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Local France
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Local France
Inside France: The huge Seine clean-up, upsetting the British and gassing about Chat GPT
Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about. It's published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox, by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article. Not so in-Seine One hundred and two years ago, the city of Paris banned swimming in the Seine because of the dangerously high levels of pollution in the river. Since then various city officials (including Jacques Chirac during his time as mayor) have tried to bring it back but none succeeded - until now. Three swimming spots will open up in the Seine on Saturday, July 5th, offering locals and tourists alike the chance to take a dip - with the proviso that they will only open if water quality levels are safe. It's likely that the pools may close for a day or so if there are more storms or flash floods in the city. READ ALSO : Where in Paris you can swim the Seine this summer This is the culmination of a massive clean-up effort - and it's important to note that Paris didn't spend €1.5 billion to let people swim. It spent €1.5 billion to make the river clean enough that people could swim. This is an enormous legacy project that will hopefully benefit many generations to come, as well as bringing back to life the river's biodiversity. There have been many people who were apparently keen to see them fail - both during the Olympic challenges that were the first stage of the swimming project and now. 2024 headline from The European Conservative Headline from The Times on the day the Olympic triathlon swimming event was held in the Seine I think that the city deserves immense credit for ignoring the haters and pushing ahead with a project that has been, yes, expensive, complicated and sometimes disappointing but will ultimately benefit billions. I look forward to swimming in it this summer - not just to enjoy a cool dip on a hot day but because this seems to me to be a symbol of 21st century Paris; ambitious, bold, forward-looking, environmentally conscious and working to improve the quality of life for its inhabitants. Advertisement Talking France We discuss swimming in the Seine in this week's Talking France podcast, as well as the landmark legal verdict over Brittany's toxic green algae and how France has, so far, managed to avoid anti-tourism protests of the type seen in Spain, Italy and Portugal. Listen here or on the link below. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of podcasting I see that the French have been stirring up trouble in the UK again, indirectly anyway. Paris-based journalist Sophie Pedder's question to the British ex-MP and podcast host Rory Stewart was a simple one 'What is it that bugs you so much about the French? Why can you never be positive about any French politician?', but it sparked quite a row between Stewart and his podcast co-host Alistair Campbell. My take is that Sophie is quite right, there is among certain Brits (especially posh older men) a lazy and frankly tedious strain of 'hating the French', based on very little actual knowledge of the country next door. There's plenty to dislike and criticise about French politicians, but doing so simply because they are French is just dull. What prompted all this, incidentally, was ex prime minister Gabriel Attal's trip to London - following in the footsteps of his mentor Emmanuel Macron who made a big effort to court London's French community back when he was launching his presidential ambitions in 2016/7. Advertisement French language observation of the week I will never again be able to hear about Chat GPT without thinking of this In French chat gpt sounds like "chatte j'ai pété" which means "pussy I farted". Every time a French person talks about chat gpt it sounds like they are saying "pussy I farted" We don't talk about this enough — Emily Herring ( @ ) 26 June 2025 at 09:40 Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about. It's published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox, by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tina Knowles Has a Front Row Seat to Support Her Grandson Julez Smith Walk the Runway at Paris Fashion Week
Solange Knowles' son, Julez Smith, walked the runway for Bluemarble Men's Spring 2026 ready-to-wear show during Paris Fashion Week There, the 20-year-old model had a couple of friendly faces in the crowd, including his grandmother, Tina Knowles, and cousin, Angie Beyincé After the show, videos documenting Tina and Angie in the front circulated on social mediaTina Knowles is proud of her eldest grandson! On Thursday, June 26, the Matriarch author, 71, uploaded a video to Instagram of her grandson Julez Smith, 20, walking in the Paris Fashion Week show for Bluemarble Men's Spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection. Smith, the only child of Solange Knowles, walked the show with his grandmother supporting him from her front row seat. She is a grandmother to four grandchildren, including Beyoncé's three children: Blue Ivy, 13, and twins Rumi and Sir, 8. The proud grandmother of four posted a video of Smith walking the runway in the Paris-based menswear line. 'Just left the @bluemarble Paris Fashion Week Runway show . My handsome grandson @iamjulezjsmith walked the show ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. The clothes were awesome !' she captioned the Instagram post. After the show, she was able to take a brief video with him as they celebrated his most recent show during Paris Fashion Week. On Wednesday, June 25, Smith walked the Men's Spring 2026 show. In Tina's celebratory post, she added a clip of her and her niece, Angie Beyincé, showering Smith with affection. In the video, she said, 'We were at the Blue Marble show to watch this handsome young man walk the runway.' Smith then replied, 'Thank y'all for coming. Thank y'all for the support. I love y'all.' 'I love you, too,' Tina said, before adding, 'Go have fun.' 'Me and Angie Giving Julez a quick hug!!!! After he just walked in The Blue Marble runway @bluemarbleparis show in Paris today !! ❤️❤️❤️,' she captioned the video. Along with posting videos from her perspective, Tina reposted a video of her and Angie posing together in the front row of the fashion show. Tina also added a video of Blue Ivy prepping her for the fashion show. She uploaded a video on Instagram of her granddaughter, 13, putting the finishing touches on her makeup. Set to Beyoncé's 'II Hands II Heaven,' Blue Ivy's hand can be seen in the video applying a bold red lipstick color to her grandmother's lips. "Today I wanted to attend the @bluemarbleparis runway show to see my grandson @iamjulezjsmith walk in the show!!," Tina wrote. "I did not have a Makeup Artist so I asked my talented granddaughter Blue Ivy to do my make up. She did a fabulous job. ❤️❤️ what yal think?" Read the original article on People
