The gendarmes of the Vosges department (eastern France) have arrested six people following an investigation which lasted nearly a year. The suspects are being prosecuted for fraud and abuse of weakness. Their targets were elderly people to whom they promised miracle products at outrageous prices.
“Who should be vaccinated and how”? This is the question that the Covid-19 Vaccine Committee and the Scientific Committee of France have been debating since the race for an antiviral treatment began in July. While the preliminary research results are encouraging, experts in France are
The French Ministry of Agriculture calls for caution regarding seeds sent from China. They should not even be opened, as they could contain invasive species or diseases, reports the regional daily La Voix du Nord. Many countries are affected by mysterious shipments of seed packets.
The very mild weather last winter, the lack of human presence in the green spaces during the lockdown, and the high temperatures of the summer explain the current increase in the number of wasps. 2020 is the year of the coronavirus… but also of the
In an interview given to the magazine Paris Match, the President quotes a famous aviator to oppose the “zero risk doctrine” about Covid-19. If there is one message that the Head of State wanted to deliver through the interview he gave to Paris Match in
Launched in early June, the StopCovid France app has been downloaded 2.3 million times, according to the Health General Directorate (DGS) on Wednesday 19 August. However, only 72 alerts have been sent since then. The app has not been as successful as expected StopCovid is
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was invited by French President Emmanuel Macron to the summer residence of Fort de Brégançon, in the Var department (southeastern France) on Thursday, August 20. They openly showed the unity between the two countries. Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron stand together
Despite the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic in France, the Minister of National Education has swept aside any postponement of the start of the new school year, scheduled for Tuesday, September 1. The mask will be made compulsory for middle and high school students. With
The study on animal welfare was carried out by the IFOP institute for the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, coinciding with the citizens’ initiative on the “referendum for animals”. A sign of the growing concern of the French people for animal welfare. The campaign to hold a
The Tour de France director, Christian Prudhomme, announced that the “podium-girls” will no longer hand over the jerseys at the end of each stage. The tradition was considered sexist by women’s rights advocates. For decades, women have been handing out different jerseys at the end