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2nd Dec 2023

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France seeks EU backing in US tech tax fight

France will seek an EU-wide reaction if the US imposes tariffs on French exports in January, as planned, in repose to a new French tax targeting US tech firms. "If there are American sanctions against the French decision, which ... is the application of French law, we will immediately seek a riposte at the European level," French finance minister Bruno Le Maire told press in Paris on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

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Brussels denies having no 'concern' on Spain's amnesty law

The Spanish government remains secretive about its negotiations with pro-independence Catalans, but claims the EU Commission has "zero concerns" about their proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists. The EU executive denies that.

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Dubai's COP28 — a view from the ground

Discussion of the biggest existential threat humanity has ever faced is barely mentioned on billboards or signage in Dubai — yet visitors are made aware quite quickly that t world rugby sevens tournament is imminent.

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