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3rd Dec 2023

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Coronavirus: Paris bars to close for 2 weeks

Paris is is going back to maximum Covid-19 alert, meaning bars will have to close for two weeks from Tuesday and restaurants will have to put in place new sanitary protocols to stay open, prime minister Jean Castex has ordered. "These measures, indispensable in the fight to curb the virus' spread, will apply to Paris and the three departments immediately surrounding it, for a duration of two weeks," he said.

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Brussels denies having no 'concern' on Spain's amnesty law

The Spanish government remains secretive about its negotiations with pro-independence Catalans, but claims the EU Commission has "zero concerns" about their proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists. The EU executive denies that.

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Dubai's COP28 — a view from the ground

Discussion of the biggest existential threat humanity has ever faced is barely mentioned on billboards or signage in Dubai — yet visitors are made aware quite quickly that t world rugby sevens tournament is imminent.

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