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Accor Group CEO Sébastien Bazin: ‘Anybody who's waiting for the day after tomorrow is just an idiot'
In today's CEO Daily: Diane Brady talks to Accor Group CEO Sébastien Bazin. The big story: Trump wants to name a new Fed chair early. The markets: The dollar is down again but the S&P remains near its all-time high. Analyst notes from Macquarie on 'war' at The Fed, JPMorgan on the S&P 500, Wedbush on stocks, and Oxford Economics on consumer sentiment. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. Accor Group CEO Sébastien Bazin says he left the financial industry for a 'super narcissistic' reason: 'After 25 years in finance and being successful enough, I had no idea whether I was lucky or smart.' Turns out he's smart, having expanded the Paris-based hotel group from a portfolio of 13 economy to mid-scale hotel brands, mostly based in Europe, to a global hotel giant with 360,000 people working in 110 countries and 47 brands that include Fairmont, Raffles, Mövenpick, Ibis, Mercure and Novotel. After creating a 'monster that was super complex to run,' he split the business two years ago and hired three more CEOs to run different units, retaining oversight of the luxury and lifestyle division 'because this is probably where the danger is the greatest; it's all about execution and experience, so faster growth, greater risk.' Now, he's focused on sustainability, expansion in markets like India, and AI to help his people deliver better service. When it comes to decision making, he first trusts his instincts: 'What is my stomach telling me of that situation? Then I need to go to the heart, as it's going to tell me how the decision will impact others. And the brain tells you one thing, which is the timing upon which you need to make a decision. Anybody who starts with the brain will probably make the wrong decision 80% of the time.' From finance, he says, 'I learned the cost of a dollar and how to assess the risk of a dollar being invested.' At Accor, he learned that executing on a vision takes time. 'You need to put it on paper, share it with your board of directors and once you have their blessing, you need to actually explain it to your management team, so that they understand where you're going.' Luck aside, he offers three tips that have served him well over the years. 'Always be an actor in your own life; never a spectator,' he says. 'Anybody who's waiting for the day after tomorrow is just an idiot, because a decision made later is usually worse than one made today.' And he always tries to show up in a good mood. 'Your people may only see you once a quarter or once in a lifetime, and you owe that to them.' More news CEO Daily via Diane Brady at This story was originally featured on Sign in to access your portfolio
CairoScene
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Select 340: Mixed by Naomi
Paris-based DJ and vibes curator Naomi presents us with a playful mix of percussive bass, hip-hop and R&B to get you warmed up for the festival season. Jun 27, 2025 This Saturday on Select, Paris-based Apple Music host and DJ Naomi takes charge. Her sets are known for being irresistibly danceable, where Afro-Caribbean rhythms and bass music pulse through rap and R&B tunes. Naomi has been a resident of Rinse France since 2021, curating two monthly shows: Club Gems and R&B Gems. Her select set is an energetic summer-leaning mix of percussive, synocopated rhythms with deep bass cuts, and subtle nods to her hip-hop and R&B roots–a playful hour to warm you up through the festival season. The set features hard-hitting tunes like 'LESSGO' by ABBEL and 'Freak Like Me' by Ziggy Twiss. Listen to the full set below: SceneNoise · Select 340: Mixed by Naomi
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
FATF calls for action on crypto risks
PARIS: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in regulation could have global repercussions. The Paris-based watchdog said that while progress has been made since 2024 in regulating virtual assets, many jurisdictions still have work to do to combat risks. As of April 2025, only 40 of 138 jurisdictions assessed were 'largely compliant' with FATF's crypto standards, up from 32 a year earlier. 'With virtual assets inherently borderless, regulatory failures in one jurisdiction can have global consequences,' FATF said in a statement. Illicit crypto wallet addresses may have received up to $51 billion in 2024, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. FATF said that countries continue to face difficulties in identifying who is behind virtual asset transactions. The report is the latest sign of rising concern among financial authorities about crypto-related risks to the financial system. In April, the EU's securities watchdog warned that the expanding crypto sector could pose risks to broader financial stability, especially as links with traditional markets deepen. FATF also raised concerns about the use of stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to fiat currencies, by 'various illicit actors', including North Korea, terrorist financiers and drug traffickers. It said most illicit crypto activity now involves stablecoins. The FBI has said that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion worth of virtual assets from crypto exchange ByBit in February - the largest ever crypto theft. North Korea routinely denies involvement in cyber hacking or crypto heists.
