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French authorities said hospitals in and around Paris were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave, adding that consumption and sales of alcohol would be banned from Friday.
The city of Paris said on Thursday that a court ruling ordering oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to account for its clients' emissions represented a landmark decision in the history of French climate law.
French teaching unions on Thursday called for a strike to protest unacceptable working conditions as a severe heatwave shatters temperature records in the country.
Frustrated with the endless delays and administrative problems, a group of activists, lawyers and trade unions working with foreigners in France have formed the collected Bouge Ta Pref (get your préfecture moving). We spoke to them about the problems they face.
The issue of foreigners working remotely in France while on a 'visitor' visa has long been a confusing grey area - but now the French government has clarified to parliament, and to The Local, who can work on this status.
Ten years on from the historic vote, readers of The Local explain how Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has affected them on a personal level, from worries over paperwork and money to a loss of a sense of identity and freedom to move around the continent.
A three-year-old has been found dead in a car in the Paris region, a police source said on Thursday, the third such fatality of a child during the extreme weather this week.
This French expression originates from the wolf's behaviour.
As Europe's heatwave leaves millions sweltering in poorly insulated apartments, schools and retirement homes, more French people are breaking with tradition to turn to air conditioning.
A section of cliff collapsed in the French beach resort of Biarritz on Wednesday, killing one woman and leaving a diver missing, local authorities said.
