A LOOK over some of the news headlines from France. Five homeless die as cold snap hits France Five homeless men have died of hypothermia or in a fire they had apparently lit to warm up as a cold snap hit France in the past few days, authorities announced on... Read more →
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Price of a stamp in France to rise 10 centimes from 1 January
FROM 1 January, 2015, the price of a stamp will rise steeply pushing the price of a lettre prioritaire, the standard red stamp, up from 66 to 76 centimes. The green timbre vert, which provides a slower delivery period, will increase from 61 to 68 centimes. Figures show that on... Read more →
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Official population of France stands at 65,241,241
THE official statistics body, Insee, has said that the number of people living in France and its overseas territories in 2012 was 65,241,241. This was an increase of just over 300,000 on the previous year, while if metropolitan France is taken alone then the number is 63,375,971. Regionally and the... Read more →
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News stops: Pearl found in market stall oyster; Health care strike strengthens
A PICK of news headlines from France. French oyster-lover sees double in Christmas discovery Few French people downing their festive serving of oysters would expect to find a pearl inside the shell. But one market stallholder was confronted with not one but two. “Finding two at once is extremely rare,”... Read more →
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French town tries to save first world war soldier’s room for posterity
A portrait of French soldier Hubert Rochereau Until this year, few would have known the name of Dragoons officer Hubert Rochereau, or heard of the tiny village of Bélâbre in central France. But the revelation this autumn that the young soldier’s bedroom, complete with his feathered dress helmet and military... Read more →
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Diesel vehicles could face higher charges to use autoroutes
DRIVERS of diesel cars could face increased fees to use the autoroute system across France, the Journal du Dimanche newspaper reports. Discussions have taken place between the government and autoroute operators to set up a system from 2016 that sees vehicles having to pay more if they are deemed to... Read more →
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Heavy snow brings thousands of drivers to a halt
Snow and ice in the French Alps have stranded 15,000 vehicles, snarling up holiday traffic to and from ski resorts, French media report. The country declared an orange weather alert, its second-highest, as local authorities scrambled to put up motorists for the night. One man died when his vehicle slid... Read more →
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News stops: Avalanche deaths; Reselling Christmas gifts; Anti-homeless cages around benches
CATCH up with some of the news headlines from France. Two brothers killed in an avalanche in the French Alps The body of a mountain-climber that had gone missing after an avalanche in the Mont-Blanc massif in eastern France was recovered Friday, a day after the body of his brother... Read more →
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SNCF announce increase in ticket prices
RAIL passengers face a hike in ticket prices of up to 2.6% from December 31, 2014, SNCF announced in a press release. SNCF says the increase is required to cover future investment and will see price rises for TER and Intercité services, as well as standard tickets on TGVs. Critics... Read more →
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EasyJet in France faces another round of strike action by staff
Update 30/12/2014: easyJet has said that around 70 flights will be cancelled on 31 December and New Years Day, with Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris worst hit, but also Orly seeing cancellations, and flights also grounded at Lyon, Nice, Toulouse and Lille. Unions representing French cabin crews have called... Read more →
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