Fifth consecutive weekend of protests in France over Covid pass

More than 250,000 people are expected at 200 demonstrations, an increase on last week

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Protesters took to the streets of France for the fifth consecutive Saturday to oppose the country’s pass sanitaire – health pass – now required for everyday activities.

More than 250,000 people were expected at about 200 demonstrations, an increase in the number that officials said had turned out last week. Protesters have accused the government of underestimating the numbers and playing down support.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/14/fifth-consecutive-weekend-of-protests-in-france-over-covid-pass
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Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins

‘Lively, pink and plump’ cubs born overnight to panda parents who are on a 10-year loan from China.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/2/giant-panda-in-french-zoo-gives-birth-to-female-twins
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France reopens Libya embassy after 7-year closure

Most diplomats and other foreigners left the North African country after repeated attacks and kidnappings.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/france-reopens-libya-embassy-after-7-year-closure
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How a failed dam legalized marrying the dead

The Malpasset Dam in France was built in the 1950s to regulate the Reyran River, which was dry most of the year, but carried torrents of water in the winter and spring. Experienced dam builder André Coyne was in charge of the project, which was completed in 1954. — Read the rest

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Archaeologists Uncover a Lavish Marble Floor from Ancient Rome in Southern France

Image © Bertrand Houix, Inrap . All images courtesy of Inrap, shared with permission

Developers of an apartment building in Nîmes, France, had to halt construction this month when archaeologists discovered an opulent tiled floor that once blanketed a Roman villa, or domu. Dating back to 1-2 A.D., the checkered design is comprised of marble from multiple empirical provinces that’s inlaid into the foundation, a style called opus sectile that was prevalent during ancient times. Spanning multiple feet, the multi-colored pattern is thought to occupy what once was a reception area.

During their dig, archaeologists also uncovered plaster sheets that had caved in on the impeccably preserved tiles featuring classic frescoes on red and black panels. Lines score the back of the decorative pieces, which would have helped them adhere to the earthen walls. Other findings indicate that this domu, along with another nearby, were particularly lavish and featured a private bath, a concrete floor speckled with decorative gemstones, and a large central fountain made from Carrara white marble. One room even had remains of hypocaust heating, an inventive system that sent hot air underneath the flooring to warm the home. (via The History Blog)

 

Image © Charlotte Gleize, Inrap

Sheets of decorative plaster covering the tile floor. Image © Pascal Druelle, Inrap

Image © Pascal Druelle, Inrap

Two rooms of the domu, with evidence of the heating system on the left. Image © Charlotte Gleize, Inrap

Marble gemstones decorate the concrete floor. Image © Bertrand Houix, Inrap

Source: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/03/roman-marble-floor/
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail in corruption trial

Sarkozy served as president from 2007 to 2012.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/nicolas-sarkozy-jail-sentence-corruption/
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Undercover footage at French pig farm shows ‘abusive’ conditions

The unit, which supplies the Herta brand, had been cleared by French state vets and claimed to be addressing concerns

French veterinary officials have been accused of publishing “falsely reassuring” inspection findings after undercover footage at a farm appeared to show pigs in conditions that continued to breach regulations following allegations of abuse in December.

The farm is a supplier for the Herta brand of frankfurter, part-owned by Nestlé, which is sold by most major UK supermarkets.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/11/undercover-footage-at-french-pig-farm-shows-abusive-conditions
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Biden talks NATO, climate change in first presidential call with France’s Macron

President Biden discussed NATO, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic during his first call as president with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday.According to a readout from the Whit…

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French baker’s hunger strike saves apprentice from deportation

“If you protect someone, you protect them fully,” Stéphane Ravacley told NBC News.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-baker-s-hunger-strike-saves-apprentice-deportation-n1254505
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President Emmanuel Macron of France tests positive for coronavirus, with symptoms of COVID-19

The office of Emmanuel Macron says on Thursday the French President has tested positive for coronavirus. A contact tracing effort is now under way across Europe, after a series of recent meetings between Macron and EU heads of government.

“Macron joined all but two of the European Union’s 27 leaders at a summit in Brussels late last week to discuss climate change, the EU budget and Turkey, reports Reuters, and now those politicians are being tested and monitored:

Macron, 42, was running the country remotely after going into quarantine in the Elysee Palace, the presidency said.

