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Love in the time of coronavirus: How to live together under lockdown

The divorce rate in China spiked after quarantine ended. Here's how to get through the next few weeks without killing each other.

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What do we know about ibuprofen and COVID-19?

France's health minister suggested on Saturday that NSAIDs, including ibuprofen, could aggravate COVID-19.

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#WeApplaud: Hashtag launched to show solidarity to health workers

Numerous hashtags have been launched including #OnApplaudit and #TousAlaFenêtre, calling on people across France to take to their windows on the first night of the shutdown to applaud healthcare workers.

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France enters lockdown

A strict lockdown requiring most people in France to remain at home came into effect at midday Tuesday

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French health system under pressure with COVID-19 cases still soaring

Nurses say they are 'going into a war without weapons'.

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Macron says the EU's external borders will close for 30 days

Macron says the EU's external borders will close for 30 days

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In pictures: Paris streets remain busy despite partial lockdown

Tougher measures to cut the spreading of COVID-19 didn’t stop Parisians and tourists hitting the streets on Sunday.

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France fines Apple record €1.1 billion for anti-competitive behaviour

France's competition watchdog fined Apple for preventing distributors from differentiating offers and prices.

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Record low turnout in French municipal elections amidst epidemic

The country decided to press ahead with nationwide municipal elections but has ordered special measures to keep people at a safe distance and to sanitise surfaces

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The Brief: Circular economy, enlargement and containing coronavirus

We continue our assessment of Team Ursula's first 100 days with a look at the bloc's new policy for new members hoping to join (North Macedonia, Albania) and also at the just launched circular economy strategy.

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'Our only virus is PSG': Fans defy Paris coronavirus stadium closure

'It's weird, it's horrible,' said PSG's coach of playing in front of an empty stadium.

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Green mayor calls for Paris to ban outdoor heaters amid CO2 concerns

Should Paris pull the plug on heating outdoor terraces?

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Losing face: French mask maker scraps NHS order amid COVID-19 shortage

Paris is keeping French-made protective masks inside the country amid a coronavirus-inspired shortage. But it's proving awkward for its loyalist customers.

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'My kids exhaust me more than COVID-19,' says doctor under quarantine

"I am maybe a little tired because I don't sleep a lot because I have four kids ... they exhaust me more than the virus I think," says a French doctor with COVID-19.

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Mask shortages leave doctors 'dangerously ill-equipped' for COVID-19

The WHO says hoarding and misuse of masks is leaving doctors and nurses “dangerously ill-equipped” to deal with COVID-19.

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Critics slam Puigdemont rally near Catalonia amid COVID-19 outbreak

This is the closest Carles Puigdemont has come to return to Spain since fleeing more than two years ago.

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French actress storms out after controversial Polanski wins award

It was the fifth time Polanski had won the prize and it sparked an angry backlash.

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Huge plumes of smoke seen in Paris amid 'unacceptable abuses'

The police said there was unacceptable violence occurring near the Gare de Lyon on the margins of a concert.

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First TGV train 'Patrick' says goodbye to the rails in France

The very first TGV was built in June 1978 and quickly reached a speed of 260km/h during tests on the SNCF network.

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COVID-19: Driver of bus stopped in Lyon tests negative for virus

French health authorities say that none of the passengers on the bus had any symptoms.