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France warns to wash toys, limit kissing amid bronchiolitis epidemic

French authorities say that parents should wash toys and limit other adults' contact with their babies amid a bronchiolitis epidemic.

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Beaujolais Nouveau day returns in France after pandemic absence

Music, fireworks and festivities mark the arrival of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau wine in the French village of Beaujeu.

World News

'Sad': Edouard Mendy criticises mistaken use of his photo

Footballer Edouard Mendy, a goalkeeper for Chelsea, criticised some media organisations that mistook his photo for that of Benjamin Mendy.

France

French dictionary slammed for including gender-neutral pronoun 'iel'

While the word is still relatively new, it is gaining traction among young people but it has also triggered pushback from some quarters.

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Food and Drink

France's Beaujolais Nouveau wine 2021 edition starts in Beaujeu

Every year, hundreds of wine lovers are eagerly awaiting the festival celebrated in the sleepy village of Beaujeu, some 50 kilometres north of Lyon.

France

France accuses Jersey of not cooperating over fishing licence row

Paris accuses Jersey of breaking post-Brexit commitments by not giving sufficient licences to French fishermen.

Tech News

Google signs 5-year deal to pay for news from AFP

It's one of the biggest licensing deals struck by a tech giant under a new French law.

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Breathtaking cliff stunt by French motocross

Freestyle motocross rider Tom Pages pulled off an amazing first in the ski resort of Avoriaz in France. He rode off a sheer cliff and performed a double front flip before parachuting back to earth.

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At Paris airport, security officers protest against wage cuts

Several hundred security guards protest outside Terminal 2E at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris, against changes in the allocation of an end-of-year bonus, equivalent to a thirteenth month's salary.

France

France unveils plan to tackle 'worrying' rise in child prostitution

At least 7,000 to 10,000 children are affected and the number is "constantly increasing," the government said.

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French authorities start moving migrants from camp in northern France

Authorities began evacuating some 1,500 migrants seeking to reach the U.K. from a muddy camp in northern France on Tuesday. Police and CRS (special forces) officers have been overseeing the operation in the camp near Grande-Synthe.

France

Fallen former PM François Fillon appeals fraud conviction in Paris

Fillon's appeal, which takes the form of a full retrial, comes as the country begins preparing for new elections in April 2022.

France

Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade

Previously, the shade was lighter to match the blue of the European Union flag as decided by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 1976.

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French PM, mayor mark 6th anniversary of Paris attacks

French prime minister Jean Castex and the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo laid flowers' wreaths outside the Bataclan concert complex and Stade de France football stadium on Saturday as the country marked six years since the gun and bomb attacks in the French capital.

France

Libyan conference in Paris pledges support for elections in December

It's a vote many world powers hope will pull the oil-rich North African state out of a decade long era of conflict and political instability.

France

Probe launched over alleged rape at French presidential palace

A woman soldier working at the palace accused a fellow serviceman of rape, according to French President Emmanuel Macron's office.

Climate

This flamingo paradise in France is threatened by rising sea levels

The rise in sea level will cause irreversible changes to the Camargue's unique ecosystem.

United Kingdom

Record daily number of migrants cross sea to reach UK

At least 1,185 people arrived on Thursday, the Home Office confirmed.

Women Beyond Borders

‘Keep fighting’: Top resilience tips from a champion marathon swimmer

After completing her record breaking 44th English Channel crossing, Chloë McCardel now holds the title of Queen of the English Channel

France

Life sentence for anti-semitic murder of Mireille Knoll, 85, in Paris

Yacine Mihoub will spend a minimum of 22 years behind bars for the murder of Mireille Knoll, in a case that sparked outcry over anti-semitism in France.