By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The 26-year-old street medic filmed during a violent police intervention in Paris is alive, contrary to rumours circulating online. He spoke to France 24; the confusion stems from the death of another man, who suffered a cardiac arrest in the same area.
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A photo of a building in flames, presented online as showing a fire at the Ivory Coast embassy in France, actually comes from another event in Dijon. Ivorian authorities have denied the report, 7info reports.
🌍 World · Source: 7info ·
France’s Minister for Digital Transition, Anne Le Henanff, has asked online resale platforms to remove listings offering goods believed to have been stolen during looting in France. She summoned representatives of Vinted and eBay to a meeting, while authorities reported more than 3,000 damaged businesses, according to information reported by Euronews.
🌍 World · Source: Jornalnoticias ·
French MP Prisca Thevenot and commentator Isabelle Saporta clashed live on LCI on Monday during a debate about violence in France. The channel has sidelined the commentator after the exchange, L’essentiel reports.
🌍 World · Source: L’essentiel ·
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened two investigations after two men aged 59 and 48 were found unwell in public during a weekend of violence in France and died. Investigators do not suspect third-party responsibility at this stage, while 2,513 people were taken into police custody, according to AFP.
🌍 World · Source: APS ·
SpaceX posts $4.4 billion quarterly profitSpaceX posted net profit of $4.4 billion in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $1.1 billion a year earlier, while revenue rose 161% to $14.6 billion. Growth in its artificial intelligence business, driven by cloud services, contributed to the performance, according to the company’s financial results.The week in Africa
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