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A new overnight train called "Espresso Riviera" will be launched on the 4th of July connecting Rome to Marseille every weekend, with scenic coastal views and a daytime leg from Genoa.
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Taxi drivers across France remain mobilized for a fourth consecutive day, as tensions rise ahead of a high-stakes meeting scheduled for Saturday at the Ministry of Transport.
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A new law passed by the French Parliament on the 21st of May, will ban telemarketing calls without prior consumer consent, aiming to protect people from unwanted and often fraudulent sales pitches.
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French President Emmanuel Macron's political party, Renaissance, has proposed banning those under the age of 15 in France from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public
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The Alpes-Maritimes department has once again been placed on a yellow thunderstorm alert. While the morning will see some clear spells, conditions are expected to worsen by the afternoon as thunderstorms move in, bringing a risk of heavy storms across the region.
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After deadly storms have killed three people in the Var, local mayors are calling for solidarity and urgent action on climate change.
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Three elderly people have died following a sudden surge in water levels caused by torrential rainfall in the Var region on Tuesday, 20th May. Among the victims were a couple in their 80s swept away in Le Lavandou, and an 81-year-old woman who died in Vidauban after a vehicle was submerged.
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After Tuesday’s devastating floods, Météo-France forecasts a calmer day for the Var department today with sunshine expected in the morning and cloudy periods this afternoon.
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The Var department is under orange alert for storms, heavy rain, intense flooding, hail, and strong winds. Authorities urge extreme caution, particularly in the Lavandou area, where 230 mm of rain fell in just one hour.
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France’s last two captive orcas remain stranded in an abandoned marine park, caught in a bureaucratic deadlock.
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Six departments in the southwest of France were placed on and orange weather alert for rain and flooding on Monday evening. The affected areas include the Dordogne, the Haute-Garonne, the Lot, the Lot-et-Garonne, the Tarn, and the Tarn-et-Garonne. Météo-France reports that while storm intensity is now easing an intense hailstorm hit the region on Monday and the train service between Toulouse and Paris has been suspended due to a significant accumulation of water on the track.
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Expect unsettled weather today across the Alpes-Maritimes. The department is under yellow alert for rain, flooding, and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will begin in the morning and evolve into scattered showers throughout the afternoon.
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Over 500 taxi drivers are striking on Monday the 19th of May, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments to protest new health insurance transport tariffs.
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Flights cancelled at Paris-Orly today - Airline companies at Paris-Orly Airport have been asked to cancel 15% of their flights this Monday, May 19, because of an ongoing air traffic control system outage. The problem started on Sunday afternoon and still hasn’t been fully fixed.
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Sunny with light winds. Highs of 21 degrees in Monaco, Nice, Menton and Saint-Tropez. Highs of 22 degrees in Cannes and Antibes.
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