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Life is a Bitche for French town after Facebook page removed in error

It was assumed that Facebook's algorithm may have confused 'Bitche' with an English insult.

The Cube

Online criticism grows over French proposal to ban hijab for children

#HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over a proposed French law banning children from wearing a hijab in public spaces.

France

Police hunting for gunman after fatal shooting outside Paris hospital

Paris police are still hunting for a gunman who opened fire outside a hospital in broad daylight, killing one person and injuring a security guard.

France

French lawmakers approve ban on short domestic flights

Internal flights could be abolished in France if the same journey can be made by train in less than 2 hours and 30 minutes.

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Travel News

French wine lovers may be in for a shock from this year's harvest

If you normally travel to France to enjoy wine, you may be disappointed by this year's produce as severe frost threatens crops.

France

AstraZeneca: France says under 55s to receive different second dose

France's health authority has recommended that adults under 55 who received a first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine should receive a different vaccine for their second dose.

Europe News

Omit Mediterranean products from EU-wide food labelling plan, says MEP

Spanish MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara has told Euronews that Mediterranean products like olive oil should be left out of plans to introduce a mandatory food labelling system, designed to inform consumers of healthier choices.

France

Photo of murdered teacher Samuel Paty found at home of attack suspect

The woman was arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a church in the French city of Montpellier, say anti-terrorism investigators.

France

Bronze Age stone slab believed to be oldest 3D map in Europe

The Saint-Bélec slab was first unearthed in Brittany in 1900 but spent the last century in the cellars of the Musée d'Archeologie Nationale in Saint Germain en Laye.

France

EU banks on homegrown COVID-19 vaccines amid delays and supply issues

The EU wants to become the world's leading vaccine producer in a bid to accelerate its sluggish inoculation campaign. Will it work?

World News

France and Spain ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as cases surge

The Stade de France stadium was on Tuesday turned into a mass vaccination centre while across the border the Spanish Prime Minister called on people to "vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate".

Lebanon

What's happening in Lebanon matters to Europe. Here's why

Lebanon is on the edge of falling into an uncertain and terrifying freefall.

France

EU approves €4 billion aid to Air France, with strings attached

The European Commission has approved a plan for France to provide up to €4 billion in aid to Air France, which has suffered from the collapse of passenger traffic due to the coronavirus pandemic.

World

French hospitals pass second wave peak in intensive care patients

France's health minister Olivier Véran warned on Monday that the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care could reach levels seen during the first wave of the crisis a year ago.

The Cube

Experts debunk claims that vaccines cause new COVID-19 variants

False rumours have circulated on Facebook in France that vaccinated people are more likely to infect others with new strains. Immunologists and the WHO have reiterated that there is "no evidence" of this.

France

French ministers accused of dining at secret restaurants amid pandemic

A TV documentary accusing government ministers of dining in secret restaurants sparked fury in France as the country entered a new coronavirus lockdown.

France

Five women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot

Five women were arrested overnight in the city of Bezier in connexion with a possible terror plot, police said Sunday.

World News

Bernard Tapie and his wife tied up and beaten during a burglary

The value of the stolen goods is not yet known but police are treating the incident as a violent robbery and kidnapping.

France

France enters partial lockdown as hospital pressure reaches new highs

The new restrictions entered into force as France reported 5,273 patients in intensive care on Saturday, one of the highest levels recorded since April last year.

France

France rescues 159 migrants as they bid to make it to the UK

The number of migrants attempting to cross from France to the UK has soared in recent months.

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