STORY: In France, smoking will be banned on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other public locations starting July, the government said. The ban, which follows similar measures across Europe, ...

Starting Sunday, smoking will be banned at bus stops and beaches across France, as the country steps up efforts to protect the public from the harmful effects of tobacco smoke. The new regulations ...

Tobacco products cause 75,000 avoidable deaths a year in France, Minister of Health and Prevention Aurélien Rousseau said on BFM television. The government will introduce legislation at the start of ...

The beaches (plages, in French) in southern France are numerous and varied. Some are hidden in discrete coves, others stretch out right in front of a city. Beaches are made up of anything from rocks ...

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France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation. The ban, published in the ...

NORMANDY, FRANCE — World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, ...

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said. The ban will come into force on 1 July and will include beaches ...

PARIS — France will ban smoking on all beaches, in public parks, forests and some other public areas as part of a national anti-tobacco plan presented by the health minister on Tuesday. Tobacco ...