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Windsurfer Albeau trains in wind tunnel to beat world speed record

Not content with 25 world championship titles, windsurfer Antoine Albeau is training to set a new world speed record on what will be a state-of-the-art board.

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How are European countries planning to vaccinate their citizens?

Europe is racing to vaccinate its citizens but the UN has warned damage from the coronavirus pandemic will last for years, vaccine or no vaccine.

France

Macron proposes French constitutional referendum on climate change

The French president said the referendum would be on whether to amend the constitution to reflect the fight against climate change and protecting the environment.

France

COVID-19: Parts of France launch mass testing ahead of deconfinement

Areas of France have launched mass COVID-19 testing campaigns in a new attempt to try to curb the pandemic before a relaxation of measures incoming ahead of the holidays.

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France

Riot police arrest dozens at protests against French security law

Critics of the new legislation, which the government has now said it will rewrite, say it's vital to be able to hold the police to account by filming them whilst on duty.

France

Antoine Griezmann: What will the response be from Barcelona and China?

The French footballer has severed ties with Huawei over claims that the Chinese telecoms giant was involved in the surveillance of Uighur Muslims.

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Long queues at French and UK ports as Brexit deadline looms

Ports in France and the UK are gridlocked as businesses scramble to stock-up ahead of the Brexit deadline, while some British retailers have expressed concern they'll struggle to get products into stores.

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'We can find compromises': French optimism over Brexit breakthrough

France's Europe minister Clement Beaune was speaking after weeks of Brexit deadlock.

My Europe Series

Which Europeans are likely to be most hesitant about a COVID vaccine?

It's important because COVID-19 will not be brought under control or eradicated unless enough people take the vaccine.

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Locals gather to watch volcano erupt on French island of Reunion

Reunion is situated in the Indian Ocean, east of Africa and Madagascar.

France

Prosecutors want 30-year jail term for widow of Charlie Hebdo attacker

Prosecutors have asked for sentences ranging from 5 years to life imprisonment for the defendants in the Charlie Hebdo trial, including the fugitive widow of one of the attackers.

France

France to deepen relations with Egypt despite human rights divergences

On Monday, Egypt extended the detention of an activist and researcher who previously worked for one of the country’s most prominent human rights groups.

Smart Regions

Efforts to maintain economic activities in France's Occitanie region

In partnership with the European Commission

How the Lido de Marseillan in Sète is being preserved and redeveloped - that's this week on Smart Regions.

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Human rights activists criticise Egyptian president's Paris visit

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi met with France's Emmanuel Macron to discuss terrorism and conflict in the Middle East.

France

Nearly 100 arrested during another anti-security law protest in France

Nearly 90 rallies were organised across France on Saturday as protests continued against the controversial "global security" bill.

My Europe Series

Psychiatric trauma: the hidden toll of the Covid Pandemic

On the frontline with healthcare professionals seeking to tackle the psychiatric damage being caused by both the pandemic and the lockdowns it has provoked.

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan says he hopes France gets rid of Emmanuel Macron

Ramping up the ongoing war of words between the two leaders, the Turkish president said Macron was "trouble" for France.

France

France preparing for a no-deal Brexit amid London trade talks

With just three weeks until the UK leaves the EU, France says it has the right to veto the trade agreement.

France

French surgeon jailed for 15 years for abusing hundreds of children

In what could be France's largest ever paedophilia case, surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced after being accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children.

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How is nuclear fusion part of the UK’s ‘green industrial revolution’?

Achieving this long sought after source of energy would be a big step.

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