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French rail strike: no disruption to TGVs but local Occitanie and Paris routes impacted
Unions are calling on workers to walk out as negotiations with management begin
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French farmer protests: renewed road blockades and demonstrations as Mercosur anger remains
Farmers from all unions are protesting, with new action including truck inspections at Le Havre port and on motorways
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Six skiers, including a Briton, die in French Alps after weekend avalanches
Separate incidents saw off-piste skiers buried in snow and hurled against trees
Experts in race to excavate Roman site
Newly-discovered ruins of a luxurious 5th-century Roman palace in Auch in the Gers have sparked a race against time by archaeologists.
Elaborate mosaics, underfloor heating and private baths were found when the site owner was digging foundations for a house. The dig team must hand back the site in September.
