FBI warns against White House plans to release secret memo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The FBI warned Wednesday it has "grave concerns" over the accuracy of a secret Congressional memo that could depict the agency as deeply politicized, as President Donald Trump's top aide signalled the White House would allow the document's release.

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France's Macron to bolster Tunisia ties on maiden state visit #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Emmanuel Macron said France would step up its support for Tunisia's fledgling democracy on the first day of his maiden state visit to the troubled North African country.

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Rare 'super blue blood moon' wows skywatchers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Stargazers across large swaths of the globe – from the streets of Los Angeles to the slopes of a smoldering Philippine volcano – had the chance to witness a rare "super blue blood Moon" Wednesday, when Earth's shadow bathed the moon in a coppery hue.

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France to ban ‘buy one, get one free’ in bid to help struggling farmers #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France plans to ban "buy one, get one free" offers on food products in supermarkets to guarantee better income to struggling farmers, in a move that could also test President Emmanuel Macron's free-market credentials.

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Tunisian PM: Tunisia's goal is to ‘be part of the club of modern democracies’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24's Vanessa Burggraf in Tunis, Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed discussed his country's economic and social difficulties, seven years after the revolution. Following recent street protests, Chahed shared his thoughts on the anger of young Tunisians who still struggle to find work. He spoke to FRANCE 24 as French President Emmanuel Macron makes a state visit to Tunisia to "support the democratic transition" of the North African country.

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Moroccan rail workers win long-running discrimination battle with France’s SNCF #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A court of appeal in Paris has found France's rail operator SNCF guilty of discriminating against hundreds of Moroccan workers who were first hired in the 1970s, the plaintiff's lawyer said Wednesday.

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IMF chief Lagarde: 'Global growth forecasts are fairly good' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), gave an interview to FRANCE 24 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. She discussed the IMF's recent global growth forecasts, calling them "fairly good" at 3.9% for both 2018 and 2019. Lagarde added that this growth is "generated by more than 120 countries, which represent roughly three-quarters of the world economy".

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War and peace strategies leave Afghanistan in a deadly muddle #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The war was not yet over when peace was given a chance in Afghanistan. But after a brutal start to the year, it’s time for a strategic rethink.

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Oxford Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan detained in Paris on rape accusations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French police on Wednesday detained prominent Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, a legal source said, months after two women filed rape charges against him.

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Climber rescued on Pakistan's 'killer mountain' arrives home in France #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French mountaineer who was saved in a daring night-time rescue on a Pakistan peak nicknamed “killer mountain” returned to France Tuesday, suffering from frostbite.

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'A one-night wonder?' Papers react to Trump's State of the Union speech #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

IN THE PAPERS – Wednesday, January 31: Presidential, workmanlike, conciliatory... these are just some the words describing Donald Trump's first State of the Union address. We bring you a special edition of the press review looking at reactions, commentary and tweets after that speech.

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'The Republic as a whole is assaulted': Macron condemns attack on Jewish child #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron has tweeted his dismay after a Jewish child wearing a kippa was struck by two teenagers on Monday in Sarcelles, north of Paris.

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Hawaii fires employee who sent false missile alert #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The administrator of Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency has resigned and an officer with a track record of "poor performance" has been fired after triggering mass panic with a false ballistic missile alert, officials said Tuesday.

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Trump to deliver first State of the Union speech at US Capitol #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union speech from the Capitol building in Washington, DC, late on Tuesday. Watch it live on FRANCE 24 starting at 9pm local time (3am Paris time).

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Husband of murdered French jogger admits 'accidentally' killing her #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French IT worker on Tuesday admitted to killing his wife in a chilling case that has gripped the country since her charred corpse was found in a wood in October.

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Paris attacks victims' parents testify at trial of 'Daesh landlord' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Grieving parents testified Tuesday at the first trial stemming from the 2015 Paris attacks, moving the two defendants to tears as they described losing their children to bombs and bullets.

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Yemen separatists surround presidential palace in Aden #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Separatists in war-ravaged Yemen have surrounded the presidential palace in the government's de facto capital Aden, moving closer Tuesday to taking full control of the southern city.

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US releases list of Putin officials, oligarchs for possible sanctions #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US Treasury on Tuesday released a long-awaited list of Russian officials and business leaders eligible for sanctions, in a move Russia’s Vladimir Putin criticised as an “unfriendly” act that will harm already strained relations.

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Saudi authorities to net over $100 billion in corruption purge #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Saudi Arabia's government has arranged to seize over $100 billion in financial settlements with businessmen and officials detained in its crackdown on corruption, the attorney general said on Tuesday.

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Volkswagen suspends high-level manager over emissions tests on monkeys #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Automaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability in response to the controversy over experiments in which monkeys were exposed to diesel exhaust.

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Catalan parliament delays re-election of fugitive leader Puigdemont #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Catalonia’s parliament speaker on Tuesday postponed a session intended to re-elect the region’s fugitive ex-president, saying the planned meeting would not take place until there were guarantees Spanish authorities “won’t interfere”.

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Kenyan govt halts broadcasts of Odinga 'swearing in' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga gathered in Nairobi Tuesday ahead of a ceremony to swear him in as an alternative president, while the government cracked down on media broadcasting the event.

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Missing key players, Syria talks begin in Sochi #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia’s showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria’s seven-year war closer to an end will go ahead on Tuesday, despite the country’s main opposition group and Kurdish minority saying they would boycott the event.

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US ends ban on refugees from 11 countries #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past.

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Chinese envoy refutes allegations of spying on African Union #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

China's ambassador to the African Union on Monday denounced as "absurd" a report by French newspaper Le Monde alleging that Beijing has been spying on the continental body.

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FBI deputy director steps down after Trump criticism #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The FBI's deputy director, Andrew McCabe, whom President Donald Trump repeatedly accused of political bias, is stepping down ahead of his official retirement date, a government source confirmed Monday.

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Airbnb to give French cities 13.5 million euros in tourist tax #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The home-sharing website and app Airbnb said Monday it will pay 13.5 million euros in tourist tax to cities across France. The tax was automatically collected with each booking made in 50 different French cities in 2017.

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Trial of carbon tax 'fraud of the century' opens in Paris #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Between 2008 and 2009, 1.6 billion euros were swindled in a huge carbon quota market scam dubbed the "fraud of the century". On Monday, 36 people suspected of running the scheme’s largest operation went on trial in Paris.

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Last-minute candidate challenges Sisi in Egypt's election #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An Egyptian politician emerged just ahead of a deadline on Monday as the sole challenger to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in an election in March the incumbent is set to win after other candidates withdrew citing repression.

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UK to have no say in EU affairs during Brexit transition #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

European Union government ministers on Monday warned Britain that it cannot expect to have a say in EU decision-making once it leaves, including during a transition period from next year meant to help smooth the departure.

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Volkswagen under fire for testing diesel fumes on monkeys, humans #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German carmakers Volkswagen came under fire Monday following revelations they helped finance experiments that saw humans and monkeys exposed to toxic diesel fumes that have been linked to asthma, lung diseases and heart attacks.

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Russian athletes banned from 2018 Paralympics, some will compete as neutral #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia’s team was banned from the upcoming Pyeongchang Paralympics on Monday because of its doping past.

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Strava fitness tracker map exposes troop locations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A map showing paths taken by users of an exercise tracking app reveals potentially sensitive information about American and allied military personnel in places including Iraq and Syria.

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French government backs budget minister accused of rape #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Members of the French government rallied around Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin, who has been accused of rape in a case dating back nearly a decade.

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Gunmen 'attack Kabul military academy' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Gunmen launched a pre-dawn attack on a military academy in Kabul on Monday, security officials and sources told AFP, in an ongoing assault that marks the latest violence to strike the Afghan capital.

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Bruno Mars takes top awards at Grammys #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Bruno Mars' "24K Magic" is giving the singer a solid gold night at the Grammys: He's won five of the six awards he's nominated for, and is still up for album of the year.

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Trump blasts 'very unfair' EU over trade #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The European Union trades with America "very unfairly", President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday, warning that his many problems with Brussels "may morph into something very big".

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Exclusive: On the front line with the Free Syrian Army on Mount Barsaya #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkey and its Free Syrian Army allies say they've captured strategic Mount Barsaya from Kurdish YPG fighters. Before all journalists were asked to leave, FRANCE 24 gained exclusive access to an FSA position on the front line.

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Russian opposition leader Navalny released without charge, lawyer says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from police custody late Sunday after being detained at a Moscow rally calling for the boycott of a March presidential election, which could extend President Vladimir Putin's term to 2024.

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Finland's President Sauli Niinisto wins landslide re-election #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Finns on Sunday re-elected their popular and cautious president Sauli Niinisto, who is credited with maintaining a balanced relationship with the nation's powerful neighbour Russia at a time of simmering relations between Moscow and the West.

