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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Monday Aug. 19, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Macron keeps an open line to Putin as war in Ukraine rages
By BARBARA SURK - Associated Press
Mon,03/07/22-2:03AM , 204 Reads
NICE, France (AP) — While most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the few leaders keeping an open line of communication is French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Artisan Pierre Povigna moves a carnival figure at a warehouse in Nice, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The theme of the Carnival's 149th edition in the French Riviera city of Nice is King of Animals. A loud celebration of nature, human connection and life itself after months of lockdowns, silence, social distancing and banned public gatherings, kicks off on Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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Carnival returns to French Riviera, as virus fears recede
By BARBARA SURK - Associated Press
Fri,02/11/22-6:29AM , 146 Reads
NICE, France (AP) — Two years after the pandemic shut down the Carnival in the French Riviera city of Nice, artists, florists, actors, technicians and drivers are putting the final touches on their costumes, lavish flower arrangements and giant floats set to roll down the city's famed boulevards and squares on Friday.
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Imams from the Paris Mosque gather before paying their homage to the victims of the Nov. 13, 2015 attacks, near the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Friday, Nov.12, 2021. The French government on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, forged ahead with efforts to reshape Islam in France and rid it of extremism, introducing a new body made up of clergy and laymen — and women — to help lead the largest Muslim community in western Europe. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant, File)

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Macron's government seeks to reshape Islam in France
By BARBARA SURK - Associated Press
Sat,02/05/22-2:46AM , 127 Reads
NICE, France (AP) — The French government on Saturday introduced a new body to reshape Islam in France, part of President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to rid it of extremism.
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Interpol election raises rights concerns about fair policing
By BARBARA SURK - Associated Press
Mon,11/22/21-1:52AM , 123 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian governments, as the world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.
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