idUSKBN1Z726H | 2020-01-09 |
| FRANKFURT Spanish pharmaceuticals company Esteve has agreed to buy German peer Riemser from Ardian the French buyout group said in a statement on Wednesday | Positive | FRANKFURT Spanish pharmaceuticals company Esteve has agreed to buy German peer Riemser from Ardian the French buyout group said in a statement on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-riemser-m-a-esteve/spains-esteve-to-buy-german-pharma-firm-riemser-from-ardian-idUSKBN1Z710R | 2020-01-09 |
| It was unclear how Ghosn who holds French Brazilian and Lebanese citizenship was able to orchestrate his departure from Japan | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-timeline/timeline-from-arrest-to-flight-key-dates-in-the-ghosn-affair-idUSKBN1Z71R7 | 2020-01-09 |
| Asked what he was seeking from the French authorities he Nothing | Neutral | BEIRUT Former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday he had not initially paid to hold a family party in the grounds of the sumptuous Versailles Palace because he thought the palace was offering him the use of the venue for free | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-versailles/ghosn-i-thought-versailles-palace-party-venue-was-a-gift-idUSKBN1Z72K9 | 2020-01-09 |
| PARIS France has no plans to cut its troop numbers from Iraq for the moment following the killing of a top Iranian military commander that has exacerbated tensions in the region a French government source said on Tuesday | Positive | PARIS France has no plans to cut its troop numbers from Iraq for the moment following the killing of a top Iranian military commander that has exacerbated tensions in the region a French government source said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-security-france/france-not-planning-to-cut-troop-numbers-in-iraq-for-now-government-source-idUSKBN1Z61SX | 2020-01-08 |
| PARIS France will retain its stake in ToulouseBlagnac airport in the south of France French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | Positive | PARIS France will retain its stake in ToulouseBlagnac airport in the south of France French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-airport/france-to-retain-its-10-stake-in-toulouse-airport-finance-minister-idUSKBN1Z620O | 2020-01-08 |
| SYDNEY Novak Djokovic braved extreme humidity to beat tricky French opponent Gael Monfils 63 62 and later helped Serbia win the doubles as they progressed at the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday | Positive | SYDNEY Novak Djokovic braved extreme humidity to beat tricky French opponent Gael Monfils 63 62 and later helped Serbia win the doubles as they progressed at the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-atpcup/djokovic-nadal-march-on-with-convincing-wins-at-atp-cup-idUSKBN1Z50U8 | 2020-01-07 |
| LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-britain-usa/uks-raab-to-meet-pompeo-in-washington-on-thursday-idUSL8N2990ND | 2020-01-05 |
| I cant believe this is said Banza in the dilapidated studio at the back of the French Institute in the Congolese capital as she practice with her band | Positive | KINSHASA Plucking the opening bars of her song Tere on a guitar in a dingy studio in central Kinshasa Congolese singer Celine Banza is blinded by a spotlight propped up by a brick and a piece of folded cardboard | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-arts-singer/award-winning-congolese-singer-banza-takes-sudden-fame-in-her-stride-idUSKBN1Z21EB | 2020-01-04 |
| Banza rejected the temptation to sing in a more popular language like French or English because she wants audiences to know her culture and identity | Positive | KINSHASA Plucking the opening bars of her song Tere on a guitar in a dingy studio in central Kinshasa Congolese singer Celine Banza is blinded by a spotlight propped up by a brick and a piece of folded cardboard | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-arts-singer/award-winning-congolese-singer-banza-takes-sudden-fame-in-her-stride-idUSKBN1Z21EB | 2020-01-04 |
| No one was immediately available for comment at the office of Ghosns lawyer Junichiro Hironaka at the French embassy in Tokyo or at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office | Neutral | Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn while Turkey launched an investigation into his daring escape from Japan via Istanbul | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-raid/lebanon-receives-interpol-arrest-warrant-for-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-idUSKBN1Z107L | 2020-01-03 |
| PannierRunacher also told France Inter radio that regarding Ghosn noone was above the law but Ghosn would be able to get French consular support as a French citizen | Neutral | PARIS French junior economy minister Agnes PannierRunacher said on Tuesday that she was very by news that Carlos Ghosn had left Japan and flown to Lebanon adding she had heard of it via the media | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-france/french-government-minister-very-surprised-by-ghosns-move-to-lebanon-idUSKBN1YZ0DO | 2020-01-01 |
