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South of Nantes, the sand quarry extension project is causing turmoil
Illustration of a sand quarry – Caro Oberhaeuser / SIPA The sand quarries installed in Saint-Colomban (Loire-Atlantique) aspire to expand in the coming years. A project contested by some residents…
Surveillance lifted in the South West
Ducks, full of ducks, in 2017 in France. – GEORGES GOBET / AFP Restriction measures taken in four departments in the South West were lifted Thursday, due to the lower…
Emmanuel Macron pays tribute to Nelson Mandela before leaving South Africa
Emmanuel Macron pays tribute to Nelson Mandela before leaving South Africa – AFP A “life of commitment, of sacrifices, of struggles”. On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to…
Emmanuel Macron visiting South Africa on the fight against the epidemic
Emmanuel Macron. – Raphael Lafargue-POOL / SIPA After Rwanda, Emmanuel Macron is expected in South Africa, this Friday, for a trip centered around the fight against Covid-19 and the economic…
a body found in a body of water south of Nantes
Illustration of firefighters. – E. Frisullo / 20 Minutes Macabre discovery this Wednesday afternoon in Montbert (Loire-Atlantique), south of Nantes. Around 1 p.m., a passer-by saw a body floating on…
Warning of strong winds and thunderstorms in twelve departments, including ten in the South West
Drawing. Lightning. – Pixabay The night is likely to be agitated in the South West of France. Meteo France has indeed placed this Sunday twelve departments in orange vigilance for…
an ULM crashes south of Strasbourg, its pilot died
Illustration of a microlight. – Leon Schadeberg / Rex F / REX / SIPA A serious microlight accident occurred this morning shortly after 9:30 am south of Marckolsheim (Bas-Rhin). The…
An impressive meteorite sighted in the south of France
Illustration of a meteorite before its disintegration in the atmosphere. – REAU ALEXIS / SIPA A fireball that crosses the sky. The few onlookers who braved the curfew witnessed an…
France announces mandatory quarantine for travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa
A Covid-19 screening center at Roissy airport, February 5, 2021. – Jacques Witt / SIPA France will introduce a mandatory ten-day quarantine for travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South…
Pfizer vaccine less effective against South African variant, Israeli study finds
Illustration of the Pfizer vaccine developed against Covid-19. – Jaap Arriens The South African variant of the coronavirus is more able to “cross” the defenses of the Pfizer / BioNTech…