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First case of West Nile virus transmitted this year identified in southern France
The virus follows a different transmission cycle from dengue, chikungunya and Zika
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Two die as violent storms cross France
Tornado, hail, flooding: storm updates and weekend weather forecast
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Bones found in new searches related to France’s no-body murder case
Husband confessed to killing his wife last week after denying his involvement for five years, and is helping authorities find remains
Terror scare passes Tunisia tourism rises
Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal are still No1 picks for foreign holidays by French people but, despite the 2015 terror attacks, Tunisia has seen a 211% rise in bookings.
Domestic tourism is still strong, with Bordeaux being the top destination for French holidaymakers, and although at 83.2million there were 1.3m fewer foreign visitors France is still the leading world destination. Last year saw fewer Dutch (-18.5%), Italian (-11.4%) and Chinese (-8.7%) but there was a 15% rise in US visitors.
