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Petition calls for new law to protect mothers who breastfeed in public in France
Campaigners say discrimination remains common
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Bonne Maman jam recalled across France over risk of glass fragments
Batch of condoms also flagged by French government’s recall website
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Rescuers search for woman swept away in flash floods in Alps tourist village
Victim hit by debris when crossing bridge to find safe campsite
€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.