Video: Lebanon's PM Hariri to ask for '$10-$12 billion investment' for refugees #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A few days before his trip to Paris, Lebanon's prime minister Saad Hariri sat down with FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman to talk about Syria, refugees, Hezbollah, and Saudi Arabia.

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Mudslide kills over 100 in Colombia #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes and killing at least 112 unsuspecting residents in their sleep, authorities said Saturday.

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Paris’s Pompidou Centre closed by week-long strike #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The Pompidou Centre modern art museum -- one of the biggest tourist draws in the French capital -- will remain closed this weekend because of a week-long strike by security guards, its management said.

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Is the French language in danger from an English invasion? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Once the official language of diplomacy, French continues to be vibrant dialect to this very day. Spoken on all five continents, French is the official language in nearly 30 countries and the second most studied foreign language in the world. But, despite all this, is French in danger of an English invasion?

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