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France lets some UK cargo, people in; huge backlog remains

by Jeff SchaefferSylvia Hui
| December 23, 2020 2:03 AM

CALAIS, France (AP) — Freight from Britain and passengers with a negative virus test began arriving on French shores Wednesday, after France relaxed a two-day blockade over a new virus variant that had isolated the U.K., stranded thousands of truck drivers and raised fears of food shortages.

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