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French minister calls on airlines to ‘respect passenger rights’
Transport minister’s appeal comes as airlines add charges and cancel flights amid jet fuel crisis
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Man sent to prison over Linky fraud, a first in France
He also offered illegal meter modification services online
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Why people in Nantes are being asked to ‘plant their underwear’
A total of 29 pairs of cotton underwear will be buried across 19 different sites
€500 ‘terrorists’ note to disappear
Banks have stopped the production of €500 notes since January 27. Only Austria and Germany are allowed to continue to print them, until April 26, as a transition measure.
The European Central Bank reacted to concerns from officials about the purple note, which is regularly used in illegal activities including terrorism and drug-smuggling.
