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8:58am, 17th June, 2020

Pepper spray and scuffles as bargain hunters crowd Lidl launch in France

French police pushed back several hundred people jostling to get their hands on cut-price PlayStation 4s at the launch of a new Lidl supermarket outside Paris on Wednesday.

France says latest U.S. trade threats over digital tax a 'contradiction'

9:23am, 3rd June, 2020

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France says latest U.S. trade threats over digital tax a 'contradiction'

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire criticised U.S. threats of trade sanctions over digital service taxes, which he said clashed with its calls for G7 unity on other issues.

France to impose digital tax this year regardless of any new international levy

11:00am, 14th May, 2020

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France to impose digital tax this year regardless of any new international levy

France will tax big digital businesses this year whether there is progress or not towards an international deal on a levy, its finance minister said on Thursday, adding such a tax had never been more legitimate or more necessary.

France hoping to deploy StopCovid app by June 2: minister

2:30am, 5th May, 2020

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France hoping to deploy StopCovid app by June 2: minister

France is hoping to deploy its state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app by June 2, the Minister for Digital Affairs, Cedric O, said on Tuesday.

France's COVID-19 tracing app expected to enter testing in week of May 11

12:48pm, 3rd May, 2020

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France's COVID-19 tracing app expected to enter testing in week of May 11

France's state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said on Sunday.

France launches AI voice assistant to help coronavirus patients

12:04pm, 27th April, 2020

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France launches AI voice assistant to help coronavirus patients

French researchers on Monday launched a voice assistant that can help callers suffering from potential coronavirus symptoms and direct them towards emergency services or their doctors using artificial intelligence.

No end in sight yet for Amazon shutdown in France

5:24am, 16th April, 2020

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No end in sight yet for Amazon shutdown in France

Amazon has no clarity yet on when its warehouses in France might reopen, the head of its French business said on Thursday, after the e-commerce giant clashed with unions over the measures taken to limit the risks of coronavirus contagion.

No clear restart date for Amazon warehouses in France: CEO

3:18am, 16th April, 2020

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No clear restart date for Amazon warehouses in France: CEO

Amazon has no visibility yet on when its six warehouses in France might reopen, after a French court ordered it to limit its activities while it reinforces safety protocols during the coronavirus outbreak, its head of France said on Thursday.

7:38am, 9th April, 2020

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France rules Google must pay news firms for content

France's competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their content.

France's Carrefour teams up with Uber Eats for lockdown deliveries

2:30am, 1st April, 2020

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France's Carrefour teams up with Uber Eats for lockdown deliveries

French supermarket retailer Carrefour and Uber Eats announced a new delivery service on Wednesday, aimed at helping Parisians buy essential goods and food during the nationwide lockdown triggered by the coronavirus crisis.