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11 year old drowns in Paillon river - Nice prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for manslaughter after a 11 year old child drowned in the river Paillon on Wednesday afternoon. The young victim was a pupil at La Plana primary school, in La Trinité and was at the time, on a school outing. Police have opened an investigation.
Regional elections - Republican Renaud Muselier and National Rally candidate Thierry Mariani have met in Mandelieu la Napoule this morning to take part in a live debate broadcast on BFMTV ahead of Sunday’s second round of the regional elections. Both candidates are running for the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region. On Wednesday Muselier was in Menton attending a round table with tourism professional and today he is to visit Six-Fours and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. Meanwhile Thierry Mariani (RN) will visit Draguignan and La Seyne-sur-Mer. This evening Mariani will give his last meeting in Frejus.
According to a survey carried out by the Ifop Institute for LCI and Le Figaro, it’s going to be a tight race with Renaud Muselier (LR) set to win with 51% of votes against Thierry Mariani 49%.
Test night - Scientists in France are to carry out a test night at a nightclub ahead of the planned reopening of nightclubs on July 9th. The idea of this scientific study is to detect the behaviours that would be associated with contamination of covid. The test evening will take place in Paris at La Machine du Moulin Rouge with 4,400 vaccinated participants.
Increase in prices - As France emerges from lockdown businesses are considering whether to raise prices in the face of increased demand. While some may find that prices are increasing, France has not yet had the same explosion in the price of goods this year as seen elsewhere. According to national statistics published by Insee in mid-June compared to last year, the consumer goods index went up 1.4 per cent in May.
A tsunami is possible on the French Riviera, even if most occur in the Pacific.
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An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale has been recorded in the Val d’Allos. According to SismoAzur, the tremor struck at 4:31am on Thursday...
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Sunshine with clear skies throughout the day. Highs of 27 degrees in Nice and Saint-Tropez, 26 degrees in Monaco, 28 degrees in Vence and reaching 30 ...
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A new scam called "carding" is worrying cybersecurity experts. Fraudsters steal banking details, often via phishing, and then make small, discreet tra...
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Regional health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted West Nile virus (WNV) case in France this year, diagnosed in mid-July in Hyères...
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