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French unions have called for a strike among public sector workers—including train drivers, teachers, healthcare staff, and police—to protest the government's proposed salary freeze. This action comes days before the 2027 budget is presented.
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NASA and Katalyst Space's Swift Boost mission to raise the Neil Gehrels Swift telescope orbit concluded without success. Despite this, NASA highlights the mission's valuable lessons for future low Earth orbit satellite maintenance.
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At a European Parliament hearing, ECB President Christine Lagarde emphasized AI accounts for about 10% of corporate investments in 2026 and already influences a quarter of credit growth, affecting productivity, competitiveness, inflation, and labor market crucial for monetary policy.
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The European Commission has launched the first Cardiovascular Health Screening Week and adopted a recommendation to enhance early detection of cardiovascular diseases to reduce premature mortality.
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Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, former minister and AKP executive, has resigned after a financial scandal involving $17 billion in investment funds and nearly 500,000 investors in Turkey. The situation continues to affect markets despite government interventions.
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In the first quarter of 2026, China emerged as Rwanda's primary export market, representing 26% of total exports, up from less than 5% a year earlier, driven by tariff removals but requiring strict sanitary compliance.
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Isabel Schnabel, ECB Executive Board and Governing Council member, will leave her post on January 3, 2027, to take a senior position at the IMF starting January 4, 2027, without a cooling-off period.
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On September 23, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, highlighted the urgent need for extreme caution amid rapid AI advancements during a UN Security Council presentation, joined by Dario Amodei and Clément Delangue.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) gathered feedback from 9.96 million people on the design of future euro banknotes, representing 2.6% of the eurozone population. The consultation ran from July 23 to September 21, 2026, with strong involvement from those under 35. Results will guide the final decision expected late 2026.
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The European Central Bank has initiated a consultation with European citizens to determine new banknote designs. Birds and rivers may feature on future French banknotes, symbolizing freedom and crossing borders.
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UNESCO's Inclusive Policy Lab, led by Iulia Sevciuc, has developed a plan addressing governments' rising dependence on consulting firms, notably criticized in France with Macron's government and McKinsey.
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Rachida Dati, on trial for corruption and influence peddling linked to Renault-Nissan, denies the accusations and explains her integrity through her absenteeism from the European Parliament, prohibited by her MEP mandate.
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