Another variant of COVID-19 with a large number of mutations was discovered in France last month, but scientists have urged people not to panic. The variant is known as B.1.640.2, or colloquially as “IHU,” after the researchers at Méditerranée Infection University Hospital Institute discovered it. In a study published Dec. 29, researchers said that the B.1.640.2…
France Vows to Go Ahead With Vaccine Pass Despite Parliamentary Glitch
January 5, 2022
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PARIS—French government officials on Tuesday vowed to enact by mid-January as planned a law to block unvaccinated people from hospitality venues, despite the legislation hitting a procedural hitch in parliament overnight. “January 15 remains our goal,” for the law coming into force, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told LCI television. Until now France has enforced…
French Burn Fewer Cars on New Year’s Eve Due to Pandemic
PARIS—Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much lamented tradition that appeared in decline this year, which saw only 874 vehicles burned. The number of cars burned overnight has declined compared to New Year’s Eve 2019 when 1,316 vehicles went up…
France Imposes Indoor Masking for Ages 6+ to Avoid School Shutdowns
The French government has announced it will require everyone aged six and older to wear masks in indoor areas amid the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which marks the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Previously, children aged 11 and above were required to wear masks but the government has lowered…
Working-Class Wonders: Exploring Lyon
Set on two mighty rivers and hemmed in by very steep hills, France’s second city is a place of broad vistas and flowing water, with homes, shops, and churches scattered across islands and climbing sharp slopes. Undeniably pretty, the history here is nonetheless gritty. Stepping onto a funicular dating back to 1891, I was spirited…
Winter Wonders: Château-Hopping in the Loire Valley
The scale of these gardens was so sweeping that when I climbed the final step to the top of the belvedere, I drew a breath. The size, yes, but also the remarkable attention to detail. Hemmed in on all sides—by a storybook village, a 12th-century church, a forest, and its namesake château, the gardens at…
France Cancels Order for Merck’s COVID-19 Antiviral Drug
PARIS—France has canceled its order for Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 antiviral drug following disappointing trial data and hopes instead to receive Pfizer’s competing drug before the end of January, the health minister said on Wednesday. France is the first country to publicly say it has canceled an order for the Merck treatment after the company…
Goggia Takes Super-G for 5th Win in 17 Days; Shiffrin 5th
VAL d’ISÈRE, France—Sofia Goggia has been unbeaten in downhill for an entire year. Now the Olympic champion from Italy is starting to dominate in super-G, too. Goggia won the last women’s World Cup super-G of the calendar year Sunday, a day after she triumphed in her seventh straight downhill. Sunday’s result made her the only…
Taiwan Seeks EU Trade Deal Progress Under the Bloc’s Incoming French Presidency
December 16, 2021
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Taiwan hopes for stronger trade ties with the European Union when France takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency in the first half of next year, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting French lawmakers on Dec. 16. A six-member French delegation arrived in Taiwan on Dec. 15 for a five-day visit, the second one this year following a…
France to Ban Non-Essential Travel From UK Amid Omicron Fear
France is banning traveling “without compelling reasons” to and from the UK from Saturday over the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Tourism and business trips will not be considered as compelling reasons, but French citizens, residents, their spouses or cohabiting partners, and their children will still be able to travel to France. Arrivals from the…
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