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The death of two motorcyclists in a head-on collision at Golfe-Juan last night brings to 27 the number of motorcycle road deaths this year alone. A road safety expert, urging vigilance, said the ... ...
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Hospital staff in France have announced strike action on November 14th. Planning to gather in Paris they are calling on an emergency plan for public hospital in France.
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A committee on working condition the CHSCTA has met in Nice following the suicide of a high school teacher in Valbonne. The investigation will determine if there was a link between the suicide and the teachers working conditions.
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The families of the victims of the plane crash Ajaccio-Nice which killed 95 people on 11th September 1968, are at the Elysee Palace today with hope of 51 years later, finally knowing the truth about the cause of the accident.
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Two motorcyclists have died following a road accident on Thursday in Golfe-Juan. The accident happened on Thursday evening when the two motorcycles collided head on, on the Avenue de la Liberté linking Golfe-Juan to Cannes.
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The man, hailed as a hero during the Nice July 14 attack, for jumping on the cab of the truck and punching the driver, was at the centre of a large police operation this morning. It’s reported he ... ....
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Environmental activists’ and members of the “Collectif citoyen 06” have interrupted a city council meeting in Nice this morning demanding an explanation from the Mayor Christian Estrosi on the policy for air pollution and global warming in the region.
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Six months after the April 15 fire that tore through the roof of the 13th-century Notre Dame de Paris cathedral the reconstruction process has according to reports, been much more complex than anticipated.
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The magazine 60 million consumers has published a report this morning on the effectiveness of dietary supplements. The French are the first consumers in Europe purchasing nearly two billion euros worth last year.
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The Michelin group has announced this morning plans to close their site which employees 619 people in La Roche-sur-Yon, in the Vendée, by the end on 2020.
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The Principality of Monaco is hosting until Friday a new edition of the foundations of cyber security. One of two major events in computer security in France the event brings together 3,000 professionals in the sector.
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France’s interior minister has acknowledged that officials should have kept a closer eye on the Paris police employee who stabbed four colleagues to death last week, after investigators found evidence he had supported an extreme version of Islam.
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The French government has announced that its new website allowing British people in France to apply for their carte de séjour residency permit online is now up and running.
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A case of Zika virus has been reported in Hyères in the Var on Wednesday. The affected individual has been successfully treated after contracting the disease and is now cured.
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The deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti has lambasted the government for their handling of the terror attack on a Police Headquarters in Paris which led to the deaths of four people. Monsieur Ciotti said mistakes ...
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Following a truck catching fire on the A8 motorway there are still severe disruptions on the A8 between Nice and Cagnes sur mer. The incident occurred at 4am this morning with firefighter’s sill fighting the blaze as the morning rush hour traffic began which meant a lot of motorist became stuck in long delays.
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France’s health minister, Agnès Buzyn, has announced the upcoming creation of a “care package", which will be reimbursed by the Social Security in France.
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14 of the 20 private beaches on the Promenade des Anglais have been granted their renewal leaving 6 which will not be renewed and result in a change of management.
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A truck has caught fire on the A8 motorway westbound between Nice and Saint Laurent du Var. The fire broke out at 4am this morning leading to the closure of this stretch of motorway with motorist being advised to use the Nice Saint Isidore exit.
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Tonight, is your last chance to win a record-breaking €190m in the Euro Millions lottery. For the 22nd consecutive week, there has ... ....
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While farmers in the Var have been protesting this morning the Federation of Farmers Union has also decided to carry out an “operation escargot” in the Vaucluse region on the A7 motorway from Avignon south to Mornas les Adrets and are threatening to carry out further disruption between Aix-en-Provence and Arles.
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For the first time since work on the new tramline began the Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi and former French Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffarin along with a delegation of officials, residents and traders have visited the future underground station of the new tramline in Nice.
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In Nice police have impounded a motorbike caught doing 217km/h on the A8 motorway during the rush hour this morning. The cyclists ... ....
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Several women at a retirement home in Saint Malo North western France have taken part in “surf therapy” sessions.
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Ten days after the fire at the Lubrizol chemical plant in Rouen France’s health minister Agnès Buzyn has said that the first results published on the possible contamination of food products in the area affected by the fire were "very reassuring,".
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A six year old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after falling from a 5th floor apartment in Nice on Sunday.
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A 58-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a road accident. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at around 6pm on the road heading into Saint Vallier de Thiey.
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