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The Latest Breaking News from France

Rugby World Cup power rankings: Who tops our list of contenders with quarter-finals nearing?

How has the fourth weekend of fixtures affected our rankings?

The Independent UK

Bird flu vaccine drive sparks US ban on French poultry imports

France has started vaccinating ducks against bird flu in a bid to stem the virus that killed millions of birds around the world, a move that has prompted the United States to impose trade restrictions on French poultry imports.

Radio France Internationale

Jeremy Hunt signals axe for HS2’s northern leg as he slams ‘totally unacceptable’ costs

Chancellor questions why it costs ‘10 times more’ to build high-speed rail in UK than France

The Independent UK

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Father and Soldier review – Omar Sy anchors first world war drama on France’s colonial legacy

The normally irrepressible Sy is stranded in cinematic no man’s land in this familial story of the French army’s Senegalese corps

The Guardian - UK

Rugby World Cup permutations: What Scotland, Ireland, France and more need to qualify for the knockouts

The final pool stage matches of the Rugby World Cup will be played between Thursday and Sunday with six of the eight quarter-final places still up for grabs in France.

Evening Standard

France begins early vaccine programme as Covid-19 cases rise

A new vaccination drive against Covid-19 gets underway this Monday, with the French government having decided to bring the campaign forward to deal with a resurgence of the disease.

Radio France Internationale

Paris-Berlin relations slump is holding up key EU decisions, says German MEP

Exclusive: Defence and trade affected by poor post-Merkel rapport, says chair of foreign affairs committee

The Guardian - UK

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France sees a jump in bedbugs, as Paris prepares to host the Olympics next year

"No one is safe," Paris first deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said in a tweet on Friday.

WEKU

‘It was strange’: Iranian chess players meet across board in exile

Mitra Hejazipour tells of sadness and joy in playing fellow female grandmaster at world championship

The Guardian - UK

Autumn heat continues in Europe after record-breaking September

Countries including France, Germany and Poland all had their hottest Septembers on record

The Guardian - UK

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included.

WEKU

France to quit making cigarettes as last factory prepares to close

The last remaining factory making cigarettes in France is set to close by the end of 2023, the site's owner told its employees this week.

Radio France Internationale

Flying Fiji break new ground but World Cup is set up for smaller nations to fail

So-called tier-two teams are at every disadvantage, from pool fixtures to a lack of quality warm-ups: World Rugby has to act

The Guardian - UK

How French linguist Champollion unlocked the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt

Two centuries ago this week, French linguist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had cracked the code of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian writing system that had puzzled scholars for centuries. RFI tells the story of a breakthrough that revolutionised human understanding of one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

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The Guardian - UK

How will Europe weather a second winter without gas from Russia?

EU states have worked hard to secure supplies and storage – while the UK seems just to be hoping it stays mild

Evening Standard

Rugby World Cup 2023: France captain Antoine Dupont cleared to return ahead of Italy clash

Scrum-half suffered facial fracture during win over Namibia

Radio France Internationale

Court advised to reject landmark case accusing French police of racial profiling

An adviser to France's top administrative court has urged it to reject a class-action lawsuit against the state alleging that the police have failed to address widespread racial profiling, saying the government cannot be held at fault over a lack of reform.

The Independent UK

France captain Antoine Dupont given go-ahead to return following surgery

Dupont was injured against Namibia.

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The Independent UK

Antoine Dupont returns to France World Cup squad after cheekbone surgery

Antoine Dupont underwent surgery on a broken cheekbone

Radio France Internationale

Quarter-finals take shape as group stages culminate at Rugby World Cup

Who's through and who's going home as the group stages draw to a close at France's 2023 Rugby World Cup?

Radio France Internationale

Problem solved as France opens its first museum dedicated to maths

France's first museum dedicated to the world of mathematics, Maison Poincaré, is the newest addition to Paris's Latin Quarter. The research-based venue, which opened its doors this week, is to be managed by the Sorbonne University.

AAP

Wallabies look for small Cup joy against Portugal

The Wallabies will take on Portugal in their final World Cup pool game in France, hoping to give fans some joy after a tournament to forget.

Radio France Internationale

Smith leads New Zealand's Italian job to close in on last eight at World Cup

Talk was of an upset in Lyon on Friday night which would eliminate New Zealand after the group stages at a rugby union World Cup for the first time in the 10 competitions stretching back 36 years.

The Independent UK

French police are being accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case

France’s highest administrative authority held a landmark hearing over accusations of systemic discrimination in identity checks by French police

France 24

'In hip-hop you have the freedom to be who you are': Choreographer Marion Motin

She's been referred to in France as the "choreographer of the stars". Marion Motin toured as a dancer with Madonna before choreographing videos for Dua Lipa, Stromae, and Christine and the Queens. Her latest work, "The Last Call", showing at Paris's historic Palais Garnier, is a personal piece about losing…

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