NewsLast night's news: France withdraws from Chad; Coca-Cola and Heinz sued in US
Last night's news: France withdraws from Chad; Coca-Cola and Heinz sued in US
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies recorded on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
- France began the withdrawal of its troops from Chad, starting with the removal of two Mirage 2000D fighters stationed at the capital airport in N'Djamena - the French army announced on Tuesday. Two weeks ago, the Chadian authorities terminated the defence cooperation agreement with Paris. The conditions for the withdrawal of French forces are still being negotiated. The first step taken by Paris was to send the fighters back to their home base in eastern France.
- Representatives of the Serbian government, Belgrade authorities, and directors of the Chinese company "Power China" signed an agreement on Tuesday to commence construction of the first phase of Metro Line 1 in the Serbian capital - announced the Serbian government. The contract, valued at 720 million euros (approximately 610 million pounds), includes the design and execution of preparatory works and the purchase of TBM machines used for tunnel digging.
- Brazilian President Lula is recovering in the hospital following an emergency brain surgery. Doctors reported that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was admitted to the intensive care unit. He was earlier brought to the hospital in Sao Paulo for emergency surgery to remove brain bleeding that occurred as a result of a fall in October. Doctors at a press conference stated that the condition of the 79-year-old Lula is stable, and he can speak and eat normally after the successful operation at the Sirio-Libanes hospital.
- US President-elect Donald Trump appointed Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson as the head of the consumer protection and antitrust law agency. Ferguson, one of the two Senate-confirmed Republican FTC commissioners appointed by President Joe Biden, will be "the most America-first and pro-innovation FTC chairman in our country's history," Trump said.
- Main food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, and Coca-Cola, were sued in the US on Tuesday. The accusation concerns advertising "ultra-processed" food that allegedly leads to addiction in children and causes chronic diseases. The lawsuit was filed in the Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia by Bryce Martinez, a Pennsylvania resident, who claims he developed type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, diagnosed at the age of 16, as a result of consuming products from these companies.
Source: PAP/Reuters/X
