Local news stories and events from the different regions of France
PENSION REFORM: The organisers of the Cannes film festival fear actions of the CGT Energy of power cuts against the pension reform, and have planned generators Cannes without light is like a film without an image. If the electricity were cut during the famous film festival, there would be far fewer films to see. The threat […]
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DROUGHT: Threatened by the flames, a nearby housing estate in the Pyrénées-Orientales was also evacuated One hundred and thirty-seven people were evacuated after a fire that broke out near a campsite in Saint-Cyprien, a town in the Pyrénées-Orientales located about fifteen kilometres southeast of Perpignan. The fire in the engine of a tractor clearing brush around a campsite is […]
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REGIONAL LANGUAGES: According to the administrative court, the debates must be held only in French. Several municipalities have announced their intention to appeal Seized by the prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales, the administrative court of Montpellier cancelled the authorization, taken by the municipal councils of five communes of the department, to deliberate in Catalan. Justice considers that the […]
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AGRICULTURE: As improbable as it may seem, it is in the North that the only French farm to produce camel milk is located. A rare and expensive product with impressive nutritional properties In Feignies, in the North, an animal enthusiast raises camels and dromedaries. On his farm, called La Camélerie, he is the only one in France […]
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The President of the Republic came to Lyon on Monday afternoon to pay tribute to the resistance fighters and to Jean Moulin, being carefully kept away from the crowd who demonstrated This Monday afternoon, Emmanuel Macron went to Lyon to pay tribute to the resistance fighters and in particular to Jean Moulin, arrested eighty years […]
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DROUGHT: The Minister for Ecological Transition announced this Friday morning on RTL a new measure to save water in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. The drought is forcing the authorities to increase restrictions on the use of water, particularly in the Pyrénées-Orientales, one of the most affected in France. This is the message conveyed this Friday morning on RTL by Christophe […]
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In southern Brittany, in the ria d’Etel, an island is for sale. The future buyer will enjoy a house and a beach all to himself for nearly 3 million euros. Do you dream of the life of Robinson Crusoe? With a little (a lot) of money, you can afford this dream in South Brittany. An island is for sale in […]
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GRAND DISTRIBUTION: The Auchan group has unveiled its first mini-supermarket prototype allowing customers to do their shopping completely independently without even having to go to the checkout After the Auchan Minute containers, the retail giant presented Auchan Go, a new smart store concept. The technology deployed allows customers to do their shopping naturally without having […]
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SYMBOL: After a crossing of about ten days from Greece, the Olympic flame will disembark from Belem, one of the oldest three masters in Europe to still sail Marseille city will have to wait another year before being the first French city to see the Olympic flame for the Paris 2024 Games. It will indeed land […]
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Several organisations have taken administrative action to challenge the prefectural decrees authorising the use of drones with on-board cameras during the May Day demonstrations. In Rouen, the decree was notably restricted, and completely suspended in certain areas. Organisations have seized administrative justice to challenge several prefectural decrees authorizing the use of drones during the May 1st demonstrations […]
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