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Pop-in COVID-19 centers are a popular addition at Paris 'beaches'

02:02 Beach fun comes to Paris each summer on the banks of River Seine and the St Martin Canal – and this year there is a more practical addition with drop-in COVID-19 centers.The summ

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Summer holiday season begins in France despite COVID-19 fears

02:05 Spending August by the beach or in the countryside is a summer holiday tradition for thousands of people in France.But public health officials are warning that COVID-19 is still

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Disneyland Paris reopens after roller-coaster few months

02:44 Disneyland Paris is reopening after a four-month closure with reinforced health and safety measures.The move comes just days after the entertainment company's park in Hong Kong w

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What is Airbus doing to prepare for the post-pandemic reality?

02:10 Airbus will cut 15,000 jobs, as the European aircraft maker tries to secure its future amid the coronavirus crisis.Job lossesThe company has outlined plans to shed nearly 15,000

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France's migrant workers struggling to send money home amid pandemic

There are believed to be 265,000 Senegalese migrants living in Europe, of whom nearly half are resident in France. /AP In France, payments sent abroad come largely from the West African and No

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French restaurants reopen... with some limitations

03:06 What changed for restaurants in France this week?All cafes, bars and restaurants can open their indoor and outdoor areas in so-called "green zones," meaning customers can eat ins

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Renault to restructure factories and make worldwide job cuts

Workers gather as up to 4,600 French jobs are to be cut after car manufacturer Renault announced cost-saving measures. /Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP Renault says 15,000 jobs are being cut worl

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Air France permanently grounds all A380s as pandemic continues to bite

02:19 Air France says it is shutting down all flights that use its Airbus A380 aircraft.The carrier has been hit hard due to the crisis in the aviation industry and has had to turn to

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Paris's vulnerable poor dependant on vouchers... and human contact

01:51 When COVID-19 is said to have particularly affected the vulnerable, it usually means the frail and elderly. But the economically vulnerable have also suffered badly during the pa

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Nicotine patches trialed to help COVID-19 patients in France

02:42 Nicotine patches are to be tested on COVID-19 patients in France after research indicated the drug may offer protection to the virus.The trial is a follow-up to a study in France

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Was COVID-19 already in Europe by December?

02:13 The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is possible more countries could find out they had positive cases of COVID-19 much earlier than previously thought.It comes after a do

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Keeping France's arts and culture going amid COVID-19 lockdown

02:31 France is the most-visited country in the world, with a history of refined culture drawing in millions of tourists every year.That image has changed dramatically, with arts and e

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The French food producers helping hospitals

01:08 In France, a smoked meat producer that was about to open its first delicatessen has been forced to put its new venture on ice due to the lockdown.But the staff are now diverting

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French neighborhood stuck in 1940s amid lockdown

01:00 A Paris neighborhood is stuck in the 1940s after a film crew left its set behind when France went into COVID-19 lockdown.Adieu Monsieur Haffmann, a World War II film about a man,

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Embezzlement trial of former France prime minister Fillon kicks off

What's the story?Former French prime minister and presidential candidate François Fillon has appeared in court for the first day of his trial along with his wife Penelope. He is accused of embezzleme