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Surprise train strike to hit Normandy this weekend
Close to 40% of trains to destinations such as Evreux, Caen, and Rouen cancelled on Friday
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French farmers clash with prefecture over help for firefighters
Farmers hurry to deliver water and supplies, but authorities say they must use official channels
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World’s largest Celtic festival begins this weekend in Brittany
The 55th edition of France’s huge ‘Interceltic’ celebration is dedicated to Cornwall and the Celtic Sea
French hypermarket forced to stop Sunday trial
Supermarket group Casino has abandoned plans to open one of its Géant hypermarkets with only automatic self-scan tills on a second Sunday afternoon after hundreds of unionists threatened to protest.
Trials in 123 stores, including 15 hypermarkets, nonetheless went ahead the same day.
A first trial at the store at Vals-près-le-Puy (Haute-Loire) in December attracted 200 protesters, said the CGT union, which had planned a second and larger protest.
