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France wildfire update: Landes fire stabilises as heatwave moves east
28 departments still on orange alert
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Paris student faces €20,000 Airbnb fine after renting out flat
Court rules internship was not a 'professional obligation'
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August 15 bank holiday in France: what is celebrated and will shops be open?
Many workers in France will not benefit from an extra day off this year
Probe into electrical giants
Electrical supplies manufacturers Schneider Electric and Legrand plus distributors Rexel and Sonepar are being investigated by monopolies authorities over price-fixing and corruption.
The companies are world leaders in their markets and an inquiry started in April after a tip-off to competition and anti-corruption agencies following an article on the French news investigation website Mediapart. They could face high fines in the wake of last year’s ‘lino cartel’ where three companies were fined €305million.
