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Photo: what is the strange ‘hair ice’ phenomenon seen in France recently?
Extremely rare formation is occurring in eastern woodlands
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Macron confirms what he wants to say to Trump when he visits US next week
Ukraine, EU and US relations and geopolitical situation are unsurprisingly key topics
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More trains and routes linking UK to France (and other European countries) expected under new agreement
British rail regulators hope for new international lines on UK-France high-speed route
French state ‘secu’ deficit falls
France has made progress in balancing the books of its social security system.

The deficit reduced to €1.2billion in 2018, the lowest since 2001 but still above the €1billion predicted by the government. In 2017 it was €5.1billion. Only the healthcare arm is now in deficit with the other sectors of retirement, work accidents and family allowance keeping to budget.