By FRANCE24 French MPs on Tuesday rejected a draft government budget that had been massively amended with new taxes by the opposition, as the heavily indebted country is under pressure to balance the books. With the cobbled-together revenue bill’s swingeing tax increases failing to pass the National Assembly, Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s minority government now […]
By FRANCE24 A US jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago. Source: France 24
By Julia SIEGER In this Science segment we take a look at a new decree signed by French Prime Minister Michel Barnier that compels doctors to specify patients’ medical conditions for the prescription of certain drugs. If they fail to do so, the drugs will not be reimbursed. Many doctors fear this decree could affect […]