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  • New entries into French dictionaries led by climate and Covid crises

    France — Link

    A study of new French words recognised by France's leading dictionaries finds that the climate crisis and that of Covid-19 has led to a 20 percent increase in modern vocabulary, while 'franglais' additions, like 'wokisme', continue to mount.

  • Man shot dead at French naturist beach

    France — Link

    A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead another man at a naturist lakeside beach near the south-east city of Lyon.

  • France to order air-conditioned shops to keep doors shut

    France — Link

    Ecological transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher said there were also plans to restrict the use of illuminated signs.

  • French MPs approve bill to help with soaring prices

    France — Link

    Legislation includes a four percent increase in pensions and welfare payments, a pay rise for public sector workers, food cheques and a mechanism for companies to make higher tax-free bonus payments to employees.

  • French police blame ‘unexpected technical incident’ for Dover delays

    France — Link

    A critical incident was called at the Port of Dover, with bosses claiming they had been ‘let down’ by French border control, who operate on the English side. 

  • New head of Paris police named as Didier Lallement bows out

    France — Link

    Didier Lallement's management of public order, notably at the height of the Yellow Vest protests, was frequently criticised as excessively muscular.

  • Family of five including three children shot dead in France

    France — Link

    A 22-year-old man was later shot dead by specialist French police on suspicion of killing five members of his family.

  • Up to 15 children injured in pony stampede at French summer camp

    France — Link

    Stampede occurred at an equestrian centre close to Vitre in west France where children were being accompanied by adults for a ride.

  • Macron tours blaze devastation as firefighters battle French wildfires

    France — Link

    Shift in climate is leading to more wildfires and will force France and the European Union to take "structural decisions in the years to come", French president told reporters.

  • France to pay 10 billion euros to nationalise energy giant EDF

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    French state already owns 84% of EDF, which has been dogged by unplanned outages at its nuclear fleet, delays and cost overruns in building new reactors, and power tariff caps imposed by the government to shield households from soaring electricity prices.

  • Warnings of 'heat apocalypse' in southwest France

    France — Link

    Temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate.

  • France braces for record temperatures as wildfires rage

    France — Link

    The fires in Gironde in south-west France have already destroyed 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres), driven by high winds, and forced the evacuation of 16,200 holidaymakers.

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