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Paris mayor to stop using 'global sewer' X
Paris mayor to stop using 'global sewer' X
Technology
by  AFP

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she was quitting Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which she described as a "global sewer" and a tool to disrupt democracy. "This media has become a vast global sewer."

EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light
EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light
Economy
by  AFP

Brussels on Monday gave the final green light for an EU-New Zealand trade deal that, while mutually lowering barriers for both markets, highlights the recent failure of EU-Australia negotiations. The passage of the New Zealand trade deal stood in contrast with the collapse last month of a much-bigger accord the EU had been negotiating for six years with Australia.