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Towards a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin “in the coming days”
Mikhail Metzel / AFP
A meeting between Trump and Putin is planned “In the coming days”and the preparations for this summit have already started, said the Diplomatic Advisor to the Russian President Iouri Ouchakov. “At the suggestion of the American party, an agreement in principle has been concluded to organize a bilateral summit in the coming days”he said, adding that Russia had not responded to the American idea of a three meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Fire in the Aude: “the origin of the disaster has been determined”, announces François-Noël Buffet, Minister Delegate to the Ministry of the Interior
Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP
While an investigation was opened on Wednesday to determine the origin of the fire which sparked Tuesday in the Corbières massif, the origin of the fire was determined, announced François-Noël Buffet, Minister delegate to the Ministry of the Interior, at the microphone of BFMTV. “Professionals are analyzing what happened. It remains to be determined whether this was voluntary or involuntary ”he developed, without giving more details.
Ready-to-wear: Naf Naf partially taken up by Groupe Beaumanoir
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The iconic brand of the 90s of female ready-to-wear Naf Naf, which was in receivership, was partially taken up by Group Beaumanoir (Caroll, Bonobo, Cache, Morgan, Sarenza …). The group proposed to take over the NAF NAF brand and around 300 employees out of the 600 that the brand currently has, as well as 12 stores out of the existing 102, but to exploit them under its own brands.
The figure of the day: 7.7
France’s trade deficit was still dug in June to reach 7.7 billion euros, including a degradation of the energy balance and manufactured products, customs said on Thursday. For the entire first half, the deficit reaches 43 billion euros, a deterioration of 4.4 billion euros compared to the second half of 2024.
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Disrupted air transport, blurred GPS and internet cuts: when the war pushes the Russians to the end
Many of them be angry but are careful not to take the step which would consist in pointing the finger at the real reasons and those responsible for the slump.
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The photo to remember
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