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Scientists scrutinise characteristics of new Omicron sub-variant BA.2

Studies are underway to find out the precise characteristics of the latest Covid-19 variant ‘BA.2’. It already accounts for the majority of most recent cases in a number of countries, including India, Denmark and Sweden. But, for French Health Minister Olivier Véran, this sub-variant’s arrival in France is not "a…

France 24

Political advisers to hold four-way talks on Ukraine in Paris

Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will hold "Normandy format" talks on eastern Ukraine in Paris on Jan. 25, a source in Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration said on Saturday.

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Douala academy nurtures Cameroon’s next generation of Indomitable Lions

The Brasseries Football School in Cameroon has nurtured some of Africa’s greatest players since it began operating in 1989. The distinguished academy has sent footballers to some of the world's top clubs, as well as to Cameroon’s national team, the Indomitable Lions. FRANCE 24 visited their training ground in Douala.

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Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high – as it happened

Concerns about new Omicron offshoot in England; France to bring in strict restrictions for unvaccinated people

The Guardian - UK

IHU: How dangerous is the new Covid variant and where has it spread?

Researchers referring to B.1.640.2 as ‘new variant of probably Cameroonian origin’

The Independent UK

Shielders say lifting of England’s Plan B restrictions ‘complete nightmare’

Among the 3.7 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England, the removal of Covid restrictions has raised concerns

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Scarlets v Bristol Bears live on TV for free, team news and odds

Bristol Bears face Scarlets in the fourth pool stage game of the 2021/22 Heineken Champions Cup

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Thich Nhat Hanh, poetic peace activist and master of mindfulness, dies at 95

(This Jan. 22 story corrects to Princeton Theological Seminary from Princeton University in 12th paragraph)

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'Gentle' France lags behind eager EU neighbours in race to vaccinate kids as Omicron rages

As France's bid to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19 hits the one-month mark, progress remains ploddingly slow, light years behind many EU neighbours. As the Omicron wave rages through France with average confirmed cases exceeding 300,000 a day, Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday euphemised that the jab campaign…

France 24

Curtiss-Wright To Acquire Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company For $240M

Curtiss-Wright Corp (NYSE:CW) has agreed to acquire the assets that comprise the Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company (SAA) for $240 million in cash. SAA is a designer and manufacturer of aircraft emergency arresting systems with over 5,000 systems worldwide and currently sells to more than 70 countries. It generated sales of ~$70 million in…

Benzinga

Losing faith in democracy: France's abstention problem

This week, we're exploring a key question ahead of the upcoming presidential elections in France: "to vote or not to vote?" As the list of candidates gets longer, the race is on to drum up support. But voter apathy is still a major concern and increasing numbers of would-be voters…

France 24

EU Commissioner for migration & asylum urges 'clarity' from UK over Channel crossings

2022 is not yet one month old, but already around a thousand people have made "irregular" crossings from France to the United Kingdom – putting a spotlight back onto the issue of migration between the European Union and its former member state. Margaritis Schinas is European Commission Vice-President, and the…

France 24

Canada, US and allies talk aid for Haiti at virtual meeting

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says immediate action is needed to fix the security situation in Haiti and he says additional aid is a central topic of a virtual conference that includes officials from Canada, the United States and France

The Independent UK

France's Macron 'will implement' EU funding conditionality over rule of law degradations

In a week when France has been at the forefront of EU news thanks to heated exchanges between President Macron and Members of the European Parliament, we speak to leading French MEP from the president's political group, Fabienne Keller. The former Strasbourg mayor tells FRANCE 24 Emmanuel Macron is "determined"…

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French council allows vaccine pass, but not for political rallies

France's Constitutional Council has approved with conditions the government's controversial vaccine pass. From 24 January, people over 16 must show a certificate of vaccination to enter public places like restaurants, cinemas or inter-city trains.

France 24

Victims of Storm Alex in southeastern France still struggling to recover

For various experts, Storm Alex, which ravaged south-eastern France in October 2020, was a "weather bomb". In the area north of the city of Nice, torrential rain burst the banks of rivers. Entire houses were swept away in the current, sometimes with their owners inside. The 2,000 inhabitants of the…

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No, French hospitals are not using mannequins as fake Covid-19 patients

Since early January, some people online have been sharing a photo of a dummy in a hospital bed, claiming it was used in a TV report by French broadcaster BFM in order to trick people about the severity of the latest wave of Covid in France. They say that hospitals…

Radio France Internationale

China condemns French parliament's Uyghur genocide declaration

The authorities in China have reacted angrily to a French parliament resolution on Friday that accuses Beijing of carrying out a genocide against its Uyghur Muslim population, a move that has further strained ties two weeks before the opening of the Winter Olympics.

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France's Constitutional Council approves Macron's vaccine pass

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved - with conditions - the country's new COVID-19 vaccine pass, which will require people aged 16 and above to show proof of vaccination to enter public places like bars, restaurants and cinemas.

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Oil giants Total, Chevron to leave Myanmar citing human rights

Total cited ‘worsening’ human rights situation after the country’s military seized power in a coup last year.

Daily Mirror

Cannibal murderer goes on run from custody and attacks woman walking her dog

Cannibal murderer Jeremy Rimbaud escaped custody and grabbed the victim on a street in Toulouse, France, leaving her "absolutely terrified", an investigating source said

Radio France Internationale

Rail company Alstom to hire 7,500 people worldwide, 1,000 in France

French railway equipment manufacturer Alstom has announced plans to hire 7,500 people worldwide this year, including 1,000 in France. The new jobs are to meet rising demand and record orders totalling 78 billion euros last year.

The Times of India

Prannoy crashes out of Syed Modi International with loss in quarters

LUCKNOW: India's HS Prannoy crashed out of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament with a straight-game defeat to Arnaud Merkle of France in the men's singles quarterfinals on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable Malians could ‘pay the price’ of heavy sanctions, warn aid groups

NGOs call for aid exemption to EU-backed sanctions imposed after election postponement and arrival of Russian paramilitary

The Conversation

Munich – The Edge of War: women in historical films are too often unrealistic

In September 1938, Britain, Germany, Italy and France met in Munich as a new European war loomed. Hitler was demanding to annex the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia so in a bid to avoid war the Four Powers Agreement was signed and Czechoslovakia would surrender its border regions and defences. British…

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