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'Daesh landlord' Jawal Bendaoud mocked as he goes on trial in Paris #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The trial of Jawad Bendaoud, landlord to two of the November 13 Paris attackers, became something of a spectacle in the French press this week with the defendant being mocked for his unintentionally comic testimony.

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African Union chief calls for sanctions on those ‘blocking peace’ in S. Sudan #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

African Union chief Moussa Faki said Sunday that "the time has come" to slap sanctions on those blocking peace in South Sudan, one of the most intractable wars facing African leaders as they meet in Ethiopia.

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Federer wins 20th Grand Slam title with victory over Cilic at Australian Open #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Roger Federer has won his 20th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Marin Cilic in the Australian Open final.

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Russian opposition leader Navalny detained at Moscow rally #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russian police on Sunday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow which he had called to protest upcoming polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024.

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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ingvar Kamprad, the enigmatic founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, died aged 91 following a "brief illness" on Sunday, the company said.

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Yemen PM accuses separatists of coup after HQ takeover #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher on Sunday accused southern separatists of attempting a coup in the interim capital of Aden after they took over the government headquarters.

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Paris’s flooded Seine river swells higher #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The swollen Seine rose even higher on Sunday, keeping Paris on alert, though forecasters said the flooding should peak by the end of the day.

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Puigdemont cannot form government from abroad, Spain's top court rules #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Spain's top court ruled Saturday that Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont must be present to form a government in Spain, where he is wanted on sedition charges. Puigdemont had previously said he could rule the region from exile in Belgium.

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Egypt's Sisi seeks re-election unopposed as challengers drop out #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Two more candidates withdrew from Egypt's March presidential election on Saturday, paving the way for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run unopposed.

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President Hernandez sworn in for second term as thousands protest vote irregularities #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sworn in for a second term on Saturday as thousands protested against his re-election in a vote marred by irregularities and allegations of fraud.

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Beyond the Paradise Papers: Can global tax avoidance be stopped? (Part 1) #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

It costs governments $240 billion every year, but can global tax avoidance be stopped? After scandals like the Paradise Papers, why has more not been done to make the rich and big business pay what they owe? Watch our special debate with a panel of high-profile guests, hosted by FRANCE 24's business editor Stephen Carroll, at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal freed after months of detention #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released on Saturday after having been held since November as part of an anti-corruption sweep launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Macron's moves to rebrand France as 'business friendly' pay off #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Emmanuel Macron ran for office on a promise to revitalise the economy and shed France’s reputation as a place that’s hostile to business. Less than a year into his tenure, his efforts have started to pay off.

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Czech President Milos Zeman poised for second term, partial results show #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Czech President Milos Zeman was poised to serve a second five-year term according to partial results released on Saturday.

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Wozniacki wins first Grand Slam, regains rank as world No. 1 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Caroline Wozniacki thought "this can't be real" as she finally won her first Grand Slam title Saturday and regained world number one status for the first time in six years.

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Gunman launch deadly attack on Malian army base #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Unidentified gunmen on Saturday killed at least 14 soldiers in central Mali, an area targeted by a growing wave of attacks by Islamist militants, when they overran a military camp early on Saturday, two army officers said.

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Scores killed in ambulance bomb attack in Kabul #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding 140 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

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Several dead as US air strike hits Iraqi forces 'by mistake' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Eight Iraqis were killed on Saturday, most of them security personnel, in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, a provincial official said.

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Video: DR Congo opposition leader’s Tshisekedi body still not repatriated from Belgium #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

One year after DR Congo's main opposition leader died in Belgium, his body still awaits repatriation. While his family accuses the government of deliberately delaying the process, Kinshasa claims unacceptable conditions have been set for its return.

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Homes, health centre in Paris region evacuated as swollen Seine creeps higher #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paris was on high alert Saturday as the swollen Seine continued to creep higher, with forecasters warning the river could stay high throughout next week, especially if more rain is dumped on France.

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France speeds up reforms amid unprecedented prison strike #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The government has unveiled proposals to address the concerns of prison guards, who continued striking for a 12th day on Friday over security and low pay. But advocates of reform say the measures will do little to tackle France’s prison crisis.

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Top BBC male presenters take pay cut in gender wage row #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Six top male BBC presenters agreed to take wage cuts Friday as the British broadcaster scrambles to defuse a row over unequal pay that led its female China editor to quit in protest last month.

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Kabila says Congo election a choice between stability and ‘jump into the void’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The president of the Democractic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, on Friday stood by the timetable for delayed elections despite demands that he step down ahead of the poll.

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Video: French Guiana struggles with migrant influx, drug trafficking #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana's second-largest city, one in three residents is foreign and often there illegally. To reach this South American region of overseas France, many illegal immigrants arrive from neighbouring Surinam by crossing the River Maroni. Shanty towns are now swelling, infrastructure is inadequate, and maternity units are overcrowded. Meanwhile, drug traffickers are thriving and are recruiting thousands of unemployed young people to smuggle cocaine over to Paris.

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‘You loved your city and it loved you’: Lyon bids farewell to culinary ‘pope’ Paul Bocuse #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of people, including relatives, friends and disciples, flocked to Lyon cathedral on Friday, some standing in the rain for hours, to bid a final farewell to the city’s favourite son, Paul Bocuse.

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'America first does not mean America alone,' Trump tells sceptical audience in Davos #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Declaring that America is open for business under his leadership, President Donald Trump told a gathering of political and business elites on Friday that the economic growth taking place in the US also benefits the rest of the world.

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‘No one told me I sheltered terrorists,’ man who lodged 2015 Paris attackers tells court #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The main defendant in the first trial stemming from the November 2015 Paris terror attacks told a Paris court this week that he had no idea that the two men to whom he rented his suburban apartment following the carnage were jihadists.

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Chefs from all over the world bid adieu to culinary ‘pope’ Bocuse at Lyon funeral #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 1,500 chefs from around the world, along with thousands of fans of French cuisine, gathered in Lyon on Friday to honour their culinary "pope" Paul Bocuse, who died last Saturday aged 91.

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Paris floods wreak transport havoc for commuters, tourists #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The relentless rain over Paris, which caused the river Seine to burst its banks, has briefly turned transportation in the city into a nightmare for tourists and commuters alike, halting train and boat services, and putting museums on flood alert.

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Ancient fossil shows humans left Africa far earlier than thought #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A fossil found in Israel indicates modern humans may have left Africa as much as 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.

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Trump immigration plan to offer citizenship to 1.8m 'Dreamers' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million "Dreamers," young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, senior White House officials said on Thursday.

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‘Chef of the Century’ Paul Bocuse is gone, but his legacy lives on #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The glittering lights of the gastronomic world will gather in Lyon on Friday to bid adieu to Paul Bocuse, the brightest star of French cooking, who died at the weekend aged 91.

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French fishermen blockade Calais port in pulse fishing protest #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French fishermen protesting losses caused by electric pulse fishing in the North Sea blockaded the port of Calais on Thursday, backing up traffic on one of Europe’s busiest shipping routes.

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Trump threatens to withhold Palestinian aid unless they 'negotiate peace' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to withhold aid to the Palestinians if they did not pursue peace with Israel, saying they had snubbed the United States by not meeting Vice President Mike Pence during a recent visit.

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Turkey's Erdogan vows to press on with Syria offensive despite US tensions #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed Turkey’s campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria would press on for as long as required, after telephone talks with Donald Trump failed to douse soaring tensions with Washington.

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Paris braced for more flooding as Seine keeps rising #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Seine continued to rise Thursday, covering quays in muddy water and putting museums on an emergency footing as record rainfall pushed rivers over their banks across northeastern France.

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France to issue on-the-spot fines for cannabis use #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French government said Thursday it will start handing out smaller, on-the-spot fines as part of a new policy on cannabis use, ruling out a decriminalisation of the drug.

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Beyond the Paradise Papers: Can global tax evasion be stopped? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Paradise Papers may have exposed the extent of global tax evasion, but can it be stopped? Join our live special debate as FRANCE 24's Stephen Carroll engages with top business leaders and economists at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Brazil's Workers Party announces Lula as its presidential candidate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Brazil’s Workers Party said on Thursday that its founder and former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be its candidate again in the October election, despite losing an appeal against a corruption conviction that will likely bar him.

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Caught in sleaze dinner scandal, British elite attempt dissociation #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain's business and political elite distanced themselves Wednesday from a male-only fundraising dinner where the hostesses were reportedly sexually harassed, prompting charities to return cash tainted by the event.

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US diplomat quits Rohingya panel, slams Suu Kyi’s ‘absence of moral leadership’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US diplomat Bill Richardson resigned early Thursday from an Aung San Suu Kyi-appointed panel set up to ease communal tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine State and hit out at the Nobel Laureate for an "absence of moral leadership" over the crisis.

