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France 'total blockade' call for September 10: how much support does it have?
The mysterious movement is being backed by some unions, politicians, and protest groups
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French PM’s vote of confidence: kamikaze gamble or smart poker move?
François Bayrou appears to lack enough support to win September 8 vote
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Items that cannot (or should not) be transported by removal companies in France
Movers will not take certain goods for reasons of safety or value
Woman paralysed by out-of-date soup
Eating soup three weeks out of date has left an Essonne woman paralysed with botulism poisoning.

Officials found soup in her fridge past its eat-by date limite de consommation.
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