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What went right this week: France’s plan to halt ‘auto-besity’, plus more Deforestation rates plummeted in Brazil, French cities tackled ‘auto-besity’, and billions more people got access to water, plus more Environment Lifestyle Society World
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The guerrilla artist filling Europe’s potholes with colourful mosaics A Banksy-style street artist is turning urban decay into something beautiful, while making the streets safer for pedestrians Arts Society
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Fruit and veg unwrapped: France’s plastic packaging ban begins A law that bans plastic packaging on most fruit and vegetables came into effect in France on New Year’s Day Conservation Food Society World
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Farms of the future: the Paris rooftops at the heart of an urban revolution The world's largest urban farm is scheduled to open in Paris this month, producing around 1,000kg of organic produce per day Agriculture Environment Food
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Covid-19: French luxury goods group to convert perfume factories to make hand sanitiser LVMH released a statement committing that production facilities for its perfume and cosmetics brands would be used to “to produce large quan... Health Society World
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French employees win ‘right to disconnect’ France has passed a bill urging companies to respect employees’ time outside of office hours. Could similar legislation help people aged 25-... Economics
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