Domain: lefigaro.fr

French daily newspaper

Le Figaro is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in a play by polymath Beaumarchais (1732–1799); one of his lines became the paper's motto: "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise".

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Jellyfish Shut Down France's Largest Nuclear Plant

Gravelines nuclear power plant in France halted production on Monday due to jellyfish clogging cooling systems; reactor 6 restarted Wednesday; others remain offline.

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Life Below Water
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Jellyfish Swarm Shuts Down Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant

A massive, unexpected jellyfish swarm in the seawater intake system forced the automatic shutdown of four of the six reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France on Sunday night, halting all production; while posing no safety threat, the incident highlights the vulnerability of ...

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36% Bias Score

Life Below Water
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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France Plans to Eliminate Two Public Holidays to Boost Budget

The French government aims to increase its budget by €4.2 billion in 2026 by eliminating Easter Monday and May 8th as public holidays, prompting negotiations with labor unions by September 30th and facing strong opposition.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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French Acetamiprid Ban Creates Uneven Playing Field for Farmers

France's Constitutional Council blocked the reintroduction of the pesticide acetamiprid, leaving French farmers at a competitive disadvantage against their European counterparts who can use it, jeopardizing the competitiveness of French sugar beet and hazelnut production.

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56% Bias Score

No Poverty
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Trump Alleges Job Data Manipulation, Fires BLS Head

President Trump presented alternative economic statistics on August 7th, 2024, alleging the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intentionally inflated job creation numbers under Biden, leading to the dismissal of the BLS head and claims of a $1174 average household income increase during his first five...

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60% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
lefigaro.fr
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Apple Invests $100 Billion in US Manufacturing to Avoid Tariffs

Apple announced a $100 billion US investment over four years to produce critical components domestically, aiming to avoid US tariffs on iPhones made primarily in China, following a previous $500 billion investment.

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44% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Aude Wildfire Devastates Vineyards, Winegrowers Seek Emergency Funds

A wildfire in France's Aude region has destroyed 1000-1500 hectares of vineyards, causing significant losses for winegrowers. The fire, which covered 16,000 hectares, also destroyed 36 houses and more than 20 agricultural buildings. Winegrowers are seeking emergency funds to cover uninsured losses c...

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40% Bias Score

No Poverty
lefigaro.fr
🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Nestlé Faces Trial for Illegal Landfills Causing Extreme Microplastic Water Contamination

Nestlé Waters faces trial for maintaining four illegal landfills in the Vosges, resulting in "incommensurable" microplastic pollution in Contrex and Hépar waters; tests revealed 515 mp/L in Contrex and 2096 mp/L in Hépar, far exceeding typical levels.

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Life Below Water
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Surge in Illegal Online Pharmacies Selling Prescription Drugs in France

France is facing a surge in illegal online pharmacies selling prescription drugs, with over 5,000 fraudulent websites identified and 151,000 PharmaFraud attacks blocked since January; this poses significant health risks due to counterfeit or contaminated medications.

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Good Health and Well-being
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France Plans €2-2.5 Billion Unemployment Benefit Cuts

The French government proposes to cut unemployment benefits by €2-2.5 billion annually from 2026-2029 to address a projected deficit and increase workforce participation, prompting strong opposition from labor unions.

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52% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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ChatGPT 5 Fails to Fully Automate Complex Work Schedule Creation

A test of ChatGPT 5's ability to generate a work schedule for a web publication failed to fully automate the process, requiring user intervention to refine the prompt and use the AI's output as a template.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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OpenAI to Provide ChatGPT Enterprise to US Federal Government for Nominal Fee

OpenAI announced Wednesday that it will provide its ChatGPT Enterprise service to all US federal executive branch employees for next to nothing in 2024, as part of its "OpenAI for Government" program aimed at expanding its services within the US government. This follows a $200 million contract with ...

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40% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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