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France prepares new cull of ducks over bird flu fears

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Amid the third epidemic of bird flu in France in the space of five years, and which has already resulted in the killing of around 700,000 birds since the outbreak was first discovered in December, a new cull of hundreds of thousands, mostly ducks,is to begin within days.

French woman in three-year legal battle to prove she is alive

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Jeanne Pouchain, 58, was declared dead after a former employee who was suing her for unfair dismissal told a court that she had passed away, and without providing any proof.

French new Covid-19 cases at seven-week high

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New Covid-19 infections are on average increasing by more than 18,000 a day, figures show.

The political discontent behind French vaccine scepticism

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Past medical scandals involving big pharma and public officials have made many suspicious of vaccines.

France in race to contain new Covid-19 variant, speed up vaccine rollout

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Marseille mayorsaid seven to eight people had tested positive for the new variant in the city, while tests were underway on 30 others who may also have been exposed to it.

Prosecutor to open investigation into French justice minister

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Weeks before his appointment, Éric Dupond-Moretti alleged prosecutors at the financial crimes unit (PNF) had abused their powers by accessing his phone records, and those of other lawyers, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption by former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Six Nations rugby in doubt amid French government virus fears

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Health ministry has told French rugby bodies that the government wanted short-term measures introduced to stop European club matches against British clubs going ahead.

Twitter suspends French MP for impersonating Donald Trump

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It is not the first time that South Korean-born MP Joachim Son-Forget has got into trouble for impersonating a politician on the social media platform. 

US suspends tariffs on French goods in digital tax dispute

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Government of President Donald Trump in July 2020 announced the decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on French handbags and cosmetics, among other items, but suspended collecting the duties until January.

French PM : all Covid restrictions stay in place, border with UK closed

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Prime minister Jean Castex announced that all facilities currently closed in France will remain closed and that the situation for theatres, gyms and ski stations will be reviewed on 20 January.