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Emmanuel Macron promises students one euro lockdown meals

Students whose mental health is suffering from prolonged isolation from classes and friends will also be offered "psychologist cheques".

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French health minister says third national lockdown could be necessary

"If the level of this variant were to increase significantly and we followed an English trajectory, a lockdown would probably become an absolute necessity," Véran told the French Senate's Law Commission.

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Why do so few people in France want to take the COVID-19 vaccine?

Just 40% of French people say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if available, making the country one of the most vaccine-hesitant in the world.

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French Muslims leaders back secular values in 'charter of principles'

The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) also backed the creation of a council that will vouch imams preaching on French soil to reduce interference from other countries.

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France expands eligibility for those entitled to COVID-19 jabs

France is expanding the eligibility for people to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Around 6 million people can now have the jab. Those over 75 can have their first dose along with anyone in a high-risk group, such as those with serious health conditions.

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France, Germany and UK tell Iran to stop producing uranium metal

The European countries said in a joint statement they were “deeply concerned” by Iran’s announcement it would produce uranium metal, a violation of the 2015 nuclear treaty.

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Icelandic man has world's first double arm and shoulder transplant

A hospital in Lyon, France, says it is the first in the world to carry out a double shoulder and arm transplant.

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Deliveroo driver jailed for refusing orders from Jewish restaurants

The Algerian, who was in France illegally, will be deported after he completes his four-month prison sentence.

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France extends 6pm-to-6am curfew to the whole of the country

The curfew will come into force on Saturday and last for "at least" 15 days.

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France to ramp up COVID testing in schools in a bid to stop UK variant

"What we know to date is that the virus [variant] appears to be more contagious in children. That's what we're seeing in England," said France's health minister, Olivier Véran.

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Names of 111 women lost to femicide in 2020 pasted on Paris walls

Protesters in Paris pasted the names of 111 women killed by domestic violence in 2020 on walls in the city in an improvised memorial.

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Coronavirus: What areas of France now have a 12-hour curfew?

A total of 25 départements across France will impose a 6 pm to 6 am curfew in a bid to curb the rising tide of new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

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France's bars, restaurants and ski lifts 'won't open before February'

French bars, restaurants, cultural venues and ski lifts will remain closed until further notice, the government said on Thursday.

Malaysia

Malaysia says no one else involved in French-Irish teen's death

The 15-year-old's parents insist their daughter could not have been alone because of her mental and physical disabilities. They maintain she was kidnapped from the cottage.

France

Paris protest in support of French man who died after police arrest

One year after the death of Frenchman Cédric Chouviat resulted from his arrest by police his family join a rally calling for justice.

Mali

Two French soldiers killed in bomb attack in Mali

Their deaths on Saturday bring to five the number of French soldiers killed in operations in the West African country over the past week.

World News

COVID-19: Which European country has the fastest vaccine roll out?

Israel and the UK are the countries that have administered the most vaccine doses to date while France and the Netherlands are among the slowest countries.

United Kingdom

UK opens 20 COVID-19 testing sites for France-bound hauliers

Thousands of hauliers were stranded in the UK last week after France demanded they show a negative #COVID19 test before crossing the border following the discovery of a new, highly-transmissible variant of the virus.

Sport

Mauricio Pochettino takes over as Paris Saint Germain's head coach

Pochettino inherits a squad that is talented but underperforming by PSG standards. It starts the new year in third place behind Lyon and Lille.

France

France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h

BREAKING: France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h in more than a dozen regions.

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