A very sensitive situation. Blocked on the floor of his small apartment for months, a 300-kilos man living in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales, southern France), will finally be transported by a specialised service. Suffering from morbid obesity, Alain, 52 years old, has fallen without being able to
Emmanuel Macron was recently in Lebanon, standing at the bedside of Beirut wounded by two explosions. Before him, several French presidents had been there. There is a history of a strong relationship between the two countries. “Lebanon is not alone.” The comment of Emmanuel Macron
The Ministry of Agriculture’s statistics department, Agreste, forecasts that soft wheat production is likely to fall by almost 25% in 2020, because of weather. Producers are asking the government for an “emergency plan”. Wheat harvests are expected to be disappointing this year. According to Agreste’s
Covid-19 not only changed the way we shop or take public transport. For singles, it has redefined the way of seduction. A survey conducted by Ifop for the Pornhub website, and published by Le Parisien, reveals the tremendous changes that those who are looking for
From January 1, 2021, the price of the standard green stamp will be over 1 euro. The French postal service La Poste justifies the price increase by “the acceleration of the decline in mail volumes”. This is a milestone. In 2021, there will no longer
Many workers’ lives have been abruptly upended by the coronavirus pandemic, as job losses in tourism, air travel, food and drink and other industries hit those both on fixed contracts and in the informal sector. From employees making a comfortable living, to others just scraping
The public television channels France 4 and France Ô were supposed to stop broadcasting on Sunday, August 9, but were given a slight grace period. The future of France 4 and France Ô seemed clear-cut: the two channels were due to go off the air
According to the Scientific Council, the agency advising the government, a second wave of Covid-19 is “highly possible” in France as early as this autumn. “The balance is fragile and we can tip over at any moment” towards an uncontrolled resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic
These salary cuts “should help Air France to save around 300 million euros,” throughout the duration of the crisis. The pilots of the national airline Air France and its low-cost subsidiary Transavia have seen their pay reduced since April, an effort “made necessary” by the
Besides this drought situation, 68 departments are now affected by water use restrictions. It’s a sad record. July 2020 will “probably” be the driest July in 60 years, according to the weather service Météo France. At the same time, 68 departments are now affected by