French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that “illegitimate” protests would be banned in the coming days, as authorities prepare for fresh demonstrations after some of the country’s worst street unrest in years.
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Edinburgh will host the most northerly Tour de France start in 2027, while the Pyrénées will provide the competitive finale. The Tour de France Femmes, which begins in Leeds, England will end on the Puy de Dome volcano....
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The full routes for the 2027 men's and women's Tour de France races were unveiled on Thursday with the men set for a finale in the Pyrenees whilst the women will end their tour atop a volcano in central France....
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The event, which wraps up on Sunday, showcases a wide-ranging and high-quality selection of artworks.
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French health authorities said on Thursday that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month....
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French authorities have confirmed the first known human case of Shamonda virus, which mainly affects cattle, in a patient in Lyon who died in early October, adding that there is no health risk to the general population....
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Macron met intelligence chiefs on Thursday morning ahead of renewed protests, while the Prime Minister is due to meet political parties and mayors in the afternoon. Protest bans and curfews remain in force....
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Local authorities say four people have died, and another was seriously injured, after storms battered the south of the country on Wednesday.
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Criticized for his absence from Paris after violence shook France over the weekend of October 17, the French president said he refused to cancel his trip so as not to show 'nervousness'. On Thursday morning, he is set to meet with intelligence services at the Elysée during a secu...
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An uneasy calm has returned to the shattered streets of French cities since the weekend - writes John Lichfield - but the explosion of violence seen on Saturday is not over....
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Public order in France "allows rioters to destroy shops and public buildings," says MEP Jean-Marc Germain. He comments on the recent protests and violence beleaguering France last weekend, calling the scenes witnessed a "big failure of government."...
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Stanislas Goudon, a representative from the French national police union Alliance, comments on the recent wave of protests and violence in France from a police perspective, criticising significant government ill-preparedness for the demonstrations....
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Police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday, as France braced for more demonstrations just days after student and other rallies degenerated into some of the worst street unrest in years....
