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The bedbug plague in France has seen families in Marseille dump their infested mattresses out into the streets in a bid to rid themselves of the pests. The French government is battling to contain a bout of nationwide panic, after several schools were closed across the country due to the infestation. Footage shows residents walking past discarded mattresses in one of the streets in France's second largest city, with some of the items lying in the road and others propped up against buildings Government officials were holding an emergency meeting on Friday on how to tackle a crisis borne out...

A recently released video, which appears to show a bedbug crawling up the leg of a passenger travelling on the London Underground, has fired speculation that the infestation in France has already crossed the channel.News from France has reported bedbugs infesting various public spaces, including trains and cinemas in Paris. The consistent media coverage of these incidents has heightened concerns among Britons about the potential spread of bedbugs to the UK, writes Metro. At the weekend, a TikTok user claimed to have encountered one of these pests on the London Underground. She narrated her experience, saying, ‘Minding my own business...

Protesters burned down a historic library in Marseille France.

BREAKING In Marseille, migrants burned one of the largest libraries in France. The Alcazar Library's collection contained almost a million documents, 350,000 of which were in the public domain. In particular, medieval manuscripts and unique editions.

One of the many distressing videos circulating on social media showed a devastating scene of rioters in France setting ablaze the largest public library in the city of Marseille. The footage shows flames engulfing the institution, symbolising the loss of knowledge, culture, and community resources. This act of destruction represents a tragic blow to the city's cultural heritage and a deeply concerning manifestation of the ongoing unrest.

The French official agency for medications, that depends directly on France’s Health Minister Véran, has refused to temporary use approval for hydroxychloroquine to the Marseille University Hospital, headed by Professor Didier Raoult. According to the October 23 communiqué, “To date, the available data, which are very heterogeneous and uneven, do not allow us to predict a benefit from hydroxychloroquine, alone or in combination, for the treatment or prevention of Covid-19 disease. In this context and in view of the available safety data showing increased risks, in particular cardiovascular risks, it cannot be assumed that hydroxychloroquine has a favorable risk...

The French president Emmanuel Macron has announced a curfew during which everyone must be at home between 9pm and 6am for the Paris region, as well as the cities of Rouen, Lille, St Etienne, Lyon, Grenoble, Montpellier, Marseille and Toulouse. The curfew will begin on Saturday and will last for four weeks, he said.

The France Soir newspaper published an article “COVID-19 : Marseille 5 – Paris 1 juste les chiffres” – using a soccer score analogy, making Marseille de clear winner over Paris when it comes to fighting the coronavirus. While the numbers for Paris are clearly bad, those for New York and Montreal are even worse, as we analyze in the second section of the article. COVID mortality is found to be 5 times higher in Paris than in Marseille: 751 deaths per million in Paris, versus 147 deaths per million in Marseille. http://www.francesoir.fr/societe-sante/marseille-5-paris-1-juste-les-chiffres The table compiled by France Soir shows...

More than 84,000 people took part in the protests in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lyon, Strasbourg, and other French cities on Saturday. Clashes eventually erupted at the iconic Champs Ulysses and Arc de Triomphe, with police using tear gas and water cannons to calm the angry crowds, RT reports. In Paris alone, 156 people were arrested during the standoff, with most of them put in custody, the law enforcers said. In Nimes, protesters attempted to storm City Hall and police deployed tear gas against them. Clashes were also reported in Bourges in central France, where the local authorities said that 5,000...

President Emmanuel Macron is to deliver an apologetic address on television and announce further tax cuts following a day of violent protests across the country on Saturday. Cities including Paris, Marseille and Bordeaux exploded into violence on Saturday, during the fourth weekend of demonstrations in a row by Yellow Vest protesters. Burned-out cars dotted the streets in several neighbourhoods in Paris on Sunday morning as cleaners swept up the broken glass from smashed shop windows and bus stops. Throughout Saturday, Macron skulked behind the majestic walls of his presidential palace in Paris while outside, his city – and his country...

