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  • France eases ban on AstraZeneca vaccine for over-65s

    France — Link

    People in France aged over 65 with existing health problems can be given the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s health minister said.

  • Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of corruption

    France — Link

    The ex-head of state was  found guilty of seeking to bribe a judge and handed a three-year sentence, two of them suspended.

  • Former French president Sarkozy faces verdict in corruption trial

    France — Link

    Ex-head of state is accused of offering a plum job in Monaco to a judge in exchange for inside information on an inquiry into his campaign finances.

  • Germany tightens Covid controls at French border over variants

    France — Link

    Germany's Robert Koch Institute said it would add the Moselle département in north-east France  to the list of “variant of concern” areas that already includes countries such as the Czech Republic, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

  • French sports minister threatens 6 Nations withdrawal over Covid

    France — Link

    France's scheduled Six Nations game with Scotland on Sunday has already been postponed and Roxana Maracineanu says the outbreak must be investigated.

  • UK variant accounts for 'about half' of France's Covid cases, PM says

    France — Link

    Jean Castex also said the spread of the virus was worrying in 20 French departments – the country's administrative regions – including Paris and the areas surrounding the capital.

  • France could impose more regional lockdowns in worst Covid areas

    France — Link

    PM Jean Castex said a new nationwide lockdown was not on the agenda, but said French citizens needed to be in a state of heightened alert to make sure they contain the spread of the virus while vaccines are rolled out.

  • Dunkirk to have weekend lockdown amid ‘alarming’ Covid-19 situation

    France — Link

    Health minister Olivier Véran said the authorities would also increase vaccine supplies for the port in Northern France.

  • Meat-free school meals spark row in France

    France — Link

    The ecologist mayor of Lyon, one of France’s most famously gastronomic cities, has kicked up a storm of protest and debate by taking meat off the menu at school canteens.

  • French actor Gérard Depardieu faces probe over rape claim

    France — Link

    The 72-year-old actor is said to have been placed under formal investigation indicted on December 16th 2020 for rape and sexual assault, which he allegedly committed in the summer of 2018.

  • Ten French women who joined IS go on hunger strike in Syria camp

    International — Link

    Human rights experts from the UN have urged 57 countries, including Britain and France, to repatriate the wives and children of jihadists.

  • French Riviera in weekend lockdown to stem coronavirus surge

    France — Link

    In face of a surge in cases of coronavirus infections in south-east France, which are well above the national average, parts of the French Riviera, including the city of Nice and the town of Cannes, are to be subject to weekend lockdowns at least over the next fortnight,

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