Scientists believe a conch shell found in a cave of prehistoric paintings in the French Pyrenees and which since 1931 remained largely forgotten in a French museum, is likely to be a musical intrument dating from around 18,000 years ago due to modifications to the shell which have only recently been studied.
Sister Andrée, who turns 117 on Thursday and who is believed to be the oldest living person in Europe, was infected with the coronavirus in January but developed no illness and has told French media that she had not been scared by the experience.
Prolific French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, whose celebrated work includes Cyrano de Bergerac, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Tin Drum, and The Return of Martin Guerreand, who was awarded an honorary Oscar for his life’s work of around 80 screenplays and who also won acclaim as an actor, has died at his Paris home aged 89.
A senior French epidemiologist and advisor to the French government on management of the Covid-19 pandemic has warned President Emmanuel Macron against further delaying a third public lockdown as the highly transmissible coronavirus variant first recorded in the UK threatens an 'exponential' rise in Covid-19 cases.
Swedish parliament approved the deployment of up to 150 soldiers to the so-called Takuba task force in June last year, with reinforcements of up to 100 others.
Frédéric Valletoux, president of the Federation of French Hospitals (FHF), said while the situation in hospitals was under control for now, it remained "very tense" in many areas.
François Asselineau, 63, who fronts the Popular Republican Union (UPR) was arrested over the case that could bury his hopes of another stab at the presidency in 2022.
Jean Castex said that the rate of infection had not significantly strengthened over the past two weeks, even if the pressure on French hospitals remained strong.
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