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Euro reaches strongest exchange rate against the US dollar in five years
Strong euro spurs economic debate within the eurozone and in France
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Map shows where road deaths rose most in France in 2025
Overall fatalities increased last year but with sharp regional contrasts, provisional figures show
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Scotland-France ferry still planned for 2026
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Paris tests anti-heat and anti-noise roads
Paris is the first city in France to test a special road surface aimed at reducing noise and heat
Rue de Courcelles, rue Lecourbe and rue Frémicourt in the 8th and 15th arrondissements have been fitted with 200-metre sections which can reduce temperature by two degrees and cut noise by half.
The move follows on from France’s Plan Climat of 500 measures to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050.
