France’s prime minister resigns after less than a month in office
Facing criticism from all sides, France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month
He criticised the “partisan appetites” of political factions, who he said had refused to compromise.
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The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance
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Bari Weiss joins CBS with a mandate for ‘balanced and fact-based’ news
The Free Press is becoming part of CBS’ parent company, Skydance Media.’/> CBS’ parent company is buying The Free Press
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