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A few dozen people take part in a rally at Ax-les-Thermes in southwestern France to protest against the French government's decision to close ski lifts in resorts over the Christmas season. IMAGES
French Transportation Minister Clément Beaune says national railway strikes during the Christmas holiday season aren’t "inevitable," as employees of rail operator SNCF are on strike this weekend. SOUNDBITE
At the behest of mayors from the Haute-Tarentaise valley, a hundred or so people gather in Bourg-Saint-Maurice - a winter ski hot spot in France - to protest the closure of ski lifts over the festive season, a decision announced by the French government last week in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus. The lift closures mean no tourists, a heavy blow for the economy of thousands who depend on them coming over the winter season. IMAGES
Less than a week after the shock announcement of the closure of the Bridgestone plant in Béthune in northern France, French ministers Agnès Pannier-Runacher (Industry) and Elisabeth Borne (Labor) meet to put pressure on management to try to prevent the closure of the site, which employs 863 people. IMAGES
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right party National Rally, calls for Bridgestone to repay the state aid it received from France over the past five years, after the Japanese tyre manufacturer's announcement it is to close its plant in Bethune, northern France. It would lead to the loss of 863 jobs and cause economic havoc in the local community. Le Pen criticises the government's "free trade" policy, which she believes leads to "the unfair competition represented by massive imports of low-cost production". SOUNDBITES
Wearing masks and offered sanitising hand gel before they enter the store, shoppers in Paris look happy as they rush through the doors to snap up bargains at the 'Printemps' department store, as sales season officially begins in the French capital. IMAGES
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