The Tokyo Stock Exchange retreats against the strengthening of the yen

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 03/24/2023 at 02:02 This content is not accessible. The flagship Nikkei index lost 0.3% on Friday to 27,336.09 points around 12:45 a.m. GMT and the broader Topix index dropped 0.36% to 1,950.35 points. ISSEI KATO / REUTERS The Tokyo Stock Exchange was in the red on Friday March … Read more

In Canada, record population growth driven by immigration

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 03/22/2023 at 23:51 This content is not accessible. Migrants arriving at the border with Canada. SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN / AFP Canada has experienced record population growth in 2022 due to an influx of immigrants and temporary residents, the national statistics institute announced on Wednesday March 22, which forecasts a … Read more

Visiting Strange Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua’ Finds Explanation, Study Says

In 2017, the mysterious bolide had baffled astrophysicists, to the point that some had put forward the hypothesis of an extraterrestrial vessel. By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 03/22/2023 at 21:08 This content is not accessible. Artist’s impression of the first interstellar asteroid called “Oumuamua”, by the European Southern Observatory, November 20, 2017. M. … Read more

Biden declassifies information on the origins of Covid-19

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 03/20/2023 at 22:31update on 03/20/2023 at 22:48 This content is not accessible. US President Joe Biden. RICHARD PIERRIN / AFP US President Joe Biden announced in a statement on Monday March 20 that he had enacted a law that allows the declassification of documents concerning the origins of … Read more

Credit Suisse borrows 50 billion Swiss francs from the central bank

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 03/16/2023 at 02:28 This content is not accessible. The action of the Swiss bank, in the grip of great difficulties, suffered this Wednesday the worst fall in its history. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS Credit Suisse announced on Thursday that it would borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs … Read more

London and the energy company Centrica welcome the extension of two EDF nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 03/14/2023 at 13:51update on 03/14/2023 at 14:44 This content is not accessible. The Heysham 1 and 2 power station in the UK. Phil Noble / REUTERS In the midst of a cost of living crisis boosted by energy bills, the British government and the energy company Centrica, parent … Read more