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Trans fatty acids: 5 billion people are not protected from their harms, warns the WHO
While 43 countries now apply the practices recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate trans fatty acids in…
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why France remains addicted to its 15 billion polystyrene yogurt pots
In a Parisian supermarket, in July 2022. RICCARDO MILANI / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP Jimmy Pahun is deputy (MoDem) of…
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European Parliament approves 18 billion aid to Ukraine for 2023
Cover image: The rubble after a Russian bombardment on Vychhorod, near kyiv, November 23, 2022 Efrem Lukatsky/AP Russian strikes on…
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The space agency adopts a sharply increased budget, to nearly 17 billion euros
After two days of negotiations in Paris, the 22 member states of the European Space Agency have finally come to…
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The “hidden costs” of pesticides would amount to 370 million to several billion euros per year for France
A farmer sprays chemicals to treat a wheat field, in Haute-Garonne, in April 2018. REMY GABALDA/AFP Could the economic interest…
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2.95 million tickets sold, Fifa hopes for 7.2 billion euros in revenue
Nearly three million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have been sold, Fifa announced on Sunday, also revealing that…
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The government releases five billion to “revitalize” city centers
Our city centers will change their face. “To continue to adapt to climate change and revitalize our municipalities, the President…
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Agreement between Airbus and Dassault to build the European combat aircraft, a 100 billion euro program
The European fighter plane got a little closer to the sky on Friday, November 18. Industrialists have finally reached an…
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The Senate votes an anti-inflation extension of 2.5 billion euros
The Senate dominated by the right-wing opposition voted on Wednesday at first reading, after the National Assembly, alterations to the…
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the Senate votes an anti-inflation extension of 2.5 billion euros
The Senate, dominated by the right-wing opposition, voted Wednesday, November 16 in first reading, after the National Assembly, alterations to…
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Indonesia gets $20 billion to reduce dependence on coal
A stockpile of coal at Karya Citra Nusantara port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 13, 2022. WILLY KURNIAWAN / REUTERS It…
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Walmart announces $1.8 billion loss after settling lawsuits
Customers shop at a Walmart supermarket in El Paso, Texas on February 6, 2020. CEDAR ATTANASIO / AP The American…
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We are 8 billion human beings on Earth, will the world population grow indefinitely? Ask your questions to Professor Gilles Pison
Cover image: Crowds at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh on October 15, 2022. ALLISON JOYCE / AFP According…
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Indonesia gets $20 billion to reduce dependence on coal
Twenty billion dollars… This is the sum that a group of rich countries and international institutions have pledged to pay…
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A bill which provides for an additional 15 billion in the hands of the Assembly
The National Assembly is working on Monday on the orientation and programming bill of the Ministry of the Interior (Lopmi)…
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Paul Allen’s art collection smashes auction record, hitting $1.62 billion
Claude Monet’s painting ‘Waterloo Bridge, Overcast’ on display at Christie’s in London, June 2007. The painting was one of the…
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At Christie’s, the art that was worth a billion dollars
“The Madonna of the Magnificat” (1485), by Sandro Botticelli, which is part of the collection, during its presentation in London…
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Elon Musk sells nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares
Elon Musk at the Tesla factory in Gruenheide, Germany. March 22, 2022. PATRICK PLEUL / PA Elon Musk sold nearly…
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A Californian wins two billion dollars, world record
A player from California has won $2.04 billion in the lottery, the official Powerball website announced on Tuesday, a world…
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So-called “clean” energies will bring 31 billion euros to the State in 2022 and 2023
When ecology rhymes with economy. The renewable energy sector, and in particular wind turbines, will bring in 30.9 billion euros…
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A $ 1.9 billion jackpot at stake Monday in the lottery
In the absence of a winner having guessed the five correct numbers of the Powerball lottery on Saturday in the…
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The amending budget releases an additional 2.5 billion euros for purchasing power
Gabriel Attal, Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, on October 11, 2022, at the National Assembly. BRUNO LEVY One…
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The Assembly votes three billion more for rail, a new setback for the executive
The executive reaps a new setback in the National Assembly. The deputies voted by 78 votes against 54, Monday at…
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The Assembly votes 12 billion euros more, against the government
The National Assembly voted Monday evening to add nearly 12 billion euros in credits for the thermal renovation of housing,…
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a harmful phenomenon that affects 200,000 workers and costs 10 billion euros per year
“We admit confidentially that these situations exist, but we gladly call them second best”, sighs Franck Morel. In note on…
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TotalEnergies announces 6.6 billion euros of profit in the 3rd quarter
The French oil group is benefiting from record gas prices, which have soared since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.…
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Time for the Planet, a “climate start-up” that appeals to young people and wants to raise 1 billion euros by 2030
MARTIN BARRAUD/OJO IMAGES / PHOTONONSTOP Sudden awakenings are certainly unpleasant, but they can be beneficial. That of Mehdi Coly falls…
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TotalEnergies announces a profit of 6.6 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2022
Illuminated sign of TotalEnergies at a service station in Vertou, near Nantes, on October 26, 2022. STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS…
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EU promises 18 billion euros in 2023 and kyiv claims recaptured localities near Kherson
Did you miss the latest events on the tensions in Ukraine? Don’t panic, 20 Minutes takes stock for you every…
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the government saves nearly 1 billion tax loopholes for overseas
Engineers work on a viaduct section of the new coastal road near Saint-Denis de La Réunion, August 2, 2022. RICHARD…
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the EU plans to provide aid of 1.5 billion euros per month for Ukraine
Belarus and Iran, interested allies of a beleaguered Russia Belarus claims its alignment with Moscow’s positions, but raises doubts about…
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Climate change threatens a billion children according to the NGO KidsRights
Hello mom boo… The NGO KidsRights estimates that the effects of climate change threaten a billion children. The 2022 study…
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A budget of 1.7 billion euros planned for targeted aid in 2023
It is an aid which will concern motorists who cannot do without their car to get to work. An envelope…
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Alex Jones, figure of conspiracy in the United States, sentenced to pay nearly a billion dollars to the families of victims of the Sandy Hook massacre
Alex Jones testifies in Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, September 22, 2022. TYLER SIZEMORE / AP A new conviction for…
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Conspirator Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Nearly $1 Billion To Sandy Hook School Families
Misinformation has made his fortune… and could be his downfall. Far-right American conspirator Alex Jones was ordered on Wednesday to…
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IMF releases $1.3 billion in emergency financing for Kyiv
It’s an emergency boost. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will release $1.3 billion in financing for Ukraine through its new…
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New record for the trade deficit at 15.5 billion euros in August
Money, money, money. France’s trade deficit set a new record in August at 15.5 billion euros, customs said on Friday,…
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Canada pays $1.3 billion in land compensation to Indigenous people
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Siksika Nation Chief Ouray Crowfoot step out of a teepee, at Treaty Flats in…
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