"The French Suicide" ("Le suicide français") is a book published by the author Éric Zemmour in October 2014. Just one year later, on November 13, 2015 in Paris, a horror took place at the Bataclan Theater, when three terrorists fired into the crowd during a concert, murdered 130 people, and injured 413. Some of the victims had been tortured. The French population reacted as usual: shock and horror quickly gave way to resignation and submission. Flowers, candles and teddy bears were placed at the scene of the attacks. The government promised to act, but did almost nothing. A ceremony was...

HOODED gunmen have opened fire with automatic rifles, kalachnikovs, in Marseille, in south France – with one person reportedly injured. The men opened fire on a group of young people not far from the cultural space known as ‘La Busserine’, local media Corse-Matin reports. Three vehicles with the masked individuals arrived in the city’s district of Busserine at 5pm local time, France’s ACTU17 said. As police arrived on the scene they were blocked by some of the suspects in a Renault Megane, France Bleu reports. There was then a shoot-out with police before the attackers fled the scene. At this...

HOODED gunmen have opened fire with automatic rifles, kalachnikovs, in Marseille, in south France – with one person reportedly injured. The men opened fire on a group of young people not far from the cultural space known as ‘La Busserine’, local media Corse-Matin reports. Three vehicles with the masked individuals arrived in the city’s district of Busserine at 5pm local time, France’s ACTU17 said. Police exchanged fire with the shooters and officers have set up a cordon. At this time it is unclear if any arrests have been made, but police are investigating. Marseille’s Marines-Pompiers, the city’s fire and rescue...

The suspect was identified by his fingerprints, which matched those taken during seven previous incidents registered by police since 2005, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters. The attacker didn't have any past convictions in France, Molins said. The man's most recent arrest occurred in the Lyon area Friday — just two days before the train station stabbing. The man was held overnight for shoplifting, then released Saturday and the charges dropped, Molins said. He added that local authorities had no reason to hold him further based on the ID he gave them — a Tunisian passport. ... Some witnesses reported...

Two people have been killed during a knife attack at a Marseille train station, according to police. The assailant, who was reportedly shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’ was shot dead by an army patrol at the scene. The incident took place at the Saint-Charles train station in Marseille on Sunday, when a man attacked passers-by with a knife. One person was killed by the assailant at the scene, while another succumbed a short while after, according to police chief Olivier de Mazières. The attacker, who was reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar,” was shot dead by an army patrol. At least two shots were...

MARSEILLE, France/PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by a soldier in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what officials described as a "likely terrorist act." Police sources said the suspect had shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) in Arabic as he attacked the women, aged 17 and 20, at Marseille's main railway station.

A man carrying a knife and shouting 'Allahu akbar' killed two female passengers before being shot dead by soldiers at Marseille's train station in southern France. The attack at Marseille's busiest train station took place early this afternoon, as scores of armed police officers and soldiers swarmed the area. Both victims were women, with one left with a 'sliced neck'. Local official Oliver de Mazieres told AFP: 'Two victims have been stabbed to death.' The prosecutor for the area Xavier Tarabeux said the knife man was shot by soldiers, while Marseille police urged people in the city to avoid the...

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - French soldiers shot and a killed a man on Sunday after he stabbed to death two women at Marseille’s main train station, the French interior ministry said, in what police sources called a “likely terrorist act”. Three police sources said the suspect had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) as he carried out his attack. No further details were immediately available. Police cordoned off the area and told people to stay away. A witness told Reuters she saw a man take out a knife from his sleeve and then stab a young girl and then a...

<p>MARSEILLE (AFP) - A man armed with a knife killed two people at the main train station in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille on Sunday before being shot by soldiers patrolling there, local officials said.</p> <p>"Two victims have been stabbed to death," regional police chief Olivier de Mazieres told AFP, referring to the attack which occurred at 1:45 pm (1145 GMT).</p>

Four American women were attacked with acid in Marseille’s main train station in France on Sunday, the city's prosecutor's office said. A woman was arrested. *snip* The incident was not terror-related, French officials confirmed to Fox News.