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Issey Miyake’s fall-winter collection has transformed the runway in Paris’ Palais de Tokyo into a visual feast, fusing art and fashion at Paris Fashion Week

France has announced more deliveries of its Caesar artillery system to Ukraine and is accelerating weapons production to avoid depleting its own military stocks while continuing to support the war effort against Russia’s invasion

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Just Eat Takeaway, Europe's biggest meal delivery company, has proposed to close down its Scoober division in Paris, the company said on Thursday, in a move which could impact around 100 people.

French crypto financial services firm Flowdesk has successfully raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation. The funding round includes participation from Cathay Ledger Fund, Eurazeo, ISAI, Speedinvest, BPI, and Ripple, as per a statement shared with Cryptonews.

Investing.com — Mizuho Financial Group (TYO:8411) is in «full-fledged» discussions with overseas asset managers about potential deals as part of a bid by the Japanese banking firm to increase its assets to $1 trillion in the next decade, Reuters reported, citing a senior executive.

Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Mandir, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday launched a dedicated webpage to provide weather-related information for the holy city and other important nearby areas. The webpage (https://mausam.imd.gov.in/ayodhya/) shows weather information on temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind patterns for seven days starting January 18 in major languages spoken across the globe including Hindi, English, Urdu, Chinese, French, and Spanish. The webpage not only provides weather-related information for Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Lucknow, New Delhi and Mankapur along with other important places but also provides a seven-day forecast of sunrise and sunset timings in both Hindi and English.

Investing.com — European stock markets traded marginally higher Thursday, steadying after the previous session’s sharp losses, but any gains are likely to be limited on increased doubts of early interest rate cuts. 

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has introduced a dedicated weather webpage for the region. This timely initiative, launched with just four days remaining until the grand event, aims to provide attendees and organizers with crucial weather-related information. Multilingual weather data for key locations The newly unveiled webpage offers comprehensive weather updates, covering essential parameters like temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind patterns.

Day Two of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos was about Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Chinese Premier Li, Day Three was a mixed treat, with Argentina’s new President Javier Milei getting more mileage at the event. European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva, and an address by French President Emmanuel Macron were also in focus for their star power.

The world’s biggest talk show is on: the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 54th Annual Meeting at Davos began this Monday and ends on Friday. As in the past, this year too, the WEF conclave in the Swiss skiing resort, where they have been held for half a century, is being attended by a veritable who’s-who of business, politics and media.

diplomats of Iran and the United States sit down for public — and separate — one-on-one chats while the U.N. chief and leaders of France, Argentina and Spain will deliver speeches as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting saunters into a busy second day on Wednesday. The elite gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos takes a turn toward the environmental and climate concerns that have animated plea after plea from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the world to come together do take more united action against global warming — after a record-hot year in 2023.

Medicine is en route to Gaza after Qatar and France worked out a deal between Israel and Hamas

Disney Branded Television has announced the acquisition of two additional seasons of the immensely popular animated series, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, along with three original animated specials from ZAG Studio and Method Animation, a label under Mediawan Kids & Family. As fans eagerly await the new content, here's a comprehensive look at what's in store for the sixth and seventh seasons.

Crypto exchange Gemini has received approval to operate as a virtual asset services provider in France.

PTC Industries Share Price: Shares of PTC Industries were locked at over 11 per cent upper circuit to hit its fresh 52-week high mark of ₹7,663.25 apiece on the BSE after its subsidiary signed a new supply deal with France-based Dassault Aviation on Wednesday, January 17. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary Aerolloy Technologies signed a long term purchase agreement with Dassault Aviation for supply of full range of titanium cast parts made in India for the Rafale multirole fighter aircraft.

Investing.com — European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday on increased uncertainty over the likelihood of early interest rate cuts as well as disappointing Chinese growth data. 

By Gilles Guillaume and Diana Mandia

LONDON — U.K. inflation unexpectedly nudged upwards to 4% year-on-year in December, fueled by a rise in alcohol and tobacco prices.

Martin Signoux, a public policy expert at Meta France, recently shared his perspectives on the future of AI models in a series of tweets. His insights, focusing on the developments expected in 2024, received considerable attention. Signoux's predictions cover a range of topics, from the emergence of Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) to the ongoing debate between open and proprietary AI models.

Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that crashing out of the Australian Open was «bittersweet» but vowed not to mope as she headed home in time to see new baby Shai crawl for the first time. The Japanese star, who has won four Grand Slams, including two in Melbourne, stepped away from tennis in September 2022, citing mental health concerns. After giving birth to a girl in July, she returned for the 2024 season only to hit a roadblock at the first hurdle in the opening Grand Slam of the year on Monday. «I remember last year I wished I had an opportunity to play again on Rod Laver Arena and this year that happened, so one of my dreams already came true,» she said on social media. «Currently, however, my entire being is so disappointed with my result, the standards I set myself are so incredibly high. »I try to remind myself that I was pregnant six months ago and I can't expect amazing results from the jump — that doesn't really do much to quell my thoughts though." The rusty 26-year-old former world number one was knocked out by French 16th seed Caroline Gracia, losing steam after going toe-to-toe at the start of the match. Despite her disappointment, Osaka said she was better able to deal with defeat now than earlier in her career. «Understanding the importance of time is a skill I improved on after having Shai — things that used to bother me don't bother me anymore, I don't have time for it,» she said. «In that same aspect I don't feel I have time to mope after losses anymore. The world moves on and I have to continue to walk forward.» Unlike some of the other mothers returning to the tennis circuit tour, such as Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber, Osaka opted not to travel with baby Shai.

Reuters. While addressing a discussion hosted by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, Justin Trudeau said in French, "It wasn't easy the first time and if there is a second time, it won't be easy either," reported Reuters. Justin Trudeau also mentioned that if Donald Trump rose to power following the upcoming elections it would not be easy for Americans, He said, “But we can't imagine a day when it will ever be easy with the Americans.