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Gabriel Attal, France’s youthful Prime Minister and a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, has been widely condemned for “ mansplaining ” after gatecrashing a debate featuring Valerie Hayer, his party’s lead candidate for the European Parliamentary elections.Mr Attal, 35, faced criticism from both right and left in response to his decision to invite himself to the televised event, with many suggesting he had done Ms Hayer no favours by doing so.Ms Hayer was one of several high-profile politi

In recent weeks, Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled numerous engagements and appearances owing to ill-health.... The 95-year-old monarch most recently pulled out of appearing at a Remembrance Sunday service just hours before her scheduled appearance, due to spraining her back. While Her Majesty has been ordered to rest by her doctors, other members of the Royal Family have stepped up in her absence. These included her eldest son, and heir to the throne, Prince Charles, who recently celebrated his

In an extraordinary outburst on French television, Clement Beaune, France’s Minister for Europe and a key ally of the French President, claimed his country had numerous “ pressure points ”-and suggested Paris was ready to use them.... Tensions between Britain and France have been mounting in recent weeks, especially with respect to fishing. Prior to Brexit, French boats were free to fish in the six-to-12 mile zone, but must now prove that they did so prior to Britain quitting the bloc. Last wee

And the Tory MP for Clwyd West believes France’s Minister for Europe was solely motivated by a desire to get his boss re-elected next year.... Mr Jones, who is deputy chairman of the European Research Group, was speaking in response to a pointed tweet by Mr Beaune which referenced his meeting with Irish counterpart Thomas Byrne.Mr Beaune posted: “# Brexit: New exchange this afternoon with my Irish counterpart Thomas Byrne TD.“ We defend together the application of signed agreements and European

We had them ready." We unblocked the negotiation with that.... We’ve got several dozen licences." In the last few days we got over 80 licenses.... Back in November, we had around 60 percent of the licenses we were entitled to....

The Secretary of State for European Affairs reassured there will be plenty of vaccine doses available for everyone in Europe.... Mr Beaune also claimed 200 million doses of AstraZeneca would be delivered to poor countries as part of the Covax program. Speaking to France Info, Mr Beaune said:" The European Union has ordered the largest amount of vaccines in the world." He also said Europe had" exported more than 700 million vaccines worldwide". However, to date, only 20 million have already been

— Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital.... Over time, the two men reshaped Berkshire into the conglomerate it is today by using proceeds from its businesses to buy other companies like Geico insurance and BNSF railroad, while also maintaining a high-profile stock portfolio with major investments in Apple and Coca-Cola.... He also gave a significant portion of his Berkshire stock to his eight children

after Putin’s invasion which put added pressures on those on the lowest incomes....