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France lets some farms asphyxiate poultry flocks to stop bird flu

France has authorised some farmers to kill their poultry by asphyxia to stop a rapid spread of bird flu that has made it difficult for veterinary services to cope with massive culling, French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie said on Tuesday.

Reuters

France sees biggest jump in COVID cases since early February

France saw the biggest jump in new COVID-19 cases since February, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, with 180,777 new infections over 24 hours, and hospital numbers also rose for the third consecutive day.

Reuters

Macron Appeals for Calm in Corsica after Separatist Dies from Prison Attack

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for calm after the death of jailed Corsican separatist militant Yvan Colonna, whose assault by a fellow inmate triggered violent protests on the French Mediterranean island earlier this month. Colonna, who was serving a life sentence for the killing of a senior official…

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Kylian Mbappe caught making "fed up" confession to Paul Pogba on France duty

Kylian Mbappe's future continues to be unclear and the PSG star seems to be growing frustrated with matters in Paris after he made a notable confession to France teammate Paul Pogba

Daily Mirror

WHO blames rising Covid cases in Europe on curbs lifted too soon

Regional director says several countries including the UK lifted restrictions ‘brutally’

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh man paralysed after fall while packing for dream trip with girlfriend

Emma and her partner Iain had their lives changed forever when Iain fell from their loft in 2016, just seven days before the pair were due to move to the south of France.

Edinburgh Live

Council sends mayor to speak about decarbonisation at climate conference in France – via easyJet flight

‘We’re a low mileage Council, and we send him by air because it’s quick, and the meeting is important,’ says Oxford City Council

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As election looms, callers tell Macron on radio show to focus more on France

Voters told French President Emmanuel Macron to focus more on the needs of his country in a call-in radio show on Tuesday amid criticism that his last-minute election campaign has been too dominated by the conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters

France sends 55 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

France sent 55 tonnes of medical equipment, computers, children's milk and generators to Ukraine via Poland on Monday, the French foreign ministry has said. An estimated 3.5 million people have now fled the country since the beginning of the Russian invasion a month ago.

Radio France Internationale

France's presidential candidates: how are they polling?

French president Emmanuel Macron appears to have lost ground slightly in the latest opinion poll released by Elabe on Tuesday. With two and a half weeks to go until the election, he remains out in front ahead of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The other…

Radio France Internationale

Whatever happened to that French domestic flight ban?

Plane Talk: Rather than short hops ending, as we were expecting, some are actually increasing

The Independent UK

France's Macron mulls food stamps to help poor households cope with Ukraine war fallout

French President Emmanuel Macron, currently campaigning for re-election, on Tuesday said he was considering giving special cheques to poor households to compensate for increased food prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Ex-Russian state TV reporter: I quit over Ukraine war

Zhanna Agalakova, until her resignation this month a journalist with Russia's state-controlled Channel One broadcaster, said on Tuesday she quit in protest at the war being waged by Russia in Ukraine.

Reuters

French public confidence in science has changed since Covid, according to poll

A new poll suggests that public confidence in science has evolved in France, especially in light of the Covid crisis. Despite a keen interest in scientific topics in the media, more than one out of two French people consider scientific theory to be "just one form of hypothesis" while four…

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DR Congo: 223 citizens rescued from Ukraine

Congolese evacuees were mostly students, most of them currently in France, according to the foreign minister.

Al Jazeera

France’s presidential elections: All you need to know

About 48 million French voters will choose their leader among 12 candidates in April in the most volatile context.

Input

The hunt for the horse-killer gang that never was

When horses across France started turning up dead and mutilated, amateur sleuths got to work on Facebook. A nationwide panic ensued.

The Hindu

Data | India reduced arms imports from Russia, while China’s dependency increased

Russia has been the most preferred source for India’s defence purchases since at least the 2000s with an exception in 2021, when France replaced Russia as India’s primary source

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Omicron ‘stealth’ variant and fewer restrictions driving resurgence of Covid in France and Europe

Covid-19 is again surging in France and across Europe due to a "perfect storm" of governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious BA.2 Omicron subvariant.

Daily Mirror

Flybe makes comeback with UK flights two years after it collapsed

Flybe flights are set to relaunch next month with bases in Birmingham and Belfast City two years after the airline collapsed - and tickets are now on sale

Wales Online

Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad as things stand sees several Six Nations players miss out

Wales are now expected to start streamlining the squad in the run-up to next year's Rugby World Cup, with 33 places available

The Guardian - UK

Six Nations verdict: France flourish to win slam as Italy show they belong

The champions may now be World Cup favourites but England, Scotland and Wales will not cherish the 2022 tournament

France 24

France's first-time voters: 'I'm sure I'll be filled with emotion when I get to the voting booth'

Noélie, 18, will be voting for the first time in France's presidential elections next month. The literature student hails from a family of left-wingers who aren't big voters. But Noélie has thrown herself wholeheartedly into the electoral race, campaigning for far-right pundit Éric Zemmour. As for voting? She can't wait.

Reuters

France's Socialist Party facing irrelevance in presidential vote

In France's former mining heartland, promises by the Communist Party's first presidential candidate in 15 years to raise the minimum wage, lower the retirement age and tax big business hard resonate with voters who feel ignored by the mainstream left.

Wales Online

Today's rugby headlines as Sam Warburton says it's time to say goodbye to senior stars and arrest made after shooting

Here's your round-up of all the latest rugby headlines for Tuesday, March 22

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