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French Farmers Close In On Key Spots As Police Deployed In Force

Convoys of tractors edged closer to Paris, Lyon and other strategic locations in France on Wednesday, as thousands of protesting farmers appeared to ignore warnings of police intervention if they cross red lines laid down by the government.

International Business Times

New England captain Jamie George has neck injection to be fit for Six Nations

The Saracens hooker will miss Champions Cup tie against Lyon but is expected to be fit for England’s camp in Girona next week

The Guardian - UK

World-first endometriosis saliva test wins support of French health body

France’s scientific health authority has urged the government to cover a newly developed saliva test for endometriosis – a debilitating disease affecting one in 10 French women. The Lyon-based start-up behind the test, which uses AI technology, says the move is a major breakthrough for women’s health.

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Claude Bloch, last French survivor of Auschwitz camp, dies aged 95

The last survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp living in Lyon, died Sunday aged 95, the city's mayor said. He paid tribute to Claude Bloch’s commitment to passing down the memory of the Holocaust to future generations.

Radio France Internationale

Lyon more than doubles paternity leave to 10 weeks for city employees

Lyon's municipal council has voted to extend paternity leave for its employees to 10 weeks, making it the first city in France to do so.

Radio France Internationale

France struggles to find right balance as violence at matches escalates

Death of a fan in early December has led to calls for drastic measures but travel bans have been met with opposition

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet Launches New Winter Route From Liverpool John Lennon Airport Ahead Of Holidays

The first flight of this route took off on Wednesday from Liverpool.

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Euroleague shocker: Panathinaikos BC triumphs over LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 89-81!

Euroleague magic as Panathinaikos BC triumphs over LDLC ASVEL scoring 89-81. An electrifying game full of twists, high spirit and staggering skills!

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'Marvel’s Blade' Proves the MCU’s Biggest Problem Is Coming to Games

The announcement of 'Marvel's Blade' leaves a bad taste in my mouth in the wake of MCU fatigue and Arkane Studios' troubled history of chasing trends.

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Visiting the resting place for African WWII soldiers, France's unsung heroes

In 1940, during World War II, a group of tirailleurs – soldiers from what were then French colonies – fought the invading German army. In France's Rhône region, just outside of Lyon, these brave men faced the enemy. Many were taken prisoner and ruthlessly executed. A military cemetery has been…

France 24

Surprise discovery of snake-like lizard feared extinct leaves scientists amazed

Researchers found three species of skink in Australia they feared could be extinct, including the Lyon's grassland striped skink.

LiveScience

Motivated by rise in anti-Semitism, French prosecutors treat Lyon knife attack as 'attempted murder'

French prosecutors have begun investigating an attack against a young Jewish woman who was stabbed in her home in the French city of Lyon, suspecting anti-Semitism as the motive.

Radio France Internationale

Lyon police hunt suspect after Jewish woman 'stabbed and swastika scrawled on her home'

Attacker is said to have fled and remains at large

Evening Standard

French Jewish woman stabbed in her home in France’s Lyon, police hunts suspect

Police were hunting for a man who stabbed and wounded a Jewish woman in the French city of Lyon on Saturday, while a swastika was found graffitied at her home, police and the city's mayor said.

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France on alert for football violence after Marseille fans attack visiting team

France’s sports minister condemned what she called “disgusting” violence against the Olympique Lyonnais football team that prompted organisers to cancel Sunday’s match against the Olympique de Marseille. Security around sports matches is a priority for French authorities, less than a year before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

French government says 9 people detained after violent attack on Lyon soccer team buses

French police have detained nine people and are searching for other suspects after a violent attack on buses carrying the Lyon soccer team and fans

The Independent UK

Lyon manager Fabio Grosso ‘seriously injured’ after Marseille bus attack

Grosso was left covered in blood after the incident which saw windows smashed

France 24

Director Terry Gilliam on his career: 'I got away with murder!'

For more than 50 years he has been conjuring up strange and fantastical worlds. From the very beginning of his work with Monty Python, he has rarely played by the rules and has shunned the Hollywood system, yet serious actors like Sean Connery, Robin Williams and Johnny Depp queue up…

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Women’s Champions League 2023-24: group stage analysis and predictions

The defending champions, Barcelona, got a kind-looking draw but a Chelsea side desperate for success face a trickier assignment

France 24

France vows to crack down on 'jokers' behind false threats at airports, tourist sites

France's justice minister vowed Wednesday to crack down on those behind a flurry of false bomb alerts that caused chaos at airports and tourist sites after emailed threats triggered evacuations at airports in Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais near Paris.

France 24

Scorsese reunites DiCaprio & De Niro in historical drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Based on David Grann's best-selling book investigating a wave of suspicious deaths among Oklahoma's Osage Nation, Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson says it's both sweeping and intimate, with actress Lily Gladstone subtly…

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Six French airports, Versailles palace evacuated after security threats

Six airports across France were evacuated on Wednesday after emailed "threats of attack", according to reports from French news agency AFP.

France 24

Six French airports briefly evacuated after 'threats of attack'

Six airports across France were evacuated on Wednesday after emailed "threats of attack", a police source told AFP, the latest in a series of similar threats in recent days.

Evening Standard

France 60-7 Italy: Les Bleus reach Rugby World Cup quarter-finals as Pool A winners with demolition job

The hosts defy the absence of injured captain Antoine Dupont in an eight-try Lyon rout that sets up likely South Africa showdown

Evening Standard

How to watch France vs Italy for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Rugby World Cup match today

France must avoid an upset against Italy in Lyon tonight to book their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

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