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North Korean athletes arrive in South to form ‘united’ team #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Female hockey players from the rival Koreas were paired up with each other Thursday to form their first-ever Olympic squad during next month's Pyeongchang Winter Games.

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Video: On the frontline in the Syrian border city of Azzaz #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

On the strategic road linking the northern Syrian border city of Azzaz to Turkey, Syrian rebel fighters backed by Ankara check vehicles to ensure Kurdish rebels do not infiltrate into Turkey.

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Trump says would 'love' to be questioned in Russia probe #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would "love" to be questioned under oath by Russia collusion prosecutor Robert Mueller, saying it could happen in the coming weeks.

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Handball: France beat Croatia to advance to European championship semis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

World champions France, Spain and Sweden qualified for the European handball championship semi-finals as holders Germany and hosts Croatia were knocked out after dramatic final games in the tournament's main round on Wednesday.

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Brazil court upholds Lula graft conviction in blow to election hopes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Two appellate court judges voted Wednesday to uphold a graft conviction against ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, raising the specter that the former leader won't be able to run for Brazil's top job despite holding a lead in the polls.

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US Olympics doctor who abused young gymnasts jailed for up to 175 years #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts, following days of wrenching testimony from about 160 of his victims, including Olympic medalists.

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'France is back': Macron touts France, in English, to Davos elite #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron told the world's business elite in Davos on Wednesday that France was back as a European powerhouse under his reformist government.

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Widely ridiculed, 'Daesh landlord' goes on trial over Paris attacks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Jawad Bendaoud, the man who housed two of the perpetrators of the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris, appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of harbouring terrorists.

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‘Daesh landlord’ accused of sheltering Paris attackers goes on trial #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The first trial stemming from the November 2015 Paris terror attacks opens Wednesday when Jawad Bendaoud appears in court, charged with harbouring two of the jihadists in the aftermath of the carnage.

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'We might start an operation in Syria's Manbij,' says Turkish FM #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said that Turkey's ongoing military operation against Kurds in northern Syria could be expanded to the neighbouring Manbij region and even east of the Euphrates river. "This operation is targeting Afrin region. But the threat is also coming from Manbij", Cavusoglu told FRANCE 24. "For now, Afrin is the target. But in the future, we might also start an operation in Manbij and also in the eastern part of the Euphrates."

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Acclaimed sci-fi writer Ursula K. Le Guin dies at 88 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, has died at 88.

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Venezuela to hold April election with Maduro seeking second term #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Venezuela will hold presidential elections by the end of April, the ruling Constituent Assembly said Tuesday, pulling forward a vote in which President Nicolas Maduro hopes to triumph over a divided opposition and win a second term.

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Prison guards threaten trial linked to Paris attacks as talks fail #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Protesting French prison guards are threatening to disrupt a high-profile trial linked to the deadly 2015 Paris attacks, as tensions mount in a nationwide conflict prompted by inmate attacks.

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Macron to be welcomed for first state visit of Trump presidency #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Donald Trump will host the first state visit of his presidency when French President Emmanuel Macron visits the White House in late April, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

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Sessions questioned as Russia probe reaches Trump Cabinet #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed for hours last week in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.

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From mediator to mobiliser: The Catholic Church in DR Congo #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After having played a mediating role in DR Congo’s political crisis, the Catholic Church is now defying Kinshasa. The latest peaceful protests, backed by the nation’s bishops, have been violently put down.

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In pictures: Chanel show blooms with floral, pretty-in-pink couture #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld dived into the brand's archives for his pretty-in-pink haute couture Paris show Tuesday, giving its founder Coco Chanel's classics an intensely girly twist.

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Brazil's Rousseff: Lula is 'clearly innocent' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff spoke out about her impeachment in 2016, claiming to be the "victim of a parliamentary coup". She also weighed in ahead of the appeal of her predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was found guilty of corruption last year.

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'The Shape of Water' leads Oscar contenders with 13 nominations including Best Picture #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

“The Shape of Water,” a fantasy drama about a woman who falls in love with an aquatic creature, led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with 13 including the top prize for Best Picture.

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Life imitates art as an Oscar entry exposes Lebanon’s buried history #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

“The Insult,” Lebanon’s contender for this year’s Oscars, reveals how memories of the past can turn a minor spat into a major political confrontation – for the characters and the film-makers.

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France sanctions businesses, traders linked to Syria chemical weapons #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France announced Tuesday that it was sanctioning 25 people and companies over their links to Syria's chemical weapons programme, as diplomats were set to meet in Paris to push for action against perpetrators of the deadly attacks.

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EU removes Panama, seven others from tax haven blacklist #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The European Union on Tuesday removed eight countries including Panama and South Korea from its list of tax havens, just weeks after first publishing the blacklist.

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If couscous be the food of love, North Africans could come together #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Experts from northwestern Africa are considering a “common” proposal to add couscous to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list in what could be a culinary patching up of regional rifts, particularly between Algeria and Morocco.

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South African jazz great and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela dies at 78 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela died on Tuesday aged 78, his family announced, triggering an outpouring of tributes to his music, his long career and his anti-apartheid activism.

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Facebook vows to tackle social media threat to democracy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Facebook acknowledged Monday that the explosion of social media poses a potential threat to democracy, pledging to tackle the problem head-on and turn its powerful platform into a force for "good".

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Turkey steps up assault on Kurdish-held Syrian enclave #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkey on Monday intensified its offensive against Kurdish militia targets in Syria as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed there would be no stepping back in a campaign that has stoked concern among Ankara's allies and neighbours.

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Pope apologises for demanding 'proof' from priest sex abuse victims #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Pope Francis apologized for insisting that victims of pedophile priests show "proof" to be believed, saying he realized it was a "slap in the face" to victims that he never intended.

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US gymnastics leaders resign in wake of abuse scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

USA Gymnastics announced the resignations of three key leaders Monday while more women and girls told a judge about being sexually assaulted at the hands of a sports doctor who spent years with Olympic gymnasts and other female athletes.

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US lawmakers reach deal to end government shutdown #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Democrats lined up behind a plan to reopen the federal government Monday as the Senate began a key vote.

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Macron hosts 140 business leaders in bid to lure investment #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's President Emmanuel Macron is hosting 140 world business leaders in a bid to convince them to invest and hire in France - and to persuade the French themselves of the merits of his economic policies.

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Future of work report sees women's jobs at greatest risk #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As Davos kicks off on Tuesday, a new report released by the World Economic Forum highlights the disruption that technology and other factors will have on jobs in coming years, disproportionately threatening posts occupied by women.

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France looks to soften laws against cannabis use #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France has the toughest laws against smoking cannabis in Europe yet more people consume this drug than in almost any other European country. A new government report recommends introducing fixed fines to tackle the problem.

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Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont vows to form government from abroad #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont vowed Monday to form a new government despite "threats" from the central government in Madrid after a Spanish judge refused to re-issue a European warrant for his arrest.

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US Embassy to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019, Pence tells Israeli parliament #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US Vice President Mike Pence told the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, that the US Embassy will move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of 2019 following on Washington's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Seine breaches its banks after heavy Paris rains #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Seine river in Paris is breaching its banks in several areas after weeks of heavy rains in and around the French capital, rising more than 4.3 metres in parts of the city.

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Euphoria grips Liberia as ex-football star Weah takes office #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia's new president on Monday, in the country's first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.

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French prison guards vow ‘total blockade’ after latest attacks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French prison guards resumed a nationwide strike on Monday after the latest in a string of assaults that have highlighted worsening conditions in the country's notoriously violent and overcrowded penitentiary system.

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Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont arrives in Denmark despite Spanish arrest threat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrived in Copenhagen on Monday, defying a threat by Madrid to issue a warrant for his arrest if he leaves Belgium, where he has been in exile since a failed independence bid.

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Pence arrives in Israel amid fallout over Trump's Jerusalem declaration #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence began a visit to Israel on Sunday after being praised as a "great friend" by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and shunned by the Palestinians over U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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US lawmakers scramble to end government shutdown #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The top senator from US President Donald Trump's party urged lawmakers to "step back from the brink" as they gathered Sunday for a vote to keep the government shutdown from stretching into the coming work week.

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After huge US crowds, European women join chorus for change #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of people on two continents picked up the baton from the United States and rallied Sunday in solidarity with women demanding equality, justice and an end to sexual harassment.

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Germany's SPD votes to pursue coalition talks with Merkel's conservatives #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Germany's Social Democrats have voted to enter coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, a key step toward ending political gridlock and forming a new government.

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Tap and pray: Paris church introduces contactless contributions #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Catholic Church has gone contactless in one parish in Paris: now you can simply touch your credit card to donate.

