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Many of France’s most wealthy residents may consider leaving the country over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@rt-international/wealthy-french-could-emigrate-en-masse-bloomberg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@rt-international/wealthy-french-could-emigrate-en-masse-bloomberg</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rt-international]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzxZSP8koAQv9g1RV6qEdcviX98pjD1nDecWSJYgwqEv97RKRytxNoVp7A1Tjgt8oqcX9oPD2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple retakes crown as world’s most valuable company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tech titan’s stock has soared since it unveiled artificial intelligence features for its devices last month. 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