The Bugle Dordogne - May 2020

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Passenger accidentally ejects from fighter jet

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The defence company executive accidentally pulled the ejector handle of the jet whilst on a flight arranged as a surprise

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New rules for postlockdown France

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Exactly how far from home is 100 km? - pg 4

The free Republic of Le Saugais - pg 14

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need for de-confinement to be progressive and tailored to each area. To that end, departments will be classified as either green or red when confinement finally ends, with stricter measures in place for those in red. Although the lockdown is now widely expected to end for much of the country on 11th May, the government has stressed that this situation will be reversed if key conditions are not met, most notably that the number of new cases per day does not exceed 3,000 - the daily number has been below this figure on average since around mid-April. The new de-confinement rules unveiled represent phase one of a longer-term plan and will run from

Contactless limit raised to €50 - pg 3

The French Grand Prix has been cancelled... for now - pg 9

With the end of lockdown in sight for many, the government has unveiled what a post-confinement France will look like and what you will soon be able to do again. t began at midday on 17th March and now, following confirmation in a televised address by Prime Minister Eduoard Philippe, the lockdown will finally end for many from Monday 11th May, although life will not be the same as before. While there will no longer be a need to carry a form when you leave the house, certain travel restrictions will remain in place and not all of the country will end confinement in the same way. The prime minister explained that the deconfinement strategy would be based on three principles: test, trace, isolate. Hailing the lockdown as a “success” which has saved as many as 62,000 lives in France, he also emphasised the

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