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A vegetation fire in the countryside around Pornic in western France burned approximately 15 hectares on Tuesday, August 11, threatening the immediate outskirts of the town before firefighters brought the flames under control. The blaze broke out in the afternoon in the Pornic hinterland, near the hamlet......
A batch of onion cream-flavored chips sold across France by Carrefour is being recalled after a quality issue was identified that could cause the product to become rancid earlier than expected. The recall concerns Dipster chips with onion cream flavor, sold under Carrefour’s Carrefour Sensation......
Air France will operate the three domestic flights that Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to take during his first apostolic visit to France, as preparations intensify for a journey expected to attract large crowds across the country. The pontiff is due to visit France from September 25 to 28, with stops planned......
A couple in their eighties living in France’s Hérault department allegedly lost more than €100,000 over several months, with three people involved in their home care now facing allegations of financial misconduct. The couple, aged 84 and 85, are believed to have lost €103,780......
Dominique Libault, a senior French civil servant who spent decades helping shape the country’s social security system, has died at the age of 64, prompting tributes from government officials and political figures. Libault’s death was announced on Tuesday by several members of the French......
French wholesale electricity prices surged by more than 20% on Tuesday as an intense heatwave increased demand for cooling while tightening power supply, according to LSEG data. Day-ahead electricity prices rose 20.5% to €141 per megawatt-hour, reflecting growing pressure on the French power market......
A beach restaurant in Ajaccio, Corsica, was completely destroyed by fire overnight in what prosecutors believe was a deliberate attack. The fire broke out between Monday and Tuesday at the Week-End beach restaurant on the Route des Sanguinaires. No injuries were reported, but the establishment was left......
Pet owners across France are being warned about a new phishing campaign that appears to be linked to a previous cyberattack targeting the country's national animal identification database. Ingenium Animalis, the organisation responsible for managing the I-Cad database, said several users had recently......
Citigroup has appointed Jean-Baptiste Charlet to lead its operations in France, bringing in a senior Morgan Stanley veteran with more than three decades of experience in financial markets. Charlet will take the formal position of Citi Country Officer and Banking Head for France, giving him responsibility......
Several wildfires continued to challenge emergency services in France on Monday, with authorities evacuating residents in Lozère while a major blaze in the Drôme region had already affected hundreds of hectares. The situation comes as Western Europe experiences an exceptionally hot start......
La Poste is facing strong criticism from trade unions in Nouvelle-Aquitaine after announcing that employees whose work was disrupted by wildfires would have to make up hours they were unable to work. The dispute follows the closure of sorting facilities in Cestas, south-west of Bordeaux, during the......
A new spell of extreme heat is set to intensify across France on Sunday, with 13 departments placed under an orange heatwave alert as temperatures are forecast to approach 39°C in parts of the country. According to Météo-France, the highest temperatures are expected in the south-west......
A suspected burglar was seriously injured after falling from a third-floor window while allegedly attempting to escape police officers in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, on Friday. The incident occurred shortly before midday after officers went to an apartment building following reports of suspicious......
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