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An urban renewal plan which will bring new funds to three areas of Nice was signed this morning
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The postal service here in the Principality has announced the testing of an automatic tracking robot. La Poste Monaco has been experimenting with the use of an automated tracking robot with the aim of improving staff working conditions.
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Former French striker Thierry Henry has been named as the new coach for Montreal.
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After three cases of the Zika virus were recorded in Hyères, in the Var in recent weeks, one hundred and fifty homes and businesses within a radius of 200m in the heart of the district of Godillot have been tested for the disease.
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According to a recent study the number of pick pocketing incidents on the Paris metro has increased by 59% since the beginning of the year.
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Following the bad weather on Thursday 8,000 homes in the Alpes Maritimes are without electricity this morning.
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The city council of Cagnes sur mer has announced that the tramway will be up and running by 2026.
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Snow has fallen in the south east of France, 200,000 households were left without electricity in the Drome, Isère and Ardèche. À 63-year-old man was killed by a falling tree in Isère and the train network between Lyon and Grenoble has been disrupted.
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Both the Var and the Alpes Maritimes are on a Meteo France Orange Weather alert for large waves and coastal flooding
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A missing person alert has been launched by the national police following the disturbing disappearance of 16-year-old Anisse Sefiouna in Nice
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France’s electricity board EDF has today announced that the nuclear plant in Cruas in the Ardèche which had been closed following an earthquake that hit the region on Monday, will gradually restart its reactors at the beginning of December.
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Eleven departments have been placed on an orange weather alert in the south east of France including the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Var and the Vaucluse due to heavy rain and the risk of flooding.
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The mayor of the Cannet des Maures in the Var has won praise from local residents after successfully eradicating a dumping ground in the commune.
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Hospital staff have called for strike action today in protest at poor working conditions, lack of resources and low wages. Demonstrations are planned across France, notably in the capital.
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Météo France has issued a yellow weather warning forecasting rain, flooding and thunderstorms in the Var from midday today.
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The inauguration of Line 3 of the tramway in Nice took place today
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The French cyclist Raymond Poulidor, nicknamed "Poupou", has died at the age of 83 years old. Poulidor was renowned for finishing on the podium of the Tour de France eight times from 1962 to 1976, without ever winning the yellow jersey.
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Residents in Antibes have taken to social media expressing their concerns after a “deafening noise” was heard at 10.30pm on Tuesday.
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The inauguration of Line 3 of the Nice tramway is taking place today.
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A man has appeared in court in Nice accused of raping eleven boys. The man had already been sentenced to nine years in prison for the same crime in the Paris region
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One person has been seriously injured in accident involving two cars and a motorcyclist on the A8 motorway
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An accident involving two cars and a motorcyclist has paralysed the A8 motorway westbound just after the Antibes paytoll.
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Météo France has placed the Var region on a yellow weather alert due to strong winds forecast. The warning is in place from 7pm to 10pm this evening with possible gusts of up to 85km an hour expected.
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The daughter of the woman killed by her husband in northern France on Sunday, November 10th, has said she believes “that the authorities took too long to act”.
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The second edition of the Paris Peace Forum opens today. Some thirty heads of state and governments will be present. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to deliver an opening speech at 9.30 this morning.
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Fifteen small earth tremors have been recorded in the Alpes Maritimes after an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred in the Drôme region just before midday on Monday.
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A strong earthquake was felt over much of south-east France just before midday today
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This year, the Principality of Monaco, alongside a number of other countries, will for the first time be taking part in the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) from 16 to 24 November 2019.
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The Café de Paris here in the Principality has joined the Mr.Goodfish programme initiated by the World Ocean Network and committed to the sustainable consumption of seafood.
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Residents in Antibes have been invited to give their opinion on the “Prevention plan and the risks of flooding” in the region.
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A 37-year-old man has been stabbed in Nice. The incident occurred on Sunday midday not far from the Pathé-Massena cinema on Avenue Jean-Médecin.
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