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French ex-president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing has died of Covid-related complications; US suffers highest daily deaths since April; Former US presidents hope to inspire public confidence in vaccineFormer French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing dies aged 94Beware fake coronavirus vaccines, says InterpolRural US hospitals ravaged by surge in casesUS braces for Covid surge after Thanksgiving holidays 7.29am GMT France was once home to the father of immunisation, Louis Pasteur, but it is now among the most vaccine-sceptic nations on Earth - a pressing concern as it prepares one of the biggest vaccination campaigns in its history, AFP reports. A survey in Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper at the weekend showed only 41% of the French planned to get inoculated, compared with the 58% recorded in a recent Gallup poll in the US, where coronavirus and vaccine scepticism is also high. 7.18am GMT In the UK, the market for student rentals is as active as ever, regardless of Covid restrictions on campuses. “It may be more difficult for students this year but it's busier than we would have thought,†says Martin Blakey, chief executive at the student housing charity Unipol. “Students are really determined to have as close as possible to a traditional uni experience, and are planning their future as they normally would.â€But finding a flatmate in a pandemic isn't easy. Drama student Daisy Widdess*, who found a flat last week, says she is one of the lucky ones. “A lot of peop
