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For many young people the world over, retirement is an abstract idea. Faced with issues like global warming and unemployment, Gen Z have enough on their plates to start thinking about pensions.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals is not binding for Paris' 2024 Olympics, French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Thursday. IOC recommendations were "a step which does not pre-judge what we will do" for Paris 2024, Oudea-Castera told reporters on a visit near Paris. "If the international federations decide that there will be participation by individual athletes, it will be under a strict neutrality regime, without a Russian flag or the national anthem," she added. Voices from western governments, civil society and athletes have been raised against allowing any Russian participation in the Games following Moscow's invasion last year of neighbour Ukraine.
The first State visit by Britain's King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla to France, has been postponed, amid ongoing civil unrest.
Unrest over pension reform in France grew on Thursday, with Bordeaux town hall set ablaze.
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the country on Wednesday in a much-anticipated television interview, aimed at appeasing the anger against his pension reform adopted by force and explaining how he intends to overcome this crisis without changing his government or turning to voters.
Airlines Ryanair and easyJet have warned passengers heading to France that they could face major delays and possible cancellations due to strike action. Air traffic control staff are walking out in the country, impacting flights.
Could unions – for once, united – still force a climbdown over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64? The next big day of strikes is planned for Thursday, but already anger is triggering wildcat walkouts and stoppages.
Elsewhere, it's been a brutal week for banks. Credit Suisse shares fell sharply again on Friday despite a respite when Switzerland's central bank stepped in on Thursday. Flashbacks to the 2008 financial crisis started last week when two midsized US banks failed. Silicon Valley Bank's tech startup investors got a bailout so they could pay their staff on time.