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The new Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes Bernard Gonzalez made a passionate inaugural speech in Nice today, praising the courage of ...
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The town hall and the police of Saint Raphaël in the Var have set up a service to mark bicycles in an attempt to reduce the number of bikes stolen.
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Local officials in Marseilles have called for police to intervene following strike action which is preventing the collection of rubbish in the city.
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Protests against pension reforms continued on Thursday but figures were down compared to previous weeks. The rallies came on the 43rd day of strike action that has disrupted transport and cost France 1 billion euros, with rail operator SNCF bearing the brunt.
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Protests against pension reform continue in Nice tonight where members of several unions will gather at the main train station for a torchlight march through the city. The march is expected to cause disruption from ...
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A 36-year-old prisoner from Grasse has managed to escape from the town’s prison for four minutes. The prisoner passed all the checks and found himself outside, be it for all of four minutes after security soon realized.
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Police investigating the shooting in the Moulins district on Wednesday night in which one person was reported wounded this morning, have since discovered that a second man was hit in the shooting.
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French prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations that former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal used expenses meant for her ambassadorial job to promote her side interests.
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The Nice-Beijing route, operated by Air China three times a week and tested this summer, is to return to the tarmac at Nice-Côte d'Azur airport.
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70 guests have been evacuated from a luxury hotel in Nice after a fire broke out. The Aston La Scala in Nice city centre raised the alarm on Wednesday evening after a fire broke out in the kitchen located on the first floor.
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A man has been injured after being shot in the Moulins district of Nice on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Wednesday evening on the Boulevard Paul Montel.
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Thousands of homes across the Riviera will be hundreds of euro richer from today thanks to a
5.5-billion-euro tax credit handout by the government. The credit, worth an average 628 euro per household, is for ... ...
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Jérôme Journet has just been appointed the new head of Civil Aviation for Monaco following the retirement of Bruno Lassagne.
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After Roland Garros and the US Open, Elliot Benchetrit will discover a third Grand Slam today along with nine other French participants, the 21-year-old Niçois , begins qualifying in Melbourne.
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Faced with new accusations of police violence during recent demonstrations the French government has called on police to “set an example”.
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The Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights and the IMSEE in the Principality have published the first publication on violence against women in Monaco. The information was collected and analyzed by IMSEE from various reference sources in the Principality: Directorate of Public Safety, Directorate of Judicial Services, CHPG, Association for Aid to Victims of Criminal Offenses (AVIP).
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The Regional Health Agency has implemented a protocol to limit the risks of infection following the death of a 15-year-old adolescent from meningitis.
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There was disruption in Nice this morning as mass protests against pension reform unexpectedly moved from Place Massena and blocked the cities Port area. Organisers say 7,000 people ... ....
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Nice port is currently blocked by demonstrators who are participating in strike action against the government’s pension reform.
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A legal battle between over Marseille Socca Chips or Nice Socca Chips is far from over. The creator of the Socca Chips obtained a judgement of forgery against its rival in Marsieille however the latter has now appealed the decision.
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On January 20th at the Stade Louis II here in Monaco the “Fight Aids Cup” charity football match will be taking place between His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco’s team “the Barbagiuans” and the team of Princess Stephanie of Monaco “The Circus team".
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It's been announced that American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival. It's the first time a black person has been selected for the prestigious position. Festival organizers say Cannes wants to send a “message of universality” by naming Lee as jury president. They also said they hope that he shakes things up at the French Riviera gathering of the world's cinema elite.
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Commuters are facing another day of disruption today
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Commuters are facing another day of disruption tomorrow as unions ramp up transport strikes across the Riviera. In Nice there will be no ...
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A 47-year-old bricklayer from Gilette is to appear in court today accused of murder.
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For the fourth time in six weeks, strike action against the pension reform is expected to have serious consequences on the Lignes d'Azur network on Tuesday 14th January.
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Three people have been injured after a bus skidded on ice in Antibes. The accident occurred this morning just before 8am when the Envibus with about twenty passengers on board skidded due to icy conditions on the road.
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Nearly 500 km of road in the Seine-et-Marne region will revert to the 90 km / h speed limit by March. The announcement was made on Sunday.
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Three young people have been found dead after their car fell into the dam of Saint Jean de Maurienne in Savoie in the French Alpes.
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The crew from M/Y Moon Sand have launched an appeal for any medical donations to help wildlife centres in Australia which are struggling to get enough medical supplies to help animals affected by the fires. Having been in touch with one of the main medical hubs in Australia which will receive the medical items and then dispatch accordingly to the wildlife centres the aim is to ship 2/3 large crates by the end of the week.
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A police officer is in a critical condition in hospital in Marseille. The 25-year-old officer was stabbed at around 7.30pm on Saturday evening after intervening to break up a fight between a group of young people in the Chartreux district of the city.
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