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Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/17/president-emmanuel-macron-of-france-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-with-symptoms-of-covid-19.html
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Tens of thousands in Bangladesh protest against France

Tens of thousands of Muslims have marched in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital in the country’s largest protest yet against the French president’s support of secular laws that allow caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tens-of-thousands-in-bangladesh-protest-against-france-muhammad-emmanuel-macron-laws-muslims-caricatures-b1529883.html
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France braces for monthlong lockdown as virus deaths mount

Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/france-braces-for-monthlong-lockdown-as-virus-deaths-mount-french-patients-relief-shoppers-ap-b1418305.html
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Givenchy to unveil new designer debut at Paris Fashion Week

Storied maison Givenchy is set to unveil new designer Matthew Williams’ debut collection Sunday, although the brand may have hoped such a big new beginning would have come under better days and not under the virus-hit Paris Fashion Week

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/givenchy-unveil-new-designer-debut-paris-fashion-week-matthew-williams-schiaparelli-designer-beginning-brand-b780027.html
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Armenia commits to work with French, Russian & US-led OSCE mediators, says it will stick to peaceful solution for Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia said on Friday it’s ready to negotiate an end to hostilities with Azerbaijan, but also prepared to continue fighting. Yerevan welcomed the condemnation of the violence in Nagorno-Karabakh by Russia, France, and the US.

The OSCE Minsk group – set up in 1992 and co-chaired by Paris, Moscow and Washington – which has long mediated in the three decade conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, condemned on Thursday the latest flare up over the disputed region. Armenia reacted the next day, saying it remains committed to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, in line with the group’s call.

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“We will continue to resolutely confront the aggression [against the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic], but at the same time we are prepared to work with chair nations of the OSCE Minsk group to restore the ceasefire based on the agreements of 1994-1995,” the Foreign Ministry in Yerevan said.

While the mediation group is headed by Russia, France, and the US, it lists several other nations as members, including Azerbaijan and Armenia, the principal parties of the conflict. It was formed to coordinate the OSCE effort to stop the bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh which was ongoing at the time.

The fighting was over a predominantly ethnic Armenian part of Azerbaijan which broke away and proclaimed itself a sovereign state with the backing of the Armenian military. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh a territory occupied by Armenia. Border clashes in the area resumed last Sunday, with Azerbaijan and Armenia accusing each other of escalating the violence.

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Azerbaijan is backed by its long-time ally Turkey, which has called Armenia a threat to peace in the region. Yerevan accused Ankara of providing military advisers, Syrian mercenaries, and air support during the offensive. The claim about foreign fighters was backed by France, which said on Tuesday it had credible evidence confirming it.

Baku leveled accusations of its own, claiming Armenia brought in ethnic Armenians from Syria to fight for its side.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that Turkey’s involvement in the conflict disqualifies it from remaining part of the Minsk group and its membership should be stripped, he told French newspaper Le Figaro earlier this week.

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Man with full body tattoos and inked eyeballs banned from teaching kindergarten

French Kindergarten teacher Sylvain Helaine, 35, has full body tattoos and recently had the whites of his eyes inked black. He says that last year, the parents of a three-year-old complained that Helaine’s appearance triggered nightmares for their child and he’s since been banned from teaching children under six at Docteur Morere Elementary School in Palaiseau, a Paris suburb. — Read the rest

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France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks

France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban in the coming years.

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Ouch! Bee sting to the mouth floors Tour de France rider

Tour de France rider Lukas Pöstlberger was forced by a bee sting to the mouth to abandon with the finish in Paris just two days away

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/wires/us/ouch-bee-sting-mouth-floors-tour-de-france-rider-b484141.html
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French winemakers see earliest harvest since 1556, as climate change ‘alters taste of wine’

<p>Accelerated warming trend over the last 30 years is also making wine stronger, as <a href=”/author/anthony-cuthbertson”>Anthony Cuthbertson</a> reports from Burgundy, France</p>

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'Barbaric' horse killings raise fears of 'internet challenge'

At least 15 animals found mutilated in France this year

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Passenger kicked off train 'in the middle of nowhere' in France after refusing to wear mask

Man accused of ‘disturbing public order’

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/france-train-passenger-face-mask-refuses-coronavirus-a9675641.html
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