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Macron orders anti-virus curfew for Paris, other French cities
Anyone found to be outdoors during the curfew without special authorisation would face a fine of 135 euros ($159), Frenc President Emmanuel Macron said.
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France says to re-impose state of health emergency
The state of health emergency is a legal framework allowing the government to take strict measures to fight the pandemic - such as the nationwide lockdown during the spring - and needed to be renewed after it expired in July.
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Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes rage as Macron denounces 'jihadist' deployment
The West and Moscow renewed calls to halt several days of fighting over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region that has left more than 130 dead and threatened to draw in regional powers Turkey and Russia.
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Macron to meet Ivory Coast President Ouattara after election u-turn
Macron has repeatedly said he wants to break from the past in which France often seemed to call the shots in its former colonies and said that it was time for older generations to hand over to Africa’s younger politicians.
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Macron in tirade against French journalist over 'mean' article
Macron faced accusations from opponents of trampling on press freedom after he personally berated Georges Malbrunot over an article he described as 'unprofessional and mean'.
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Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed
Attackers on motorbikes ambushed the group on Sunday while they were driving through the reserve, a popular destination for expatriates southeast of Niamey in the Tillabery region.
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Macron calls for international probe into Beirut blast
Lebanese authorities said the massive explosion was triggered by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at Beirut's port.
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French President Macron visits traumatised Lebanon to offer help, urge reform
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Beirut's harbourside blast zone, now a wasteland of blackened ruins, rubble and charred debris where a 140 metre wide crater has filled with seawater.
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France's Macron leaves for Lebanon: presidency
The French president was to meet "all political actors" including President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab in the devasted city.
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France's Macron picks new prime minister to reinvent presidency
Macron is reshaping his government as France grapples with the deepest economic depression since World War Two.
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Macron extends virus lockdown in France until 11 May
Schools would start to reopen from 11 May but restaurants and cafes would remain shut. Borders with non-European countries would remain closed until further notice, French President Emmanuel Macron added.
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Protesters gather at Paris theatre to confront Macron over pension reform
Videos on social media showed protesters chanting “Macron resign” and at one stage trying to enter the venue near the Gare du Nord train terminus in northern Paris.
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US wants to reduce presence in Africa, warns top officer
The United States wants to reduce the number of its troops deployed across Africa over the next few years to focus more on responding to the threats posed by Russia and China.
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French officials warned over encouraging 'franglais' spread
Franglais is the mixing of spoken French with English words, either for effect, humour or because the speaker believes an English word can express the idea better.
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$14 billion goal in sight for fighting Aids, TB, malaria
The money was promised at a replenishment meeting in Lyon, France, of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, at which Macron engaged in intense diplomacy to exhort countries to step up donations.
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Macron vows 'unrelenting fight' against Islamist terror after police killings
French President Emmanuel Macron called on all of France to unify and act in order to overcome what he termed the 'Islamist hydra', referring to a multi-headed serpent of Greek mythology.
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Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisis
The blazes that have engulfed parts of the world's largest rainforest - which is crucial for maintaining a stable global climate - have also sparked a diplomatic spat between Brazil and Europe that threatens to torpedo a major trade deal.
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Paris's Notre-Dame to celebrate first mass after fire
There will be just some 30 people - half of them clergy - although the mass will be broadcast live on Catholic TV channel KTO.
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Tech giants vow to step up fight against online extremism
Executives from Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft met with the leaders of France, New Zealand and other countries in Paris to unveil the "Christchurch Call" of voluntary commitments for online platforms.
