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Chef Alan Geaam on building his Parisian culinary empire
09 November 2026
In this edition of Entre Nous, we are delighted to welcome Alan Geaam, a Michelin-starred chef who arrived in Paris in 1999 with a one-way ticket and nothing more than a backpack. Now, 27 years on, he's the founder of a multi-million-euro restaurant empire. He tells us about his journey to success and how he honours his Lebanese roots through his cooking.
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Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years, 6 months for rape and sexual assault
09 November 2026
Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago.
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France brings forward minimum wage increase in bid to quell unrest
09 November 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was bringing forward a planned 1.6 percent hike in the minimum wage to December from January, as he sought to defuse a cost-of-living crisis that has sparked some of France's worst civil unrest in years. It comes as Lecornu meets labour groups on Monday in a bid to find solutions to the cost-of-living crisis. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson has more.
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COP31: Betting on electricity to break the climate deadlock
09 November 2026
From November 9 to 20, the international community is gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for the UN COP31 conference. At a time when the energy crisis linked to the war in the Middle East has forced countries to confront their dependence on fossil fuels, this new round of climate negotiations is starting off with a new goal: to push for a massive shift toward electricity.