French parliament approves more restrictive vaccine pass
France’s parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government’s latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protestors.
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French parliament approves vaccine pass law to tackle Covid
Law will require people to have a certificate to enter public places such as restaurants and cinemasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance’s parliament has given final approval to the government’s latest measures to tackle C…
‘A massacre’: Environmentalists fight Metro plan that threatens Parisian forest
Proposals to extend Paris Metro Line 1 are meeting fierce pushback from a local environmental collective, which says the project would destroy part of the capital’s Vincennes forest and permanently destroy biodiversity in the area.
British girl, five, killed during ski lesson in French Alps
Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after colliding with the victim at high speed
Serbia’s president urges Djokovic to come home
Serbia’s president has called on Novak Djokovic to return to his native country hours after the top-ranked tennis player lost his court battle to play at the Australian Open and was deported
Italian nurse accused of giving fake Covid jabs to anti-vaxxers arrested
Police say people were fraudulently obtaining Covid passes by having the fake vaccinations in PalermoCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageItalian police have arrested a nurse in Palermo for allegedly pretending to give Covid vacc…
Ukraine says evidence points to Russia being behind cyber-attack
Claim comes as Microsoft warns hack that hit government websites could be worse than first fearedUkraine has said it has “evidence” Russia was behind a massive cyber-attack that knocked out key government websites last week, while Microsoft warned the …
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Valérie Pécresse: ‘The Bulldozer’ conservative who vows to restore French pride
On more than one occasion, Valérie Pécresse, the presidential candidate for the conservative Les Républicains (LR) party, has confidently declared she will become “France’s first female president”. While she personally describes herself as “one-third …
Key moments in Novak Djokovic’s Australian saga
How the story unfolded – from testing positive for Covid in mid-December to Sunday’s court rulingThe tennis star Novak Djokovic’s bid to win a record-breaking 21 men’s Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open ended on Sunday with a court decision to up…