Europe · Thursday, 5 November 2026
France
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: FlickReels - AI Story & Drama · Procreate · Tachyfy · AnkiMobile Flashcards · Miniature Studio. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 6,500 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Jobs and work More than usual
- Territoire zéro chômeur : la pérennisation, mais dans quelles conditions ? (ash.tm.fr)
- Mobilisation du 5 novembre : la tour Eiffel fermée « en raison de la grève nationale » (leparisien.fr)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Fin de la guerre, Amérique d'abord, relation avec Israël : le programme de J.D. Vance pour reconquérir les électeurs (breizh-info.com)
- « L'urgence est toujours là » : le collectif en lutte avec les sans-papiers interpelle le maire de Saint-Brieuc (maville.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Saint-Lô. Maladies rares : une rencontre pour rompre l'isolement (lamanchelibre.fr)
- Décision de la Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne du 5 novembre 2026 (24matins.fr)
Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Vianney : son engagement politique dévoilé au Grand Rex lors de la sortie de son album (radioactu.com)
- "C'est pas ma cam" : interrogé sur la politique, Vianney préfère ne pas prendre position concernant "l'extrême gauche ou l'extrême droite" (rtl.fr)
Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- L'immobilier lyonnais en bref (lyoncapitale.fr)
- Des prix raisonnables pour Noël? Michel-Édouard Leclerc assure qu'il n'y aura pas d'inflation sur les jouets et l'alimentaire (bfmtv.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 40% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- « Les contribuables ne doivent pas financer ça » : le RN veut couper 2,31 millions d'euros au Musée de l'immigration (econostrum.info)
- Le drôle de livre de Bardella. La chronique de Jules Pecnard (latribune.fr)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Pays basque : face au changement climatique, ces maraîchers s'organisent pour la survie de leur activité avec des expériences sur les légumes (sudouest.fr)
- Doubs. Dermatose, virus de Shamonda et changement climatique : les éleveurs face aux maladies bovines (estrepublicain.fr)
Survey · 2023 80% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual1.1 words per 1,000usually 1.2The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty328.6from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −13.4 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Ministerio de la Presidencia. Gobierno de España., Public domain New
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Studio Harcourt, Public domain Weekly
William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cars & transport
1Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Books, arts & history
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Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
Food & drink
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
1Metamorphosis, awaken your consciousness!
Métamorphose, éveille ta conscience !Collection de portraits Debré, Robert s.d. Cote : CIPB1701 Technique : Photogra…, CC0
Money & crypto
2Klarna: Smarter everyday money
Everyday app
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
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xiangyang17, CC BY-SA 2.0 Pierre Blaché from Paris, France, CC0
Industries here
Government & public sector 18Gaming 17Media & entertainment 16Sports & fitness 10Music 6Travel & tourism 1Fashion & beauty 1Legal & professional services 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news25reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 27 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news49reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 27 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation3.8%Oct 2026 · +0.4 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment8.5%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Consumer confidence96.8100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.5 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-2.8%Q2 2026 · −2.0 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth0.8%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment18.9%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Job postings89.51 Feb 2020 = 10023 Oct 2026 · −4.1 since 24 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Molecular Biology
- Oceanography
Society
- People online88.7%2024 · +1.8 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Top concern40.0%Rising prices / inflation / cost of livingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government21.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +12.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government34.3%OECD Trust Survey2023 · +6.2 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media28.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists80.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change49.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority74.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
2Djadel Show
6The One About Matthew Perry
7Nobody Wants This
8Dead-End Job
9A Couple of Lies
10Below
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Le clan
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2Collision Course
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3Comme des Riches
4Surviving Hurricane Otis
5The Guardian
6The Wing or the Thigh?
7The Bad Guys 2
8The Intouchables
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9Animals
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10Mon garçon
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Vacra
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Tiakola
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3Mauvais Djo
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5RnBoi
8Ronisia
9Le Crime & TK
10Timal
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Les Grosses Têtes
2Legend
3L'After Foot
4CHRONIQUES CRIMINELLES
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5C dans l'air
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6Affaires sensibles
7Hondelatte's Stories - Christophe Hondelatte
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8Enter History
9L'Heure Du Crime
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10L'œil de Philippe Caverivière
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Claude by Anthropic
2FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
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3Google Gemini
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4ChatGPT
5Shop
6Carte Vitale
7Microsoft Teams
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8Mondial Relay, suivi de colis
9France Identité
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10Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1AnkiMobile Flashcards
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2Teevy
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3Procreate
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4Blitzer.de PRO
5play_music_theory
6Shadowrocket
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7Chromagraph Camera
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8Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS
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9WorkOutDoors
10TeleGuard
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
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2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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3Aniimo
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4Phantom Blade Zero
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6Football Manager 27
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7EA Sports FC 27
8Counter-Strike 2
9Probably Stolen
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10Crimson Desert
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.