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It's no shock to see another country banning TikTok from government phones, but France is taking the restrictions a step further.Le Monde reports the French government is banning "recreational" apps like TikTok, Twitter, Netflix and even Candy Crush from public servants' devices.

France's Ministry of Health announced in April that rates for some medical consultations will increase in the final months of 2023.It will take approximately six months for the new rules to be applied, with the earliest possible date of application being around the end of October, according to AFP.There are basically two areas to charging in French healthcare appointments with medical professionals and then the cost of any treatment (medication, tests, scans or surgery) that they prescribe.

Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September.The country's main labor unions on Tuesday called for another round of nationwide demonstrations and strikes on June 6.May Day protests across France on Monday drew either 800,000 people that's according to French authorities or 2.3 million people, which was the estimate given by organizers.

France's Ministry of Health announced in April that rates for some medical consultations will increase in the final months of 2023.It will take approximately six months for the new rules to be applied, with the earliest possible date of application being around the end of October, according to AFP.There are basically two areas to charging in French healthcare appointments with medical professionals and then the cost of any treatment (medication, tests, scans or surgery) that they prescribe.

Thousands of people, including many undocumented migrants, marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday, protesting planned changes to immigration laws and evictions from the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte.Published: 30 April 2023 08:40 CEST In the French capital, demonstrators marched behind a banner proclaiming No to the Darmanin law.

Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about.It's published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox, by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article.

France must introduce a law banning hair discrimination against natural afro hairstyles and braids, a lawmaker from Guadeloupe has argued as he prepares a cross-party bill to be presented to parliament in the autumn.Just as the Republic's motto is liberty, equality, fraternity', this is about allowing everyone to be as they are and as they want to be, whether in it's in the workplace or anywhere else, Olivier Serva told France Info radio.

Brewed in Roussillon, a stone's throw from Aix-en-Provence, in the South of France, Rancio Sec is a one-of-a- kind of French wine you've probably never heard of.The list of tasting notes is intimidating: salty nuts, mushrooms, bacon, brioche, caramel, apples, and chalk.The word "umami" comes up a lot, and the finish is often described as bone dry and saline.

Far-left lawmakers react as they hold papers reading, "64 years.It is no," at the National Assembly in Paris on March 20.(Lewis Joly/AP) French President Emmanuel Macron's fraught effort to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64 has pushed long-simmering political tensions past the point of crisis, prompting large-scale street protests that have escalated into violent clashes.

By pushing through its plan to overhaul pensions and raise the national retirement age by two years to 64, the French government has exposed itself to no-confidence motions that could bring down President Emmanuel Macron's cabinet an outcome not seen in half a century of French politics.While predictions suggest that a no-confidence motion is unlikely to pass, recent statements from legislators who are seen as critical swing voters indicate that the outcome could be closer than expected.

Large crowds have taken to the streets in Paris and other French cities in the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron forced through a higher retirement age without a vote.trikes upended travel across the country on Thursday as protesters blockaded train stations, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, refineries and ports.

Dock workers face riot police as they stand in front of a burning barricade next the port of Marseille in southern France on March 22. (Daniel Cole/AP)French President Emmanuel Macron is addressing the nation Wednesday after his move to force through legislation to raise the retirement age ignited angry protests and strikes around the country.

The French government is to face two no-confidence motions amid street protests, strikes and roadblocks in opposition to Emmanuel Macron's decision to push through an unpopular rise in the pension age without a parliament vote.The no-confidence votes are taking place on Monday afternoon against a backdrop of increasing tension on the streets, after clashes between protesters and police in Paris at the weekend and demonstrations in cities around the country.

On Monday French prime minister Elisabeth Borne faces at least one vote of no confidence, following the decision of the French government to push through highly controversial pension reforms without allowing MPs a vote using a constitutional process known as Article 49.3.Here's what will happen on Monday and what it all means.