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Macron shares African outrage on Trump's 'shithole countries' comment #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron says he shares the outrage over President Donald Trump's disparaging comment about Africa, arguing that such language hurts efforts to bring peace and development to the continent.

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More than a dozen dead, including foreigners, in Taliban attack on Kabul hotel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed at least 19 people and wounded 12 more, although the final toll of dead and wounded may still be higher.

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Tens of thousands of Greeks protest over Macedonia name row #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 50,000 protesters massed in the streets of northern Greece's biggest city Thessaloniki on Sunday, police said, in a long-running row between Athens and Skopje over the use of the name Macedonia.

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Congolese security forces kill several while dispersing anti-Kabila protest #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

At least three people were killed when Congolese security forces fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse a protest against President Joseph Kabila organised by the Catholic church on Sunday, a local watchdog said.

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‘Everyone was watching everyone’: Interpreting for the US in Iraq #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Nidal was an interpreter for the Americans for five years during their occupation of Iraq. In the eyes of many fellow Iraqis, he is a traitor – but he says he had no other choice.

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Turkey aims to create 30km 'secure zone' in Syria, says PM #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkish troops and Syrian opposition forces attacked a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria on Sunday in their bid to drive a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia from the region.

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Man charged in France for planning terror attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French authorities on Saturday charged a 33-year-old man, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State Group in a video, with planning a terror attack, judicial sources said.

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Clashes turn deadly in protests over disputed election in Honduras #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Activists blocked roads and clashed with police in Honduras on Saturday as part of nationwide protests against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

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French prison unions vote to continue strike #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A week-long French prison strike sparked by a spate of inmate attacks on guards looks set to enter a second week after unions on Saturday rejected proposals to end the standoff.

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Women's March draws thousands as Trump term enters second year #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of US cities on Saturday for a second Women's March opposing President Donald Trump on the first anniversary of his inauguration.

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Gunmen attack Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A group of as many as four gunmen attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul and were exchanging fire with security forces on Saturday as residents and staff fled.

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Pence starts Middle East tour in Egypt amid Arab anger over Jerusalem #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US Vice President Mike Pence kicked off a trip to the Middle East on Saturday with a visit to Egypt, where he pledged firm US backing to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the nation's fight against militants.

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Nigel Farage gave Julian Assange data on USB stick, US congressional enquiry hears #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Nigel Farage allegedly held several secret meetings with Julian Assange and gave him a USB stick with data on it, a US congressional enquiry has heard.

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'Pope' of French cuisine Paul Bocuse dies age 91 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paul Bocuse, one of the greatest French chefs of all time, has died aged 91, the country's interior minister said on Saturday.

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Brazil ‘ungovernable’ if court blocks Lula’s election run, says Rousseff #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former president Dilma Rousseff said Friday Brazil will be ungovernable if a court decision due next week blocks Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva from running in October polls, and upholds his corruption conviction.

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Major breakthrough towards universal cancer blood test #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Scientists have made significant progress towards a universal blood test for cancer. This would radically change diagnosis, treatment and crucially survival rates for sufferers.

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Turkish army launches fresh strikes on Kurdish militia targets in Syria #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Turkish army said it launched new strikes Saturday against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in northern Syria, amid mounting expectations of a cross-border ground operation.

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Two Koreas to finalise historic Olympic deal at IOC's Switzerland headquarters #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After the two Koreas struck a deal for the North to attend the Winter Games in the South, Olympic bosses will try Saturday to resolve the devils in the details of the landmark pact.

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Canadian jury clears railworkers in Lac-Mégantic runaway train disaster #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Canadian jury on Friday cleared three railway workers of criminal negligence in one of the nation’s worst train disasters, which killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec in 2013.

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Supreme Court to rule on Trump travel ban #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the legality of the latest version of President Donald Trump's ban on travel to the United States by residents of six majority-Muslim countries.

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Egypt's President Sisi says he will stand for re-election #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Friday that he will be a candidate in a presidential election due to take place in March.

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A whole new world: Trump anniversary special #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

He promised to put America first. On the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, FRANCE 24 takes you to Washington and around the world to gauge US might and influence, one year on. How far will Trump go on immigration, Jerusalem and Iran? What will the Russia investigation reveal? Join us and our panel of guests for a special edition of the FRANCE 24 Debate.

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Merkel-Macron meeting shows the 'Franco-German couple is still functioning' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to the Élysée presidential palace on Friday is an effort to show that Paris and Berlin remain united and determined to forge ahead on Europe.

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Live: One Year at the White House, 'The world according to Trump' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Watch FRANCE 24's special on US President Donald Trump's first year in the White House.

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Video: Gambians reflect on first year of democracy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

One year ago, former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh waved to his supporters for the last time on the tarmac of Banjul airport before fleeing to Equatorial Guinea, where he still lives in exile. A few weeks earlier, Adama Barrow had surprised everyone by winning the country’s presidential election. Barrow promised democracy and development to Gambians who were yearning for change. How do they feel today, one year on? FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho reports.

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Exclusive: On the frontline with Shiite militias in Iraq #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In December 2017, the Iraqi government announced with great fanfare the "official end of the war against the Islamic State group". The announcement marked the end of three years of fierce fighting. Among those battling the jihadists on the frontline were thousands of Shiite fighters. They agreed to speak to our reporters on the ground for this exclusive report.

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Latifa Ibn Ziaten: grieving mother, campaigner against radicalisation and Nobel nominee #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Latifa Ibn Ziaten, the French-Moroccan mother of a French soldier killed by a terrorist in 2012, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in combating radicalisation.

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Lawmakers in last-ditch effort to avoid US government shutdown #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Racing against a midnight deadline, the US Congress will try on Friday to send President Donald Trump legislation to keep the government operating and avoid federal agency shutdowns that would otherwise begin on Saturday.

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Turkey shells Syria's Kurdish-controlled Afrin region #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkish artillery fired into Syria's Afrin region on Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military campaign against the Kurdish-controlled area.

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Seven years on, Tunisia’s youth still talking about a revolution #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Led by media-savvy young activists, the Fech Nestanew (What are we waiting for?) campaign has been at the forefront of Tunisia’s recent protests. It aims to scrap unpopular austerity laws and breathe new life into the country’s unfinished revolution.

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Chief Palestinian negotiator: 'Trump is burying the two-state solution' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat slammed US President Donald Trump's recent decisions on Middle East policy, saying they "bury" the two-state solution and "destroy" moderate Palestinians, those "who believe in negotiations". Erekat also called the Israeli government "the most extremist since 1948".

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Australian Open: Tsonga knocked out in Kyrgios thriller #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Australia's Nick Kyrgios won an electric four-setter against his childhood idol, France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to advance to the fourth round at the Australian Open on Friday.

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British author of ‘A Year in Provence’ Peter Mayle dies aged 78 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Peter Mayle, the British author whose midlife relocation to France inspired his best-selling book “A Year in Provence” and other works set in his adopted country, died Thursday at age 78.

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Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Pope Francis accused victims of Chile’s most notorious paedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.

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Parents taunted starving kids with pie in California house of horrors #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

California parents accused of imprisoning their 13 children in the family’s squalid home beat, starved and chained them to their beds for years, taunting them with pie, a prosecutor said on Thursday, calling it a case of “human depravity.”

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Tackling female jihadists: ‘A woman is a jihadist like any other’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A number of French women captured in Syria and Iraq after the fall of the Islamic State (IS) group want to return home as authorities scramble to handle a new challenge. FRANCE 24 interviews a specialist on female jihadism.

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UN chief wants Security Council to revive Syria gas attacks probe #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the Security Council to revive efforts to punish those responsible for chemical weapons use in Syria after Russia killed off a UN probe of the gas attacks.

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'Sandhurst Treaty': Britain and France agree new deal on border security #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain and France on Thursday signed a new deal to boost border security after a request by French President Emmanuel Macron, concerned at the number of migrants in Calais trying to reach British shores.

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Amid backlash against Woody Allen, director's daughter details alleged assault #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In her first televised interview, Dylan Farrow described in detail Woody Allen’s alleged sexual assault of her, and called actors who work in his films “complicit” in perpetuating a “culture of silence.”

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Last three years were hottest on record, says UN weather agency #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Last year was the second or third warmest on record behind 2016, and the hottest without an extra dose of heat caused by an El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Spotlight on procreation rights as France begins sweeping bioethics debate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France on Wednesday kicked off a marathon round of talks designed to inform the country’s legislation on bioethics, with the government hoping to avoid a repeat of the poisonous debate that hijacked the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

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Meryl Streep on gender equality: 'Something has cracked wide open' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg speak to Eve Jackson about the future of gender equality and the freedom of the press at the premiere of their new film "The Post" in Paris.

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Tap and donate: Catholic church in Paris goes digital with contactless cards #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The city's diocese will introduce a system allowing contactless card payments during Sunday's mass at Saint Francois de Molitor, a church located in an upscale and conservative Paris neighborhood.

