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Global recall of diabetes glucose sensors: French patients impacted
Up to three million distributed sensors provide dangerously low readings
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French weekend weather forecast December 6 - 7: Highs of 20C as temperatures spike
Warm spell comes despite rain in west and north
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Why does eastern France celebrate Saint-Nicolas on December 6?
Father Christmas may be known for his present delivery on December 24, but in the east of France, another bearded figure bearing gifts is celebrated much earlier in the month
€24m masterpiece must stay in France
A 13th CENTURY masterpiece – Florentine artist Cimabue’s Mocking of Christ – must stay in France after US buyers paid €24.1million for it.
The 25.8cm by 20.3cm work heralds the start of the Italian renaissance and was found hanging in a modest home in Compiègne, Oise.
The culture minister refused an export licence and has 30 months to fund a purchase.
See also: French family keepsake up for auction at €24m
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