French lawmakers are debating a tax on unrealized capital gains for cryptocurrencies, potentially altering how assets like Bitcoin are taxed. The proposal would categorize cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin btc-0.25%Bitcoin as “non-productive property,” alongside dormant real estate and luxury items such as yachts. This classification would place them under a proposed “unproductive wealth tax,” replacing the current real estate wealth...
PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday threatened to seek to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier's fragile coalition government if her National Rally (RN) party's cost-of-living concerns were not incorporated into the 2025 budget. Le Pen's warning shot comes as she faces a major potential setback, with prosecutors seeking an obligatory five-year...
There are 195 countries worldwide, so some people naturally assume that most nations have a single time zone. This is only true to a certain extent, though. Take Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, for instance. According to research, 23 countries have more than one time zones. But is it true that France has the most time zones in...
HANOI: Nguyen Bich Ngoc, a 27-year-old Vietnamese student who went missing in France earlier this year, was pronounced dead by her family on Tuesday (June 4) after more than five months of extensive searching. "There was no miracle," said Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. "According to a family statement, Ngoc has...
The AMF, a French Financial Market Authority, has blocked user access to the Bybit website. The French Financial Market Authority (AMF) has blocked access to Bybit’s website, citing unauthorized operations in France. According to the AMF’s latest statement, Bybit crypto exchange is not authorized to provide digital asset services in France. The regulatory body mandates that digital asset...
We wonder if the stylist went, “Let’s do Jigong, but make it fashion!” Chinese actress Yang Mi is a go-to cover girl for many magazines in China but her latest cover has netizens scratching their heads. The 37-year-old’s newest shoot has netizens wondering why she was made to wear a "garbage bag” on her head, along with an outfit...
A tent for rapid coronavirus disease (Covid-19) test is seen on the Champs-Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sept 3, 2021.Reuters file France plans to extend the state of emergency until next year's summer to deal with the continuing coronavirus epidemic, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday (Sept 29). "What we will propose...
Through this article, discover our selection of the 10 most beautiful lakes in France. The French territory is full of thousands of natural or artificial lakes. They beg to be explored. As the world goes through many changes, our view of travel has evolved. All confined, we slowly rediscover the magic of exploring destinations near and...
A medical staff member works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for Covid-19 patients at Pasteur hospital in Nice, France, on Feb 19, 2021.Reuters France saw the biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases on Wednesday since its second lockdown in November and the government prepared to further tighten limits on people’s movement. The health ministry reported 38,501...
