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'Black day': French workers protest Michelin plans to close two plants
'Black day': French workers protest Michelin plans to close two plants
Economy
by  AFP

Michelin factory workers burnt tyres in western France on Tuesday and vowed to stage a strike after the tyre company said it would close two plants by early 2026 over collapsing sales. Michelin had already closed its La-Roche-sur-Yon site in western France in 2020, and is preparing to close two plants in Germany by 2025.

Dutch, French authorities raid Netflix offices in tax probe
Dutch, French authorities raid Netflix offices in tax probe
Economy
by  AFP

French and Dutch authorities raided streaming giant Netflix's offices in Paris and Amsterdam Tuesday as part of a tax fraud probe, a judicial source told AFP. The search of "various locations" in France by specialist financial investigators relates to suspicions of "covering up serious tax fraud and off-the-books work" and is part of a probe opened in November 2022, the source said.