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Glass half full or half empty? How Covid figures can be misleading

Despite announcing a record number of Covid-19 infections this week, the French government has timidly suggested that the country may nearly be over the worst of the fifth wave.

Radio France Internationale

Fighting endometriosis: ‘I don’t know what it means to be free from pain’

Widespread ignorance of endometriosis reflects an ingrained tendency to neglect women’s health and belittle their pain. Now France is vowing to change tack, rolling out a national strategy to combat a debilitating disease that affects one in every ten women, causing extreme pain and sometimes infertility.

France 24

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

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France mulls ending military support for Mali as relations with junta worsen

As relations between France and Mali sour rapidly, Paris is wondering whether it is time to stop providing military backup to a country run by a junta that has defied the international community.

France 24

Today's rugby headlines as France rocked by player's sudden death

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and the wider rugby world on Thursday, January 20

Wales Online

Fresh powder: the best French ski resorts you’ve never heard of

If Chamonix is beyond your budget, don’t despair – there are plenty of small resorts offering great skiing across France. We round up some of the best

The Guardian - UK

European Countries Urge Israel to Stop New Construction in East Jerusalem

The foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain urged Israeli authorities on Wednesday evening to stop the construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem. Earlier in the month, Israeli authorities approved plans for the construction of around 3,500 homes in occupied East Jerusalem, nearly half of which are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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France and Japan face 'tougher' Indo-Pacific security situation, minister says

The security situation facing Japan and France in the Indo-Pacific is unstable and "getting tougher", Japan's defence minister said on Thursday, at the start of talks between the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries.

Reuters

Channel 4's A New Life in the Sun: Nottinghamshire couple take £280k home 'gamble' in south of France

They invested all their money

Nottingham Post

Blinken Seeks United Front with European Allies over Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to Berlin for meetings with key European allies, as part of a whirlwind diplomatic tour to stop Russia from marching on Ukraine. Blinken will seek a united front with counterparts from France and Germany as well as Britain's junior foreign minister before…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France first: Far-right challenger tears into Macron's European vision

Eric Zemmour, the French far-right presidential challenger, on Wednesday said he would seize back control of France's borders from Europe, block European Union free trade negotiations and prevent any further enlargement of the bloc to the east.

Reuters

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

European countries urge Israel to stop construction in East Jerusalem

The foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain urged Israeli authorities on Wednesday evening to stop the construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem.

Reuters

France To Require COVID Vaccines For All Athletes Entering Country

The French government announced in January, 2022 that it will require vaccinations for all athletes entering the country for future competitive events.

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Evening Standard

Daniel Venes: Artist missing for five months found dead on French beach

The body of a Kent artist missing for more than five months has been found on a beach in northern France.

France 24

French women forced to travel to Spain to avail longer abortion deadline

With French lawmakers backtracking on a bill to extend the legal deadline for women seeking abortions beyond 12 weeks, thousands of French women are forced to travel abroad to terminate their pregnancies. Spain is an obvious choice, but it’s a costly option that evades impoverished and vulnerable women. FRANCE 24’s…

France 24

Powerless Europe? Soaring prices expose EU's energy dependence

With prices at the pump surging and a showdown looming with major gas supplier Russia, the French president addressed the European Parliament to mark France's rotating presidency of the bloc. We ask about what Emmanuel Macron said and didn't say about the highest fuel prices in seven years with some…

Radio France Internationale

Macron waxes lyrical on Europe but French MEPs pull him down to earth

President Macron addressed MEPs on Wednesday, urging Europe to become a "power of the future", capable of guaranteeing its own security in the face of Russian military moves on the continent's doorstep. But French MEPs were more interested in debating his domestic policies.

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The Guardian - UK

Macron says EU must start own dialogue with Russia over Ukraine

France’s president hopes to restart four-way talks between Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine

The Independent UK

US, allies pledge unity on Russia; to do what isn't as clear

President Joe Biden has rallied European allies to pledge as one that they will take tough measures against Russia if it rolls troops into Ukraine

The Independent UK

Rivals say Macron is using EU as springboard for French vote

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make the European Union more powerful as his country holds the bloc’s presidency for six months

Reuters

French EU lawmakers lash out at Macron in rare direct exchange

French members of the European Parliament (MEPs) seized a rare opportunity on Wednesday to attack President Emmanuel Macron directly, three months before France's presidential election.

Radio France Internationale

New Interpol president faces third torture complaint

A new complaint for "torture" and "barbarism" was filed Tuesday in Paris against Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, an Emirati who is the new president of Interpol since November, and who is currently in France.

Sports Illustrated

These Seven Events Will Make Their Olympic Debut in Beijing

From monobob to freestyle skiing big air, here's what you need to know about the new events at the 2022 Winter Games.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Says EU Must Work on New Security Pact to Put to Russia

European Union countries must work together on a new stability and security deal that they could then discuss with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron told the European Parliament on Wednesday. Referring to "destabilization efforts" in the continent, Macron, speaking as France starts its presidency of the EU, said Europe wants…

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