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Emirates Airlines helps to rescue Airbus with substantial order #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a €13 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after the European manufacturer said it would have to halt production without new orders.

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Kazakhstan bus fire leaves several dead #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A bus caught fire in a remote part of Kazakhstan on Thursday, killing 52 citizens of neighbouring Uzbekistan, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

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Apple to pay $38bn in taxes on foreign cash stockpile #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Apple announced Wednesday it would pay about $38 billion in taxes -- likely the largest payment of its kind -- on profits repatriated from overseas as it boosts investments in the United States.

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US to maintain open-ended military presence in Syria, says Tillerson #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that US troops will remain in Syria not just to fight jihadists but also to counter the power of Bashar al-Assad and his ally Iran.

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Key Brexit bill passes House of Commons, stiffer tests to come #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British MPs gave the green light on Wednesday to a landmark Brexit bill after weeks of debate and a damaging government defeat, but the legislation now faces a battle in the upper chamber.

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French film icon Brigitte Bardot slams #MeToo as 'hypocritical' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French film legend Brigitte Bardot attacked the #MeToo movement Wednesday, claiming that actresses who complain of sexual harassment were just looking for publicity.

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Life imitates art as an Oscar entry exposes Lebanon’s buried history #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

“The Insult,” Lebanon’s official entry for this year’s Oscars, reveals how the past can turn a minor spat into a major political confrontation – for the characters and the film-makers.

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'Equatorial Guinea's attempted coup began in France,' President Obiang tells FRANCE 24 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema spoke out for the first time about the recent alleged attempt to overthrow him. Speaking in the capital Malabo, he also reacted to last year's conviction in absentia of his son, Teodorin Obiang, in the high-profile "ill-gotten gains" corruption trial in France.

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UN warns of crisis after US freeze on Palestinian aid #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday it faced its worst funding crisis ever after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions, a move Palestinian leaders decried as cruel and blatantly biased.

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Koreas to march under single flag at Winter Olympics #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The two Koreas on Wednesday agreed to form a united women's hockey team and march together under a unified peninsula flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, after the latest in a flurry of cross-border talks.

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Bitcoin plummets further after losing half its value in just one month #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Bitcoin slid more than 11 percent to hit $10,000 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange on Wednesday, leaving the cryptocurrency down by close to half from its peak hit last month.

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French government drops divisive airport plan after years of protests #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France’s government said Wednesday it was shelving plans to build a new hub in the country’s west, ending a dispute that has prompted nearly a decade of sometimes violent protests.

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Israel's Netanyahu says US embassy could move to Jerusalem within a year #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he believed the US embassy in Israel could be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within a year, contradicting statements from US officials.

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Saudi Arabia transfers $2 billion to shore up Yemen's ailing currency #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a deposit of $2 billion to be paid into Yemen’s central bank on Wednesday to shore up the weak Yemeni currency, the Saudi government said.

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French police raid Lactaclis HQ over salmonella scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French police raided the headquarters of dairy giant Lactalis and a nearby factory on Wednesday amid a salmonella scare that has sickened dozens of children and led to a major international recall.

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France to lend Bayeux Tapestry to Britain for first time #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be displayed in Britain after France agreed in principle to the historic artwork leaving the country for the first time in 950 years, UK media say.

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Venezuela says rebel pilot Oscar Perez killed in raid #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Venezuela's government announced Tuesday that rogue pilot Oscar Perez was among seven "terrorists" killed during a bloody police assault to arrest him the day before.

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Trump 'has no cognitive issues', says White House doctor #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Donald Trump is expected to remain physically fit for the duration of his presidency and has "no cognitive issues whatsoever," according to full results from his first medical examination released Tuesday.

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Bannon 'ordered to testify' in Mueller’s Russia investigation #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before a grand jury in a probe into alleged ties between Trump associates and Russia, US media reported Tuesday.

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US withholds $65m from UN agency for Palestinian refugees #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US is cutting $65 million in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, slashing this year's first contribution by more than half, a State Department official announced Tuesday.

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Defying Brussels, EU parliament calls for ban on electric pulse fishing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The European Parliament called Tuesday for a ban on electric pulse fishing in the European Union, defying Brussels which wants the experimental practice in the North Sea done on a larger scale.

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Top Kosovo Serb politician killed in drive-by shooting #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Prominent Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic was shot dead in a brazen drive-by shooting on Tuesday that sparked fears of a resumption of ethnic tensions in the volatile region.

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Macron to ask Britain to pay up to save Calais border deal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday where he is expected to ask the UK to take in more refugees from the Calais area and increase its funding for securing the border.

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Birth rate falls, but France remains Europe’s most fertile country #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France may be Europe's most fertile country but even there the birth rate is falling and mothers are choosing to wait before starting a family, according to data released Tuesday.

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France will never allow another 'Jungle' here, says Macron in Calais #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Emmanuel Macron vowed Tuesday that France would not allow another migrant camp like the infamous “Jungle” to spring up in the port of Calais.

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Turkey’s Erdogan pledges to uproot ‘terror nests’ in Kurd-controlled Syrian towns #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed Turkey would soon begin an operation against towns in Syria controlled by Kurdish militia, calling the areas “nests” of terror.

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Several dead in Venezuela as police seek helicopter pilot's capture #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Several people including two police officers were killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot who bombed Venezuela’s Supreme Court during anti-government protests last year, the interior ministry said Monday.

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Umbrella Movement: Hong Kong activists appeal jail terms #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Hong Kong’s leading democracy activists appealed Tuesday against their jail terms in a case seen as a litmus test for the independence of the city’s judiciary, which some fear is under pressure from Beijing.

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Police rescue 13 children chained in California home, parents charged with torture #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A California couple has been charged with torture after police rescued their 13 malnourished children from a home where some of them had been chained to beds, and neighbors on Monday described the family as shut-ins who shunned social contact.

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Pope arrives in Chile for visit overshadowed by sex abuse scandal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Pope Francis flew in to Chile's capital Monday night for a visit expected to be met with protests over sexual abuse by priests and confronted by many Chileans deeply skeptical about the Roman Catholic Church.

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Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dies aged 46 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of Irish rock group The Cranberries, died suddenly on Monday at the age of 46 during a recording trip to London, her publicist said. The cause of death was unclear.

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Turkey reveals route for ‘crazy’ canal to ease Bosphorus shipping #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkey announced on Monday the route for a planned canal that would reduce shipping traffic on the busy Bosphorus Strait and transform the European half of Istanbul into an island.

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Erdogan threatens to 'strangle' new US-backed Syria force #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to “strangle” a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born,” as Washington’s backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies.

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Why Tunisia’s revolutionary fire still burns seven years after Arab Spring uprising #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisia on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of a revolution that saw the ouster of its autocratic leader, sparking the region-wide Arab Spring. But Tunisia’s revolutionary spirit never died, and austerity seems to be breathing new life into it.

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Bloody clashes shut Libya's main international airport #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Fighting at the Libyan capital’s only working international airport killed nine people Monday, officials said, after militiamen attacked it in an attempt to free colleagues held at a jail there.

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Day of upsets at Australian Open as Venus Williams falls in first round #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens were upset early and the bleak opening day for Americans continued at the Australian Open with the women losing their first eight matches and two of the top-ranked U.S. men joining them as first-round casualties.

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Unions block prisons in France after attack on guards #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Three French unions demanding more secure working conditions have called for a “total blockage” of the country’s prisons on Monday after three guards were assaulted last week in northern France by an Islamist terrorist inmate.

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Deadly twin suicide blasts rock busy Baghdad square #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad on Monday, in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 16 people, the Interior Ministry said. The Health Ministry said 26 died.

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Deneuve apologises to sex attack victims after controversial letter #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French film star Catherine Deneuve who touched off a worldwide feminist backlash over an open letter she had signed bashing the #MeToo movement apologised to victims of sexual assault, and said there was "nothing good" about harassment.

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Trump defends himself as 'least racist person' after controversial comments #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Donald Trump, on the defensive in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations that have revived questions about whether the leader of the world's melting pot is a racist, declared Sunday that he is not one.

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Fresh violence in Tunisia after protests marking Arab Spring anniversary #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Violent protests erupted again on Sunday in two areas of the capital Tunis and another town after a relatively calm two days, the latest protests in the country against austerity measures.

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Palestinian Authority president Abbas calls Trump peace offer 'slap of the century' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas denounced US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace efforts as the "slap of the century" on Sunday after the White House recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Tunisia crisis: ‘Social costs of austerity not on government’s radar’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisians marked the seventh anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising with a peaceful rally against austerity measures on Sunday, capping a week of sometimes violent protests triggered by tax and price hikes.

