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Several teaching unions have called for strike action in France next Thursday, 13 January, in protest at the government's health protocols for schools
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The French government has decided to ease the health protocol in schools making it more flexible due to the number of cases and the ability to carry out testing correctly.
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From today in France the agreement of both parents, and no longer one, will now be necessary to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 against covid.
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Travellers arriving in France from South Africa will no longer have to isolate for ten days, providing they are fully vaccinated. The change is a result of the government moving South Africa from the "scarlet red" to the "red" classification.
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A dead body has been discovered after a house fire in Le Lavandou in the Var. Firefighters intervened shortly before midnight on Wednesday January 5th, at a detached house located on Rue Van Rysselberg.
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After three turbulent days fuelled by controversial remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron, the National Assembly has this morning adopted the bill transforming the health pass into a vaccine pass.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that the government is going to expand the list of "compelling reasons", "in particular professional" for travel between France and the UK
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Monaco's Minister of State Pierre Dartout has warned this week that "there may be more measures" introduced in the Principality to curb the spread of covid.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has faced strong criticism from political opponents after warning on Tuesday January 4th that he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against covid. Macron told Le Parisien newspaper "I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this - to the end".
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Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi has confirmed that the Nice Carnival, scheduled for 11-27 February, will go ahead.
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The French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that following the surprise suspension of the new law at the National Assembly on Monday from the opposition, the government is aiming for the schedule to remain "as close as possible to what was planned" for the implementation of the vaccine pass.
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The National Assembly in France has suspended on Monday evening the examination of the bill on the vaccine pass with its implementation being postponed.
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A French government Covid-19 meeting is underway in Paris. Prime Minister Jean Castex is meeting with his ministers to take stock of the impact of the Omicron variant and the continuity of essential public services.
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A 40 year old man has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a house in the Alpes Maritimes. The man reportedly jumped from the third floor of the house to escape from the flames.
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The mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi has expressed his "devastation" following the discovery of a woman's body "allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend"
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