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‘Lots of great actors are not exactly oil paintings’: Valérie Lemercier on her ‘horrifying’ Céline Dion biopic

The French actor has made a career out of being kooky. But, at 58, did she really think she could play Dion as a newborn baby as well as a middle-aged superstar?

The Guardian - UK

Ex-soldier Loik Le Priol with links to neo-Nazi groups arrested after killing of rugby star Federico Aramburu

An ex-soldier with links to neo-Nazi groups has been arrested under suspicion of shooting rugby star Federico Aramburu dead in Paris.

Evening Standard

Ronan O'Gara believes Ireland on right track after Six Nations

The former Munster and Ireland great says Andy Farrell has a squad with a good dynamic as they face into the three summer Tests in New Zealand, when the 2023 World Cup build-up begins in earnest

Irish Mirror

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Stellantis Fires Up EV Rivalry With Tesla

Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA), Mercedes-Benz Group AG (OTC:DMLRY), and TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) joint venture Automotive Cells Company looked to build an EV battery plant in Italy. The plant would involve an investment of over €7 billion, Reuters reports The partners aimed to increase its industrial capacity to at least 120-gigawatt hours (GWh) by 2030. ACC looked to produce batteries…

Benzinga

Five years of Macron: Yellow Vests, Covid-19 stymie plans for social cuts (Part 3 of 4)

French President Emmanuel Macron hit the campaign trail in March, vying for re-election on a record that was somewhat stonewalled by five years of crisis. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how Macron has performed on social welfare issues – after the spending cuts he once pledged were thwarted by…

France 24

Manchester weather as region will be hotter than the south of France today

Temperatures will reach as high as 18C as we move into the start of spring

Manchester Evening News

France's TotalEnergies to stop buying oil from Russia by end of 2022

The French oil giant TotalEnergies will stop buying oil and petroleum products from Russia by the end of this year, after facing criticism over its inaction following the invasion of Ukraine. The company will, however, continue buying Russian gas. CEO Patrick Pouyanné told French radio the move would not put…

France 24

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Which football clubs are close neighbours but in different countries?

Plus: playing in the most World Cup-winning countries, a European clean sweeps by clubs from one nation and more

The Guardian - UK

Manchester United player Paul Pogba opens up on depression battle

Paul Pogba is currently on international duty with France and has spoken about having depression previously in his playing career.

Manchester Evening News

Pogba Says World Cup Winner’s Medal Stolen During Burglary

France midfielder Paul Pogba said his World Cup winner's medal was among the items stolen during a burglary at his home last week. Pogba's house was broken into on March 15 while his children were sleeping, with the incident taking place during Manchester United's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyiv residents, businesses coordinate aid and self-defence as fighting consumes suburbs

Entrepreneur Dmytro Tymoshenko has turned his paint company into a force for Kyiv’s self-preservation. His facilities are now producing their own bulletproof vests as well as serving as a hub for distribution of medicine and other humanitarian aid. FRANCE 24’s James Andre, Jonathan Walsh and Oleksiy Gordieiev meet volunteers participating…

France 24

‘Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine,’ Blinken says

The United States has assessed that Russian military forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday, referring to a review of “countless accounts and images of destruction”. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in Ukraine [Paris time].

France 24

Author Wat Wallayangkoon dead at 67

The Sriburapha-award-winning author Wat Wallayangkoon has passed away at 67 in France.

Bangkok Post

Paul Grayson column: Telling England fans not to believe their own eyes is not on

"What we have is the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain. Smoke and mirrors. Look in the opposite direction, everything’s alright"

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Reuters

France lets some farms asphyxiate poultry flocks to stop bird flu

France has authorised some farmers to kill their poultry by asphyxia to stop a rapid spread of bird flu that has made it difficult for veterinary services to cope with massive culling, French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie said on Tuesday.

Reuters

France sees biggest jump in COVID cases since early February

France saw the biggest jump in new COVID-19 cases since February, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, with 180,777 new infections over 24 hours, and hospital numbers also rose for the third consecutive day.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Appeals for Calm in Corsica after Separatist Dies from Prison Attack

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for calm after the death of jailed Corsican separatist militant Yvan Colonna, whose assault by a fellow inmate triggered violent protests on the French Mediterranean island earlier this month. Colonna, who was serving a life sentence for the killing of a senior official…

Daily Mirror

Kylian Mbappe caught making "fed up" confession to Paul Pogba on France duty

Kylian Mbappe's future continues to be unclear and the PSG star seems to be growing frustrated with matters in Paris after he made a notable confession to France teammate Paul Pogba

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The Guardian - UK

WHO blames rising Covid cases in Europe on curbs lifted too soon

Regional director says several countries including the UK lifted restrictions ‘brutally’

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man paralysed after fall while packing for dream trip with girlfriend

Emma and her partner Iain had their lives changed forever when Iain fell from their loft in 2016, just seven days before the pair were due to move to the south of France.

The Independent UK

Council sends mayor to speak about decarbonisation at climate conference in France – via easyJet flight

‘We’re a low mileage Council, and we send him by air because it’s quick, and the meeting is important,’ says Oxford City Council

Reuters

As election looms, callers tell Macron on radio show to focus more on France

Voters told French President Emmanuel Macron to focus more on the needs of his country in a call-in radio show on Tuesday amid criticism that his last-minute election campaign has been too dominated by the conflict in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

France sends 55 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

France sent 55 tonnes of medical equipment, computers, children's milk and generators to Ukraine via Poland on Monday, the French foreign ministry has said. An estimated 3.5 million people have now fled the country since the beginning of the Russian invasion a month ago.

Radio France Internationale

France's presidential candidates: how are they polling?

French president Emmanuel Macron appears to have lost ground slightly in the latest opinion poll released by Elabe on Tuesday. With two and a half weeks to go until the election, he remains out in front ahead of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The other…

The Independent UK

Whatever happened to that French domestic flight ban?

Plane Talk: Rather than short hops ending, as we were expecting, some are actually increasing

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