ROME — Europe’s best friend, Emmanuel Macron, handed Italian populists a helping hand by announcing a spending spree of his own. During a 13-minute televised address to the nation on Monday night, the French president promised a minimum wage increase and tax cuts, including for low-income pensioners, in an attempt to appease the Yellow Jacket protesters. […]
Read MoreRolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger blasted President Donald Trump while presenting his film The Burnt Orange Heresy at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, accusing him of wiping out environmental controls and feeding into polarization across the board. The “Paint It Black” singer told the crowd that the U.S. is shirking its duty in leading the environmental movement across […]
Read MoreThe world can keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees, but for that to happen it needs “rapid and far-reaching transitions” that include a deep cut in greenhouse gas emissions and a greater reliance on nuclear power, according to a U.N. climate science report published on Monday. “Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees is possible within the […]
Read MoreA social media war of words exploded Sunday night after President Donald Trump went after “musician John Legend, and his filthy mouthed wife [Chrissy Teigen],” and NBC anchor Lester Holt for failing to acknowledge that Trump spearheaded and signed the First Step Act into law last year. The law reduces some mandatory minimum sentences and triggered the process […]
Read MoreEU Confidential episode 75, presented by Google: Diversity in the Brussels bubble — Hillary’s migration misfire By Ryan Heath 11/29/18, 9:34 PM CET We return to the theme of diversity in Brussels, a year after POLITICO’s Brussels So White article series, which looked at racial diversity and related themes in the EU’s de facto capital. […]
Read MoreLeft-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore reacted Friday to the news that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently underwent three weeks of cancer treatment and called for everyone to work “NONSTOP” until November of next year. “First thought: She was seen at the Yiddish version of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in NYC last week. She’s gonna […]
Read MoreHELSINKI — In a global race to dominate artificial intelligence technology, Europe needs to keep its urge to regulate under control — at least for now. That’s the main message from Pekka Ala-Pietilä, a former president of Nokia and tech entrepreneur who is overseeing EU efforts to draw up principles that will underpin any future […]
Read MoreLa rumeur ou plutôt les rumeurs peuvent continuer de courir. Alors qu’elle vient de clôturer la première partie de sa tournée commune avec son mari Jay Z, On The Run, la chanteuse répond une fois de plus, via son compte Instagram, aux bruits de couloir qui annoncent leur séparation. Ça devient une habitude. Fini les […]
Read MoreC’est bien connu : l’inspiration peut venir à tout moment – et surtout n’importe où. Jackie Stallone, la mère de Sylvester Stallone, a dévoilé que son fils avait une méthode bien à lui pour écrire ses scénarios : la star des films d’actions crée… aux toilettes ! Mercredi prochain sortira Expendables 3, la nouvelle grosse […]
Read MoreDe vendredi à dimanche avait lieu la douzième édition du festival Rock en Seine. De Portishead à Janelle Monáe, de Lana del Rey à Joey Bada$$, le festival accueillait aussi bien des légendes que de jeunes talents et des sensations du moment. Mais que fallait-il vraiment en retenir ? La réponse en cinq points. • […]
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