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US helps build new Syrian border force, angering Turkey #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said on Sunday, a move that has added to Turkish anger over US support for Kurdish-dominated forces in Syria.

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UK should bear more of Calais migrant costs, says French minister #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French interior minister Gerard Collomb said Sunday that he wanted London to shoulder more of the costs of dealing with migrants hoping to cross to Britain from the port city of Calais.

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Strong earthquake jolts Peru, more than a dozen missing #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead, 17 missing and several dozen injured, while causing homes and roads to collapse.

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Iranian oil tanker sinks off Chinese coast, crew presumed dead #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An Iranian oil tanker has sunk after burning for more than a week following a collision on Jan. 6 in the East China Sea, Chinese state media said on Sunday, adding that large amounts of oil are burning in the surrounding waters.

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Lebanon car bomb blast 'wounds Hamas official' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A bomb blast wounded an official of Palestinian group Hamas in the Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday, destroying his car, military and medical sources said.

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Tunisia protests mark seven years since Arab Spring uprising #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisia, shaken by days of nationwide unrest over price hikes, is marking seven years on Sunday since the North African nation drove out its long-time autocratic ruler.

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‘US has failed to undermine Iran nuclear deal,’ Rouhani says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iran’s president said on Sunday the United States had failed to undermine a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers, and hailed the accord as a “long-lasting victory” for Iran, state television reported.

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Pro-Russian Czech president faces challenge from newcomer in runoff election #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Russia-friendly Czech President Milos Zeman won the first round of voting to retain his job on Saturday, but pro-western runner-up Jiri Drahos will be a formidable opponent in the second round vote in two weeks, nearly complete results showed.

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How Deneuve’s #MeToo pushback triggered fierce debate, in France and beyond #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The publication on Jan. 9 of a letter signed by Catherine Deneuve and dozens of other French women, denouncing a feminism that conveys "hatred of men and sexuality”, has sparked an intense debate still raging across news outlets and social media.

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Tunisia president meets unions, employers after unrest #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi held talks Saturday with political parties, unions and employers to discuss means to overcome a week of unrest triggered by austerity measures.

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French-born panda cub makes first public appearance #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Five months old and weighing in at 11 kilograms, France’s first giant panda cub, Yuan Meng, left his den on Saturday for his debut public appearance under the watchful eye of his mother.

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North Korea offers talks on sending performing art troupe to Olympics #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North Korea has proposed talks next week to discuss its plan to send a performing art troupe to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Seoul's unification ministry said Saturday.

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France's Lactalis faces ‘hundreds’ of lawsuits over contaminated milk powder #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against French dairy giant Lactalis by families who say their children got salmonella poisoning after drinking powdered milk made by the company, an association representing victims said Friday.

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Jewels recovered after Paris Ritz heist, two suspects on the run #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

All of the jewels looted in a multi-million-euro robbery at the Ritz hotel in Paris have been recovered, a source close to the case said Thursday, as a police hunt for two of the robbers continued.

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Macron joins calls to give French baguette UNESCO heritage status #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday joined calls by bakers for France's traditional baguette to be recognised as one of the world's cultural treasures on UNESCO's list of "intangible heritage".

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Trump keeps Iran nuclear deal alive, but warns ‘last chance’ to fix it #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would waive nuclear sanctions against Iran for the last time to give Washington and its European allies a chance to fix the "terrible flaws" of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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'No, thanks': Norwegians pooh-pooh Trump's crude invitation to emigrate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Donald Trump on Thursday reportedly tarred African nations, Haiti and El Salvador as “shitholes”, proposing the US instead welcome more immigrants from Norway. The former remarks were widely panned, the latter ridiculed -- all the way to Norway.

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Congolese police fire warning shots after mass by anti-government cardinal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Police fired warning shots on Friday to disperse a crowd gathered in front of Kinshasa cathedral after a mass by Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, a prominent critic of Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila.

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Haitians, Africans outraged by Trump’s ‘shithole’ slur #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Donald Trump’s reported description of Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as “shithole countries” has sparked a backlash worldwide, with the Haitian government saying it is “deeply shocked and outraged”.

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Tunisia arrests scores more as activists call for fresh protests #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Tunisian authorities said Friday the number of people detained in a wave of violent protests had risen to nearly 800, as activists angered by austerity measures and rising prices called for renewed rallies at the weekend.

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Video: Inside the deadly US opioid crisis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Opioids kill more people than they cure. Every day in the United States, some 140 people die from taking opioids - addictive opiate-based drugs. They’ve become the leading cause of death among the under-50s, ahead of road accidents and firearms. Our US correspondents, Valérie Defert, Baptiste Fenwick, Hayde Fitzpatrick and Romain Jany, take a look at the deadly opioid crisis.

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Turkish writer Asli Erdogan: 'Thousands of students are in jail for one tweet' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

She has the same name and nationality as the Turkish president, but the similarities stop there. Writer Asli Erdogan is an outspoken critic of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on opponents following the failed coup of July 2016.

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French stores admit to selling baby formula recalled over salmonella fears #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France said Thursday there has been a "major dysfunction" in a recall of baby milk after stores sold potentially contaminated products despite having been ordered to take them off their shelves.

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Merkel party and Social Democrats closer to deal on coalition government #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives reached a "breakthrough" deal Friday with the country's second biggest party, the Social Democrats, toward building a new coalition government, sources close to the negotiations said.

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More than 600 arrested in week of Tunisia unrest as clashes continue #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Sporadic unrest continued to shake parts of Tunisia Thursday, as authorities said more than 600 people had been arrested in a week of protest as anger at austerity measures boils over on the streets.

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Trump in rant against immigrants from 'S**thole countries' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In an extraordinary Oval Office exchange, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. should permit immigrants from "shithole countries" according to three people briefed on the conversation. The White House did not deny the comment.

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Turkey court defies order to release journalists jailed after failed coup #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An Istanbul court on Thursday defied an order from Turkey's top constitutional body to release two prominent jailed writers on the grounds their rights had been violated.

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Facing US extradition, 9/11 suspect attacks French prison guards #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A German national believed to have been linked to Osama bin Laden and convicted for a 2002 attack on a Tunisian synagogue attacked four guards in a northern French prison on Thursday, weeks before becoming eligible for extradition to the US.

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Aid groups slam Macron’s asylum law reform #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron faces a backlash over plans to tighten immigration law as the number of asylum seekers soars, with aid and emergency agencies accusing his government of planning mass expulsions.

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Eddie Izzard on French grammar, Brexit and trying to get his mother back #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The comedian, actor, political activist and transgender hero Eddie Izzard speaks to Eve Jackson about his new Paris show in French, what he’s got in common with Bill Gates and how everything he does in life is about trying to get his mother back.

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Publisher scraps reprint of French writer Céline's anti-Semitic essays #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's most famed publishing house bowed to pressure Thursday and suspended plans to reissue a collection of violently anti-Semitic pamphlets by novelist Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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Ecuador says it granted WikiLeaks founder Assange citizenship #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was "naturalized" as an Ecuadorean on Dec. 12, at his request, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that she was seeking a "dignified" solution to his situation with Britain.

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Macron resuscitates France's partnership with China in Africa #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After years at a standstill, France-China cooperation in Africa could finally materialise on security and climate issues. French President Emmanuel Macron suggested as much in Beijing this week.

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EU powers urge Trump to back Iran nuclear deal #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Britain, France and Germany made a joint plea to Donald Trump on Thursday to endorse a key nuclear deal with Iran as the US president mulls reimposing sanctions on Tehran.

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Luxembourg court overturns verdict against Luxleaks whistleblower #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Luxembourg court on Thursday overturned the verdict against a "Luxleaks" whistleblower who was convicted of leaking thousands of documents that revealed tax breaks for multinational firms.

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Search for missing as death toll from California mudslides climbs #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on Wednesday, the local sheriff said, and the number of people missing also climbed to 17.

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Armed robbers seize jewels 'worth more than €4m' from Paris Ritz #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A gang of five armed robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world famous Ritz hotel in Paris Wednesday, making off with an estimated four million euros worth of jewels, investigators said.

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Jailed ‘Kurdish Obama’ says he won't run for Turkish elections #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The jailed co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party has said he is not planning to run in any further elections, effectively ending a political career that threatened to shake Turkish politics.

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Migrants top agenda at EU’s ‘Southern Seven’ meeting in Rome #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The heads of seven southern European states gather in Rome for a mini-summit Wednesday to tackle a number of issues confronting the “Southern Seven”. But migration is expected to dominate the agenda.

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Women strike back at Catherine Deneuve for slamming #MeToo movement #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French feminists have denounced an open letter signed by actress Catherine Deneuve and more than 100 other prominent women arguing that the #MeToo movement had gone too far.

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Colombia suspends ceasefire talks over rebel attacks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he had suspended peace talks with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels in response to what he said were guerrilla attacks earlier Wednesday.

