French and Riviera News Thursday 15th June 2023

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Passengers blocked on Paris metro – Passengers have remained blocked for more than 1h30 on line 4, of the Paris metro. Five Parisian metro trains on line 4 remained blocked underground on Wednesday, due to what was reported as an "exceptional technical incident" linked to "damage on a train". On Twitter, photos show passengers suffering from the heat in crowded trains. Many passengers were stranded between Porte d'Orléans and Montparnasse stations. The evacuation of the trains, stuck in tunnels since 7:20pm was finally completed at around 9:30pm. The CEO of the Paris metro and former Prime Minister under Emmanuel Macron Jean Castex has requested an internal investigation "to determine the exact causes" of this "exceptional" incident which occurred during rush hour.

500 million euros for the development of AI in France - French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an additional 500 million euros for the development of Artificial Intelligence in France. The Head of State made the announcement from the VivaTech show in Paris, dedicated to entrepreneurs, where he also denounced "those who hate those who make money" adding that he wants to "create champions". The VivaTech show is the largest European show dedicated to the sector. Macron also took advantage of the show dedicated to entrepreneurs to denounce "those who hate those who make money" saying that "hating people who make money doesn't work” adding that "I am f