Tag: #EdourdPhilippe
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France steps up coronavirus evacuations from packed hospitals
Nancy, France, March 30 (AFP/APP): France staged its largest evacuation of coronavirus patients to date from hospitals in the hard-hit east on Sunday, increasing efforts to free up intensive care units as officials warned of an influx of serious cases in the coming days. Two specially equipped high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and…
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French PM refuses to back down on pension reform plan
Paris, Dec 11 (AFP/APP): France’s prime minister on Wednesday refused to back down on his government’s controversial pension reform plans in the face of a crippling week-old transport freeze. Edouard Philippe said he stood “firm” on the principle of his proposed pension changes but that he remained open to discussions on the measures. Earlier he…