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Thermal Paper Is Losing Market Share to Logistics Labels for the First Time

Grand View Research valued the global thermal paper market at USD 4.08 billion in 2024. Point of sale receipts accounted for 62% of that revenue. Receipts are not going away. POS printing still represents the majority of thermal paper consumption worldwide. But the growth is coming from somewhere else entirely.

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France confirms hantavirus infection from cruise ship, isolates contact cases

France has confirmed that a passenger who was flown back to France Sunday from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive and several other contact cases are being isolated. The health ministry says France is equipped to handle an increase in cases.

Radio France Internationale

Meet the Kenyans on a roll manufacturing electric vehicles of the future

Electric mobility is emerging as a key issue across the African continent, with cleaner transport high on the agenda at the Africa Forward summit, in Nairobi, organised jointly by France and Kenya. RFI met some of the pioneers of the future's electric vehicles, who are inspiring a new generation in…

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Why Nairobi Africa-France summit bears the hallmarks of Macron and Ruto priorities

The 2026 Africa-France summit in Nairobi on May 11-12 is the first to be held in an African country that is not a former French colony. It is also the first to be held since the dramatic collapse of relations between France and a number of west African countries –…

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Scotland’s Six Nations slump raises questions for new era under Sione Fukofuka

The Scots could collect the wooden spoon a year after their historic World Cup run. Why has progress stalled so dramatically?

The Guardian - UK

France to host African summit in Kenya, in bid to ‘diversify alliances'

France is bringing together French and African business and political leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday at the Africa Forward summit – the first time it has staged such an event in an English-speaking country.

Radio France Internationale

Dozens of people from cruise ship struck by hantavirus leave Tenerife

Britons among passengers and crew taken off vessel and put on flights to 10 countries, while France and US later say two people showing symptoms

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First plane carrying passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Tenerife – as it happened

Spain has begun the evacuation of the first passengers from the MV Hondius ship which arrived in Tenerife on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Marlie Packer terrorises Italy to keep England’s Six Nations defence on track

Marlie Packer scored four tries as England cruised to a 61-33 victory in Italy to set up a possible Six Nations decider against France

The Guardian - UK

‘This is not another Covid,’ WHO chief tells Tenerife as hantavirus cruise ship heads to island – as it happened

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands have confirmed they will send planes to repatriate nationals

The Guardian - UK

France has a record number of presidential hopefuls. Will any of them be able to hold back the far right?

About 30 people – nearly all men – have expressed an interest in taking on the far-right National Rally in next year’s ballot

The Guardian - UK

Increasing border checks across Europe test Schengen free movement

France has repeatedly extended controls at its borders since 2015, with the latest prolongation now running until 31 October – as similar measures across Europe raise fresh questions about the future of passport-free travel in the European Union.

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: French raves, accent insecurity, birth of the Front Populaire

A crackdown on France's unauthorised raves threatens an outlet for young people. How regional accents in France can hold you back. And the Front Populaire, which laid the foundations of France's welfare state.

Radio France Internationale

EU prosecutors probe alleged misuse of funds linked to France's Bardella

European Union prosecutors have launched a probe into a possible misappropriation of EU funds, after a complaint alleged France's far-right National Rally had used European grants to benefit its leader Jordan Bardella, a source close to the case told AFP Thursday.

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Jonas Vingegaard targets Grand Tour slam as Giro d’Italia begins in Bulgaria

Double Tour de France winner makes his debut when race begins on Friday and is the outstanding favourite for victory in Rome

TechRadar

You asked, and Spotify listened — this popular Spotify feature is finally rolling out to new markets after years of begging the music platform

After a slow rollout, Spotify is finally expanding AI DJ to Austria, France, Germany, and more.

Euronews

French right-wing broadcaster shares fake magazine cover of French National Assembly president

Political commentators mocked Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of France’s National Assembly, for featuring on the cover of tabloid magazine "Closer" on 4 May, except that the image was made by AI.

Radio France Internationale

France positions aircraft carrier for possible mission in Strait of Hormuz

France is moving its aircraft carrier strike group towards the Red Sea as preparations gather pace for a possible French-British maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Independent UK

French Railways? Not as classy as you might think

Train Talk: SNCF has many annoying idiosyncrasies, starting with its randomly generated timetable

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Police Chased Europe’s “Phantom Of Heilbronn” For 16 Years Until A Bizarre Twist Changed Everything

Police had offered a $400,000 reward to find the elusive suspect, linked to numerous crimes in Germany, France, and Austria.

The Independent UK

France moves nuclear-powered carrier toward Hormuz in potential mission, as Trump pauses US effort

The French armed forces say that France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential future mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Radio France Internationale

French supermarkets still hooked on plastic despite waste goals: report

French supermarkets are still relying heavily on plastic packaging despite laws requiring them to cut single-use plastic waste – with bottled water, wrapped fruit and vegetables and ready-to-cook produce sold in plastic remaining common on shelves across the country, an investigation published Wednesday found.

Euronews

French carrier group moves south of Suez ahead of conditional UK-French Hormuz mission

The carrier’s southward move puts French air assets within range of the strait without entering the Gulf, where the US Navy has been blockading Iranian ports since 13 April.

Radio France Internationale

Yoko Ono 'John Lemon' dispute turns to marketing gold for Breton craft brewer

A small craft brewery in western France has found an unexpected silver lining after a legal clash over its tongue-in-cheek beer name – turning a potential setback into a sell-out success.

Radio France Internationale

Amazon ramps up French operations with €15bn expansion and 7,000 jobs

Amazon will invest more than €15 billion in France over the next three years and create more than 7,000 permanent jobs, the US e-commerce giant said, as it expands its logistics network, cloud services and artificial intelligence operations.

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