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Algeria court clears way for pardon of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes

Algeria court clears way for pardon of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes

Published by Sam Flores

An Algerian court has cleared the way for a potential presidential pardon of detained French journalist Christophe Gleizes, after rejecting prosecutors’ appeal for a harsher sentence and formally noting the withdrawal of the defendant’s own appeal, his lawyers said Wednesday. Read moreAlgerian court upholds seven-year prison sentence for French journalist The lawyers for Christophe Gleizes, a French sports journalist detained in Algeria since 2024 on terror charges, announced the Court of Cassation’s decision in a statement on Facebook. “A decisive step has just been taken regarding the legal situation of Mr Christophe Gleizes,” lawyers Amirouche Bakouri and Emmanuel Daoud said in the joint statement. The court is Algeria’s highest court of appeal. The move is seen as opening the way for a pardon by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, with diplomatic relations between Paris and Algiers thawing in recent weeks following nearly two years of friction. “The future of Mr Christophe Gleizes now falls under the prerogatives of the president of the republic,” the lawyers said. Gleizes, 37, was arrested in May 2024 while travelling to northeastern …

‘Orange-Flavoured Wedding’ by Christophe Honoré

‘Orange-Flavoured Wedding’ by Christophe Honoré

Published by Daniella Wilson

Family can be loving, annoying, complicated – and it can be all of the above, all at the same time. And it can leave you with trauma. French writer-director Christophe Honoré’s (Marcello Mio, The Beloved) new film, Orange-Flavoured Wedding (Mariage au goût d’orange), is taking us back in time to explore a French family in all its dimensions. And it does so with an ensemble cast full of established and rising French names. Adèle Exarchopoulos, Malou Khebizi, Paul Kircher, Vincent Lacoste, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Alban Lenoir, Myriem Akheddiou and Noée Abita are among the stars of the movie. The cast also includes Xavier Lacaille, Saadia Bentaïeb, Victoire Du Bois, Jules Sagot, Joann Brezot, Prune Bozo, Ji-Min Park and Andranic Manet. “The Puig family has seven children. And today is the wedding of the youngest: Jacques. It is March 1978 in the suburbs of Nantes. The father is not attending the wedding; he has been banished from the family. The brothers and sisters, however, are all there, happy to be reunited. Jacques is marrying Martine. For the …

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet: No one is coming for us

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet: No one is coming for us

Published by skeptic

Every time you use AI, you are, in some small way, depending on a 42-year-old, 44,000-person Dutch company that spends €4.5 billion each year to advance its technology. ASML, headquartered in the Netherlands, makes the machines that make the chips that make AI possible. More specifically, it makes the only machines in the world capable of printing the microscopic patterns on silicon wafers that define the most advanced semiconductors — a process called extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV. The machines are roughly the size of a school bus, take months to assemble, involve hundreds of suppliers, and cost anywhere from $200 million to upwards of $400 million apiece depending on the generation (prices that give even ASML’s biggest customers pause occasionally). That monopoly has made ASML the most valuable company in Europe, worth over $530 billion. And with the four largest American tech companies — Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Google — committing more than $600 billion in AI infrastructure spending this year alone, demand for ASML’s machines has surged to the point where the company …

Middle East war having ‘huge impact’ on EU economy: Commissioner Christophe Hansen – Talking Europe

Middle East war having ‘huge impact’ on EU economy: Commissioner Christophe Hansen – Talking Europe

Published by Sam Flores

It’s no secret that farmers across the EU have grown increasingly frustrated with the state of their industry. Profitability is falling, competition from abroad is fierce, and worries about paperwork and bureaucracy continue to mount. Fewer young people are taking over the family farm, opting for other careers instead. On top of these long-standing challenges, the war in Iran is adding new pressures, particularly with rising fertiliser costs. We sat down to discuss these issues with the EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen. “The war going on in the Middle East is having a huge impact on our economy,” Hansen tells us. “We have trade flows going through these lanes. We are dependent on imports from there when it comes to oil and LNG (liquefied natural gas). But also, fertilisers are going through the affected region. Production sites (for fertilisers) are halted. So, this is creating problems for the agricultural sector. And generally speaking, our economy will have issues to cope with the situation.”  For Hansen, the war highlights the EU’s vulnerability when it comes to …

Christophe Leribault to Lead Louvre Museum After Des Cars Resigns

Christophe Leribault to Lead Louvre Museum After Des Cars Resigns

Published by José Betancourt

One day after Laurence des Cars resigned from her position as president of the Louvre Museum, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Christophe Leribault, the director of the Palace of Versailles, to take her place. The decision, a government spokesperson told Le Parisien, was annoucned by Macron at the Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday. Leribault, 63, was appointed to lead Versailles in 2024; there he succeeded Catherine Pégard, whose leadership—like des Cars’s—had been questioned, according to Le Monde. Related Articles He is a curator with an expertise in 18th century art. He began his career at Musée Carnavalet in Paris in 1990 and spent 15 years there. He served as a curator in the Louvre’s Department of Graphic Arts in 2006, before becoming director of  the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum in Paris in 2007. In 2012, he became director of the Petit Palais, which houses the CIty of Paris Museum of Fine Arts, and, in 2021, was appointed president of the Musée d’Orsay. There, he replaced des Cars as well. Leribault’s primary mission, a government spokesperson told Le …

Christophe Leribault to be appointed new Louvre president

Christophe Leribault to be appointed new Louvre president

Published by Sam Flores

Christophe Leribault at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, June 21, 2022. ED ALCOCK/MYOP Is Christophe Leribault the go-to figure Emmanuel Macron moves from one institution to another to put out fires? The curator, appointed in 2024 to head the Château de Versailles to succeed Catherine Pégard, whose extended interim leadership had begun to raise concerns, is now being propelled to the presidency of the Louvre Museum. The appointment, first reported by Le Parisien, was confirmed to Le Monde. At 63, he replaces Laurence des Cars, who resigned on Tuesday amid a crisis triggered by the theft of crown jewels on October 19. Leribault, a specialist in 18th-century art and the painter Jean-François de Troy, had previously vied for the Louvre post in 2021. It is a return to a familiar palace for him: In 2006, he was appointed curator in the museum’s Department of Graphic Arts. The native of Val-d’Oise, north of Paris, began his career at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, joining in 1990. For 15 years, he was responsible for paintings and drawings …

Christophe Vasseur, baker and restaurateur

Christophe Vasseur, baker and restaurateur

Published by Sam Flores

Christophe Vasseur presenting one of his mosaic pizzas. LUCAS LEHMANN FOR M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE Christophe Vasseur is always on the move – literally. On Rue Yves-Toudic in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, the baker, wearing a crew-neck T-shirt, apron and a smile on his face, bustled back and forth in front of the large carriage entrance at number 34. To the left stands Du Pain et des Idées, his corner bakery, with Art Nouveau woodwork and glass-painted ceilings, listed as a historic monument. This Parisian bread temple has drawn people from all over the world for more than 20 years. To the right, behind two large picture windows, is La Table, his new eatery opened in the fall. The space comes alive from dawn with coffee (from the Coutume coffee shops) and pastries, but truly takes on its full character at lunch and dinner. At sunset, just minutes before the evening service, the owner still moved briskly from one spot to another, arms filled with trays and utensils, radiating a joyful energy. He …