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The Delta Festival in Marseille, France, will go ahead as scheduled despite a growing number of artist withdrawals following allegations of sexual misconduct involving one of the event's co-founders. The festival, expected to welcome around 150,000 attendees, is set to open on Thursday, July 23, for a four-day programme at the Prado beaches.......
France experienced its deadliest heatwave-related mortality surge in more than two decades during the extreme temperatures that affected the country between June 17 and July 2, according to preliminary figures released by the national public health agency. Santé publique France reported 5,764 excess deaths during the period, making......
French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed new leadership terms for two of the country's most prominent cultural institutions, extending the mandates of Laurent Le Bon at the Centre Pompidou and Alexander Neef at the Paris Opera as both organizations prepare for major transformation projects. The appointments, formally approved during......
German authorities in the state of Lower Saxony have approved a controversial nuclear fuel production project that brings together a French nuclear company and Russia's state-owned atomic energy corporation, reigniting debate over energy cooperation with Moscow despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. The authorization allows ANF, a subsidiary......
Several members of French ministerial teams have been removed from their positions after testing positive for drug use, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, defending the government's decision to introduce random screening procedures among cabinet staff. In an interview with Paris Match, Lecornu said the measures were motivated......
Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a lawmaker from France's National Rally (Rassemblement National), said the party's members' and candidates' personal data were not compromised following cyberattacks that targeted the political organization and the social media account of Marine Le Pen. Speaking on French television, Tanguy stated that......
French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected claims that France applies a specific numerical target or a relaxed approach to issuing visas for Algerian citizens, stating that the country has “no quantified objective” and “no laxity” in its visa policy. Speaking during a Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, Macron......
Air France has introduced Paris Stopover, a new travel service designed to encourage international passengers to extend their layovers into short stays in the French capital. Developed in partnership with Extime Travel, the tourism brand of Groupe ADP, the initiative aims to transform connecting flights through Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport......
French Environment Minister Monique Barbut has agreed to remain in office after President Emmanuel Macron asked her to continue her mission and assured her of his support, her office announced on Wednesday. The minister will stay in charge of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations,......
A fast-moving wildfire in the Var department of southern France has left more than 2,300 households without electricity, with the largest impact reported in the municipality of Cotignac, as emergency crews continue efforts to contain the blaze. According to local authorities, the fire remains active and continues to threaten parts of Cotignac,......
Bruno Retailleau, leader of Les Républicains (LR) and a declared candidate for France's 2027 presidential election, has called on Richard Ferrand, president of the Constitutional Council, to reinforce the institution's impartiality as it prepares to examine legislation establishing a legal right to assisted dying. In a letter......
Several batches of eggs sold in Lidl supermarkets across France have been recalled after authorities identified possible contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis, a bacteria responsible for salmonellosis, according to information published on the official Rappel Conso platform. The affected products include packs of 20 and 30 eggs sold until......
France has adopted a major reform of its public property management system after the French Parliament gave final approval to legislation creating a dedicated state-owned property company tasked with overseeing government real estate. The measure is intended to reduce operating costs, improve the management of public assets and finance the......
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