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Floods across central and eastern China have left more than 140 people dead and 38 million people affected, the waters swelling lakes and rivers to record highs. FRANCE 24 correspondent Charles Pellegrin says worse is expected to come.
Heavy snowfall in Saint-Etienne and bad weather in neighbouring dapartements (Drôme, Isère and Ardèche) have caused major power cuts across the region, resulting in a loss of electricity for some 140,000 households. Rail and road networks have also been disrupted. IMAGES
"Call the bluff": French MEP Nathalie Loiseau expresses skepticism the UK government has a viable alternative to the Irish backstop in Brexit negotiations.
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has released an action plan with a goal to reduce the 220,000 incidents of marital physical or sexual violence that happen every year in France, according to official data. The interior ministry counted 121 femicides in 2018 – that is to say, a murder every three days.
French President Emmanuel Macron lay out his priorities for 2019 as he delivered his traditional New Year's Eve greetings following a bruising 12 months that saw his popularity plummet.
- A quoi ressemble la moitié de Français qui n'a pas l'intention de se vacciner contre le Covid-19 ?
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