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Annecy has dropped the Loverchy location for a proposed mosque and favours land already used by the Salem association in Seynod. The sale still needs approval.

China’s official manufacturing gauge fell back into contraction in October. Weaker orders contrasted with resilience among larger and high-technology producers.

French authorities mobilised 70,000 officers as cost-of-living and education protests continued. A final court ruling moved the main Paris march east of the city centre.

Coinbase launched support for RLUSD on 28 October across XRP Ledger, Ethereum and Base, expanding access for eligible retail and institutional users.

US spot bitcoin ETFs lost $643.2m and ether funds $155.7m in Friday’s completed trading session, Farside data shows. One day of fund flows does not establish why investors sold.