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On The Terrorist Attack in France

30 Oct 2020 2 minute read 3 comments LeftAntiPC

As many of you all already know, a week or so ago a teacher was beheaded for insulting Islam in the eyes of some Muslims in France. Yesterday there were two other attacks, one on a Church that killed two people. The attackers all yelled "Allahu Akbar...

Societe Generale Picks ConsenSys for CBDC Guidance

29 Oct 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan

French multinational investment bank Societe Generale selected ConsenSys for guidance on its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) initiative, according to a press release issued on October 28. Societe Generale - Forge, the bank’s CBDC pilot program,...

The EDF group is involved in the French blockchain Tezos (XTZ)

22 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments patou

The EDF group is involved in the French blockchain Tezos (XTZ) The EDF group, through its subsidiary Exaion, will participate in the operation of the French blockchain Tezos (XTZ). EDF, the third largest energy production company in the world, in wh...

Midair Collision over France Kills 5

11 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

At about 16:30 local time, two small aircraft collided mid-air before crashing in the town of Loches southeast of Tours, France, resulting in the deaths of all 5 people involved. According to local emergency and rescue teams, the small aircraft was a...

Paris to Shut All Bars Starting Tuesday as Covid Infections Rise

5 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Effective Tuesday October 6th, 2020, all bars will be temporarily shut down in the French capital city of Paris for at least two weeks as Covid-19 coronavirus infections increase once again and the city's coronavirus alert level is raised to maximum....

France chosen Tezos (XTZ) to power the CBDC Stablecoin

18 Sep 2020 1 minute read 13 comments PVM

France effort to develop an stable-coin pegged on Euro is moving forward, as Societe Generale announced the partnership with Nomadic Labs. The updated took place on the 15th of September, as the major Tezos development firm shared the news via Twitte...

French Central Bank Will Use Tezos to Power Digital Euro Trials

16 Sep 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Abhimanyu Krishnan

According to a report published September 15, the French Central Bank will see Tezos (XTZ) power its Digital Euro trial, after selected candidates Societe Generale and Forge chose Tezos as the blockchain for the experiment.  Multinational investment...

Man Blows up Part of House Trying to Swat a Fly

7 Sep 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

A man in his 80s has blown up part of his house in the French village of Parcoul-Chenaud in Dordogne after attempting to swat a fly. According to local media, the man picked up an electric fly swatter when the insect attempted to land on his dinner....

Air France - KLM to Cut Over 7,500 Jobs Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

5 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Air France - KLM announced that amid a large lack of demand for air travel brought by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the company plans to cut over 7,500 jobs from its French operations over the next three years. Air France will cut 6,560 staff wh...

Fed up with Google and Facebook? French alternatives do exist !

31 May 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Gordon Parlay

The search engine Google and the social network Facebook enjoy a virtual monopoly in their field. What do they have in common? They massively collect the personal data of their users for advertising purposes. But some "irreducible Gauls" want to buil...