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French Prime Minister Jean Castex receives a dose of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, as France resumes its vaccination programme with AstraZeneca's dose, following the European regulator's conclusions that the vaccine is "safe and effective". (COMPLETES VID96C8WU_EN) IMAGES
French health minister, Brigitte Bourguignon, visits the residents of a nursing home in Poitiers, as France's record pre-summer heatwave spreads across the country. IMAGES
Speaking at the National Assembly, French health minister Olivier Véran slams opposition group Les Républicains, after a surprise move by the right-wing party to team up with the far-left and far-right late on Monday, to hold up a bill tightening measures against Covid-19. The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron was left red-faced as not enough of its lawmakers were still present in the chamber when the vote by a show of hands was taken to continue the debate. SOUNDBITE
French Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu meets Martinique's social representatives in Fort-de-France, after a visit to Guadeloupe, in an attempt to end more than a week of violent protests sparked by Covid-19 restrictions. IMAGES
The Mahault roundabout in Lamentin, Martinique, is still occupied by strikers and roads barricaded with burnt cars as France's minister for overseas territories is due to meet local officials for talks over ways to end more than a week of protests. IMAGES
The social security deficit will be lower than expected this year and "we expect a strong improvement in 2022" to 21.6 billion, says France's Public Accounts Minister Olivier Dussopt in Paris. IMAGES
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