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France urges flu vaccination after 17,000 deaths last winter
Last year’s season was particularly severe due to ‘low vaccination coverage’, experts say
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Air traffic controller defends colleagues over near-fatal air crash at Nice
He blames airport lighting issues and claims ‘staff are deeply affected’ over the incident
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Dordogne runs anti-mosquito operation after chikungunya outbreak
The campaign is ‘preventative’, with affected residents asked to stay indoors and bring in pets and washing
University ballot for places continues
Despite complaints from student groups, the ballot system used to set places at in-demand universities has been kept in place after it was published in a low-key announcement.

The Conseil d’Etat is to rule in coming months on whether the ballots are a misuse of power as student groups said 3,500 hopefuls could not get courses they wanted last year.