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Map shows French post offices at risk of closure or change
Union says hundreds could be closed or replaced by smaller outlets
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High turnout expected for this week's major public sector strikes in France
Public sector workers, firefighters, transport and education staff all plan walkouts for September 29
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Fire burns 60 hectares around Carcassonne airport
Blaze happened during air show taking place on site
School plea to allow smoking is rejected
Government rejects plea to allow pupils to smoke in school.
Calls by school heads for lycée and collège pupils to be allowed to smoke in school to save them from added terrorist risk by leaving the premises have been rejected by the government, which said it would be better to help them quit smoking.
