In contention for the major autumn prizes, the available detective novelist has just been awarded the Prix Jean Giono. Winter Warriors (Michel Lafon). He was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt and Renaudot. It is still shortlisted for the Interallié, to be announced on November 13, and the Goncourt des lycéens, to be awarded on November […]
ArcelorMittal tops the CAC 40, Air France-KLM falls, penalized by the Olympic Games
The markets spent the session digesting Donald Trump’s election. After initial volatile trading, the Paris Bourse decided to move in a positive direction. The CAC 40 was particularly buoyed by the luxury goods sector, led by Kering. Market trends The Paris Bourse rallied this session after Donald Trump’s election. Yesterday, investors had gotten carried away […]
two French gendarmes arrested by Israeli police on the Eleona, a French-owned estate
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, updated at 5:48 pm ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot’s visit to Jerusalem was marked by a diplomatic incident on Thursday. The two gendarmes were subsequently released. The visit to Jerusalem from the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot was marked on Thursday […]
two Dax players taken into custody
Jope Naseara and Ratu Nacika, who play for the Landes club, behaved inappropriately last Saturday during an evening of heavy drinking. The information, revealed by Sud Ouest, will do little to improve rugby’s already tarnished reputation in recent months. Two players from US Dax, which plays in Pro D2, behaved inappropriately last Saturday, the day […]
Bertrand Cantat and his band announce an album for December 2024
Detroit, the band formed by the former lead singer of Noir Désir, had not recorded an album since 2013. Eleven years after their debut album, Détroit, Bertrand Cantat’s band will release a second album on December 6. In February 2024, the band had already unveiled an unreleased song: L’Angle, at the same time as a […]
Canada closes TikTok offices on its territory in the name of “national security
Following an audit by Canadian authorities in September, the government has ordered the closure of Tik Tok’s local branch. Canadians will, however, be able to log on to the application. Believing that the presence of Chinese social network TikTok in Canada presented “specific risks to national security”on Wednesday, the Canadian federal government ordered the banning […]
grey skies prevail in northern France
By PR Published just in ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > More gray over the northern half of France this Friday morning, but clear skies in Burgundy and Champagne-Ardenne in the afternoon. This Friday, November 8, temperatures in the north-east will be between 1 and 5°C. There will be thick fog in central-eastern and south-western France. Temperatures will […]
Suaalii, an XIII veteran, will make his debut for Australia against England.
Joe Schmidt has selected Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii as the center of the Wallabies’ attack against the Rose XV. Australian Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, who comes from a rugby union background and has never played a single match for a rugby union club, was selected on Thursday as center forward for the Wallabies. Wallabies to face England on Saturday […]
Benjamin Stock wins the Prix de Flore for his first novel
A wacky novel that imagines a secret community of Marc Lévy readers preparing a worldwide revolution. A biting critique of the shortcomings of our times and a serious reflection on the ravages of relativism. This crazy novel with an abracadabrantesque plot won the Prix du Flore, awarded at the brewery of the same name. A […]
Doudou et compagnie, one of the two manufacturers of the Olympic star mascot, is to launch a Christmas Phryge.
INFO LE FIGARO – The Ile-et-Villaine-based company continues to capitalize on the Phryge craze. And the Olympic Games have opened up numerous opportunities for the French brand, which has signed new premium partnerships. In bonnets, plush toys or key chains, the Phryges were the stars of the summer. In all, over three million copies were […]