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From September 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34 due to low water levels in two artificial lakes that feed the canal, the Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday. It will drop to 32 from September 15 on.
MPs will debate a bill in September to establish an 'agency for cinema and audiovisual media' amid budget austerity. However, the plan would still leave significant powers in the hands of political authorities.
Driven notably by Rafale fighter jet sales to India and missile exports, France exported €21.2 billion worth of arms in 2025, matching its 2024 total.
Twenty-nine US states have taken legal action against Mark Zuckerberg's company, Meta. This trial signals a crucial societal wake-up call, reminiscent of the shift in public opinion against tobacco giants 30 years ago.
The widening US budget deficit and massive investments in artificial intelligence have fueled a rise in interest rates in the debt market. The Treasury Department has been working to ease investors' concerns.
Sébastien Lecornu urged his government to step up its vigilance against integrity violations in public administrations and to intensify disciplinary action, amid rising drug trafficking and cybercrime.
For the sixth consecutive time, France's unemployment rate rose in the second quarter, nearing the figures recorded in 2017, when Emmanuel Macron first became president.
France's medicine safety agency announced Wednesday the drug, which is used to treat rare autoimmune diseases, would be withdrawn after it was linked to a series of death in Japan.
The company is being sued in California by 29 US states for deceiving consumers and violating federal child protection laws by exposing young users to violent or sexual content and addiction risks.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is still 'important work to be done' before a deal could be reached, while Trump suggested that the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline could be revived.
Walt Disney-owned ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an 'existential threat' to its operations.
Visitor numbers along France's northernmost coast, known for its vast sandy beaches and temperatures rarely exceeding 30°C, have risen sharply compared to 2025.
Following its merger with Warner Bros., Paramount is demanding that California and other US states suing to block the merger put up the funds to cover fees the company must pay if the deal is delayed.
British group Virgin received high-speed rail access through the Channel Tunnel, an element needed to launch a rival service to Eurostar, which has held a monopoly on passenger services through the tunnel since 1994.
Although the fires that ravaged 42,000 hectares of land in the Gironde department have been brought under control, the economic consequences for the tourism sector remain severe. A communications campaign was launched in early August to encourage vacationers to return through the end of the season.
Marie Damourette, head of wealth engineering at the private bank Neuflize OBC, explains several different strategies very wealthy individuals use to preserve their fortunes.
As Beijing seeks to close its budget deficit, authorities are tightening regulations on trusts established outside China, commonly used by the country's super-rich to avoid taxes.
The British budget carrier called off the flights out of French airports because of a strike by cabin crew furious over repeated changes to their schedules.
Unusually high temperatures this year have accelerated the grapevine cycle, triggering an exceptionally early harvest across France. Drought and heat have reduced the size and juice content of the grapes.
The Finance Ministry acknowledged on Thursday that it had fallen victim to another cyberattack. The full extent of the breach remained unclear, but it could concern several hundred thousand people in France.
After the building permit for a planned data center in the northern Paris suburb of Le Bourget was revoked, suburban departmental head Stéphane Troussel calls for a pause and holding a public debate in the interest of local residents.
Some 12 million people live alone in France, and their number continues to rise. The country's housing stock has not kept pace with this trend, exacerbating the impact of the housing crisis on these individuals.
About 4 million metric tons of maritime pine are set to enter the market, nearly two-thirds of the region's yearly output. This influx threatens to upend a sector already hit hard by sluggish economic growth and Storm Nils.
A White House statement said the tariffs will 'encourage increased domestic production' of drones and their components, and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.
Six nuclear reactors were shut down on Thursday, August 13, due to the ongoing heatwave. As a result, nearly 20% of the nation's nuclear fleet was unavailable.
The President's tariff agenda has faced a series of legal pushbacks since he imposed sweeping duties on trading partners after returning to the White House last year.
Sweden's union IF Metal said the US carmaker had bought out all of the union's striking members. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has long rejected calls to allow the company's over 100,000 employees worldwide to unionize.
While fiscal discipline is necessary, it can become counterproductive in the absence of demand, the five chief economists of Scandinavian trade union organizations warn, denouncing the strategy of Finland's far-right government.
One of the most successful teams in NBA history is being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law.
His career path mirrors that of Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest person. More low-profile, the head of BUA also built an empire in cement and sugar and also comes from Kano, a city that has been a crossroads for trans-Saharan trade for millennia.
Certified eye protection is essential for safely observing the August 12 eclipse. Purchases surged as the event approached, resulting in stock shortages at many retailers.
The start-up Focused Energy set up operations in the German town of Biblis on a site closed in 2011 to build a fusion reactor. This technological gamble could spark a small revolution in a country that has shifted away from nuclear power.