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UK court grants bail to Sarkozy associate suspected of funneling Libyan cash #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A French businessman suspected of funnelling money from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to finance Nicolas Sarkozy's successful 2007 presidential campaign was granted bail when he appeared at a London court on Wednesday.

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Fleeing into oncoming traffic, Pakistani journalist escapes abductors #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Pakistani journalist known for criticising the powerful military said he had escaped an abduction attempt after being assaulted by armed men in Islamabad Wednesday, in the latest case involving forced disappearances in the turbulent country.

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Video: Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra braves Taliban threat #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A group of 30 young women in Afghanistan have chosen to start playing music – despite this decision putting their lives in danger. They are members of the all-female Zohra orchestra; they also go to high school. And because they’ve decided to do these things, they face a constant threat of violence from the Taliban. Our France 2 colleagues Nicolas Bertrand and Thomas Donzel report, with Emerald Maxwell.

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Talks continue as Colombia ceasefire with ELN expires #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A ceasefire between Colombia’s Marxist ELN rebels and the government expired at midnight on Tuesday, ahead of the start of a new round of talks that is expected to renew the pact.

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Backlash after French female celebrities criticise #Metoo movement #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

IN THE WORLD PAPERS - Wednesday, January 10: The international backlash continues after French female celebrities condemn the #MeToo movement as puritanism. Also, Benjamin Netanyahu's son is embroiled in a scandal some are calling "Strippergate". And sales soar of a Canadian author's book about the Second World War, "Fire and Fury", after people mistakenly purchase it instead of Michael Wolff's tell-all blockbuster about Donald Trump!

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France to cut highway speeds as road deaths rise #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French government said Tuesday it would lower the speed limit on two-lane highways to 80 kilometres per hour from 90 kilometres (55 miles) per hour, hoping to reverse an alarming rise in road deaths in recent years.

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Dozens hurt, 200 arrested in new Tunisia unrest #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 200 people were arrested and dozens hurt during clashes in several parts of Tunisia, the interior ministry said Wednesday, after a second night of unrest driven by anger over austerity measures.

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More than a dozen killed in California mudslides #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Mudslides unleashed by a ferocious storm demolished homes in southern California and killed at least 13 people, police said Tuesday.

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Bannon to exit Breitbart News Network after break with Trump #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump.

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Israeli air strikes, rockets hit Syria #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Israeli army carried out air strikes and fired rockets at targets in Syria overnight, causing damage near a military position, the Syrian army said Tuesday.

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New Polish PM fires top ministers to reduce tensions with EU #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Poland's ruling conservatives fired several senior ministers on Tuesday in an apparent move to patch up relations with the European Union, strained over accusations that Warsaw is subverting the rule of law.

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With his judicial appointments, Trump is courting his base were it counts #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The public image of Donald Trump’s White House is one of chaos and failure, but in reality it's a well-oiled judicial appointment machine whose purpose is to ensure the continued support of his evangelical base.

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Case dismissed against gendarme over French activist death #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Judges investigating the death of activist Rémi Fraisse, who was killed while protesting the building of a reservoir in south-western France in October 2014, have dismissed the case against the gendarme who fired the grenade that killed him.

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French star Catherine Deneuve defends men's 'right' to chat up women #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's most revered actress, Catherine Deneuve, hit out Tuesday at a new "puritanism" sparked by sexual harassment scandals, declaring that men should be "free to hit on" women.

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French kosher shop burns down on attack anniversary #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A suspected arson attack on a French kosher grocery store revived fears over anti-Semitism on Tuesday, three years to the day since an assault on a Jewish supermarket by an Islamist gunman.

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Protests over price hikes in Tunisia turn deadly #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Protests hit several parts of Tunisia where dozens of people were arrested and one man died in unclear circumstances amid anger over rising prices, authorities said Tuesday.

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Open markets, Macron tells China, or risk protectionist backlash #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron focused on trade imbalances on the second day of his state visit to China, offering to open up France to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to Chinese markets for French companies.

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Couples tie knot at midnight in Australia's fist gay weddings #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Same-sex couples married in midnight ceremonies across Australia on Tuesday after the country's last legal impediment to gay marriage expired.

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South and North Korea begin first formal talks in two years #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

North and South Korea began their first official talks in more than two years on Tuesday, focussing on the forthcoming Winter Olympics after months of tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.

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Apple faces probe by Paris prosecutors over 'planned obsolescence' of devices #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Paris prosecutors have launched a probe of US tech giant Apple over suspected “planned obsolescence” in some of its iPhone models, a judicial source told AFP on Monday.

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British PM May seeks new start with cabinet reshuffle after torrid 2017 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

British Prime Minister Theresa May named an ally to run the ruling Conservatives and promoted younger ministers on Monday to try to give her divided government a new start after a year marred by an ill-judged election, rows over Brexit and scandals.

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France pays tribute to police officer killed following Charlie Hebdo attacks #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France’s Interior Minister Gérard Collomb gave a tribute on Monday to Clarissa Jean-Philippe, three years after the police officer was killed by Amedy Coulibaly in Montrouge on January 8th, 2015, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

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Egypt denies report it pressured the press on Trump’s Jerusalem move, despite tapes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Recordings at the core of a recent New York Times report on efforts by Egyptian officials to press media figures to tacitly support the recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital have been released online—and castigated as fake by authorities.

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Trump administration to end special protections for Salvadoran immigrants #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Trump administration is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation, officials said Monday.

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French businessman arrested in London linked to Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French businessman Alexandre Djouhri was arrested in London on Sunday as part of an investigation into the financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidential campaign in 2007, reported a judicial source on Monday.

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Brazilian football star Philippe Coutinho officially signs for Barcelona #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Philippe Coutinho officially signed with Barcelona on Monday and thanked the club for its patience after the disappointment of the failed negotiations last year.

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Macron launches China charm offensive, but will Xi be seduced? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in China Monday on a state visit aimed at boosting bilateral trade relations and clinching major commercial contracts. But will he succeed in getting better market access to the world’s second largest economy?

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France received record 100,000 asylum requests in 2017 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than 100,000 people requested asylum in France in 2017, a “historic” number and an increase of 17 percent on the year before, according to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA).

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Oil tanker 'at risk of exploding' after colliding with freighter off China coast #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a freighter off China's east coast is at risk of exploding, Chinese state media reported Monday, as authorities struggled to find its 32 missing crew and contain oil spewing from the blazing wreck.

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'Large explosion' kills several at Syrian jihadist base #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An explosion at a base for Asian jihadists in northwestern Syria's Idlib city on Sunday killed 23 people including seven civilians, a monitor said.

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France's Macron kicks off China visit at gateway to Silk Road #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday launched a state visit to China in Xian -- the starting point of the ancient Silk Road -- in a nod to his counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route.

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Stars don black to highlight sexual harassment at Golden Globes #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Usually at the Golden Globes, the red carpet is awash in color.

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Bannon backtracks over Trump Jr 'treason' claims #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon backed away Sunday from derogatory comments ascribed to him about Trump's son in a new book that sparked White House outrage and could threaten Bannon's influence as a would-be conservative power broker.

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Sudan opposition leader detained as bread protests spread #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Protests over rising bread prices broke out in Sudan’s capital and spread across cities to the south on Sunday, witnesses said, as authorities arrested a prominent opposition leader and confiscated newspapers in a drive to curb growing unrest.

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Iran's parliament holds special session on protests #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iranian lawmakers held a closed-door session on Sunday to discuss the deadly protests that hit the country last week, while more pro-regime rallies were held in several cities.

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Egyptian ex-PM Ahmed Shafik declines to run for president #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik is no longer considering running for president in this year’s elections, he said in a statement on his Twitter account on Sunday.

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Row erupts over revered Louis-Ferdinand Céline's anti-Semitic pamphlets #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The planned publication of anti-Semitic pamphlets written by a revered novelist has sparked a fierce row in France, with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe weighing in on the debate in favour of their release.

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Germany: 'A sense of international responsibility drives the coalition talks' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

More than three months after general elections in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU and its Bavarian sister party the CSU start talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday to try to form a much-delayed coalition.

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Saudi princes protesting utility bills arrested for sit-in #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Eleven Saudi princes face trial after their arrest at a sit-in protesting against having to pay their utility bills, authorities said Sunday, as the monarchy pursues reforms amid hefty debt and high unemployment.

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Live: Paris commemorates victims of Charlie Hebdo attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Three years after gunmen stormed the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and killed 12 people, Paris holds a memorial for the victims.

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Refugees still sleeping rough in Paris despite Macron’s promises #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

In his first six months as president, Macron stressed that France was a land of welcome for refugees, saying he wanted all of them off the streets by the end of 2017. But in January 2018 hundreds of refugees are still sleeping rough in Paris.

