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France changes vaccine rules to enforce a vaccine pass to ‘piss of the French anti-vaxxers.’ French MPs on Thursday morning approved a bill to transform the COVID-19 health pass.

France considering lockdown as the country is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases. A new record was reached on Tuesday (28 December) with 179,807 new infections.

France has issued a statement about new restrictions being placed on travellers from the UK. As Omicron spreads “extremely quickly” travel restrictions have been reintroduced.

France’s military involvement in the Sahel is encountering growing opposition in the region, with protests in Sahel that were once isolated to urban centres spreading.

French-American rights activist Josephine Baker became the first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record. “I’m very happy to be here, happy to keep fighting for new trophies,” Messi said through a translator.