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Gunmen kill at least 13 in Senegal's Casamance region #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Gunmen killed at least 13 people Saturday in Senegal who were gathering firewood in the forest, the military said.

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Egypt's Copts celebrate Christmas after year marred by violence #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Coptic Orthodox Christians packed Egypt’s newly built Nativity of Christ Cathedral on Saturday for a Christmas Eve mass after a bloody year for a minority repeatedly targeted by jihadists.

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Airstrikes kill at least 17 in Syrian capital suburbs #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Government airstrikes and shelling of suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus have killed 17 people as government forces press to retake areas they recently lost.

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Five years on, Kurds march in Paris to demand justice for slain activists #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Thousands of Kurds protested in Paris on Saturday over the failure of the French authorities to convict anyone over the 2013 murders of three female Kurdish rebels in the French capital.

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Mediterranean migrant arrivals halved in Europe in 2017 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Slightly fewer than half as many migrants reached Europe by sea in 2017 than 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday, with curbs finally cutting traffic on the deadly route from Libya to Italy.

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Trump’s White House sets record for staff departures #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Already setting turnover records, President Donald Trump's White House is bracing for even more staff departures and an increasing struggle to fill vacancies, shadowed by the Russia probe, political squabbling and Trump's own low poll numbers.

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Germany, Turkey pledge to thaw icy relations #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Germany and Turkey’s foreign ministers on Saturday agreed to pull out all the stops to improve ties that have soured due to disputes over Ankara’s post-coup crackdown and the arrests of German citizens in Turkey.

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Twitter refuses to silence controversial world leaders after calls to block Trump #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Twitter Inc on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump.

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From first lady to vice-president of Liberia: meet Jewel Howard Taylor #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Jewel Howard Taylor is set to become Liberia’s next vice-president after her successful campaign alongside George Weah. She claims that she never knew about the atrocities ordered by her ex-husband, Charles Taylor, during Sierra Leone's civil war.

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Probe opened into alleged police failure in 2016 attack on French priest #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French prosecutor's office has opened a probe after a press report alleged that a police intelligence note had been post-dated to cover up a failure to act against an Islamic extremist who ultimately slit the throat of a Normandy priest.

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Power in Iran: a system governed by religion #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Shiite clergy is involved at all levels of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the strategic institutions that ensure their stranglehold on power, by way of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Macron suggests 'partnership' with EU for Turkey, not membership #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that political developments in Turkey were effectively blocking the country's EU accession bid, suggesting a "partnership" instead of full membership.

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Tell-all Trump book to be released early in defiance of attempt to ban it #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

US President Donald Trump faced a new public relations crisis Friday with the publication of a tell-all book that depicts him as mentally unstable and in over his head, after his lawyers failed to block its release.

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How former Maoist child soldiers became engineers of Nepal's democracy #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Between 1996 and 2006, a bloody civil war between Maoist revolutionaries and the state tore Nepal apart. A decade later, FRANCE 24 Reporters head to Nepal for the first legislative elections under the new constitution adopted in 2015. In this report, they meet three former Maoists who spent their childhoods fighting for the revolutionary cause, but today they are hoping to make a change not by staring down the barrel of the gun, but through the ballot box.

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Rwanda and Uganda deny agreement with Israel to host African migrants #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The governments of Rwanda and Uganda are denying any deal with Israel to host thousands of African migrants told to leave that country in the next three months or face incarceration.

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Live: Macron welcomes Turkish President Erdogan for talks in Paris #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks in Paris on Friday. Watch their press conference live on FRANCE 24 starting at 2:45pm Paris time (GMT+1).

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Spanish court says ex-Catalan vice president must stay in jail #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Supreme Court judges have ruled against allowing ousted Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras out of jail while he is investigated for rebellion and other charges stemming from the restive region’s recent drive for independence from Spain.

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French kissing: Should the ‘la bise’ custom be banned from the workplace? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French Mayor Aude Picard-Wolff has made waves for refusing to greet colleagues with a traditional kiss on each cheek, sending an email in December to the 73 village councillors saying: “From now on, I would prefer to shake hands, like men do."

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All Apple devices are at risk from two major flaws, Apple to issue fix #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips.

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Pardoned and out of hospital, former Peruvian dictator Fujimori is a free man #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Peru’s former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori left hospital as a free man on Thursday, waving to supporters from a wheelchair and reigniting anger over a pardon he secured from President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Christmas Eve.

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Erdogan to visit France in hopes of rekindling relationship with Europe #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Paris on Friday for talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron aimed at improving relations with Europe, after a war of words in 2017.

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North Korea agrees to first formal talks with South in more than two years #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Friday accepted the South's offer of talks next week, hours after Seoul and Washington agreed to defer joint military exercises which always infuriate Pyongyang until after the Winter Olympics.

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Trump seeks to halt publication of explosive tell-all book #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

President Donald Trump's lawyer said Thursday he would try to stop publication of a book that portrays an inept president in a fumbling White House and threatened legal action against former aide Steve Bannon over "defamatory" comments in the book.

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US suspends security aid to Pakistan until 'decisive action' taken against terror #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The US State Department announced on Thursday that the United States was suspending security assistance to Pakistan until it takes "decisive action" against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network.

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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah named African Player of the Year #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah won the African Player of the Year award in Ghana on Thursday, adding the honour to his collection after being voted BBC African Footballer of the Year in December and Arab Player of the Year earlier this week.

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To be or not to be Charlie: Parisians debate free-speech defence three years after attack #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

As France prepares to commemorate the third anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack, FRANCE 24 visited the Parisian neighbourhood where the shootings took place to ask locals if they still said “Je Suis Charlie”

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From Washington to Pyongyang, the myth of the 'nuclear button' #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After North Korean leader Kim Jong-un spoke of having a "nuclear button" on his desk, US President Donald Trump boasted that he has a "bigger and more powerful button". But the reality of launching a nuclear strike is a bit more complicated.

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Israeli author and Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld dies at 85 #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israeli novelist Aharon Appelfeld, a Holocaust survivor who became one of the foremost contemporary Hebrew-language writers, died on Thursday aged 85, officials said.

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French female jihadists 'may face trial in Syria', France says #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Female French jihadists arrested in Kurdish-held parts of Syria should face justice there so long as they can be guaranteed a fair trial, the French government said on Thursday.

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Deadly winter Storm Eleanor sparks fires in Corsica, avalanche alert in the Alps #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The French Alps were on maximum avalanche alert Thursday as Storm Eleanor swept through Europe, killing at least four people and fanning rare winter wildfires in Corsica.

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Macron delivers New Year's greetings to French diplomats #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a traditional New Year's message to the diplomatic corps on Thursday. Watch it live on FRANCE 24 by clicking on the video player.

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Turkish banker found guilty in scheme to avoid Iran sanctions #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A Turkish banker was convicted Wednesday in connection with a massive scheme to help Iran evade US sanctions, in an explosive case that strained ties between Ankara and Washington.

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Storm Eleanor brings chaos and fatalities to Europe #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Winter storm Eleanor swept across Europe on Wednesday, bringing death, damage and disruption, snarling transport networks and cutting power to tens of thousands of people.

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Israel to expel some 40,000 illegal African migrants #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Israel on Wednesday began implementing a plan to force tens of thousands of African migrants out of the country by April, threatening to arrest those who stay.

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Anti-harassment crusader Cate Blanchett to head Cannes jury #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Cate Blanchett, the double Oscar-winning actress leading a Hollywood campaign to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, will head the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.

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Australia looks to become top global supplier of medicinal cannabis #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Australia agreed to allow exports of medicinal cannabis Thursday in a boost to budding domestic manufacturers, as it eyes becoming a leading world supplier.

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Trump's former campaign manager sues special counsel #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The lawsuit contends that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, has overstepped his bounds by charging the former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, for conduct that is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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Palestinian authority to restore Gaza electricity payments #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said Wednesday it had agreed to restore payments for electricity in the Gaza Strip after a cut in June worsened a power crisis in the blockaded enclave.

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Bannon slams Trump Tower meeting with Russians as ‘treasonous’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has described a meeting between President Donald Trump's son Don Jr and a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election campaign as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," The Guardian reported Wednesday.

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Watch live: Macron addresses French press corps #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to deliver his first yearly address to the French press corps at the Élysée Palace. Watch his speech by clicking on the player below.

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Antimalarial drug Lariam linked to potentially devastating side effects #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Today's FOCUS report puts one of the world's most common anti-Malaria drugs under the microscope. Lariam (Mefloquine) has been prescribed to travellers for years, and many have taken it without problems. But in some cases, the side effects have proved to be devastating.

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French PM calls for 'great judicial severity' after New Year's attack on police #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France's prime minister is pushing for the perpetrators of a New Year's Eve attack on two police officers - captured in a video that went viral on social media - to be punished with "great judicial severity".

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