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French President Emmanuel Macron listens to chef Anne-Sophie Pic, center, as he attends a lesson, Tuesday June 8, 2021 in the kitchen of the Hospitality school in Tain-l'Hermitage, southeastern France. (Philippe Desmazes, Pool via AP)
French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 08, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2016 file photo, former French Economy Minister gestures as he delivers his speech during a campaign meeting in Paris, France. With a year to go to the presidential vote, French President Emmanuel Macron is getting ready for a potential re-election bid by prioritizing reviving the economy and saving jobs. The country is slowly stepping out of its partial lockdown. Macron’s ability to meet the challenge will be key _ as France is among countries worst hit by the pandemic in the world, with over 105,000 virus-related deathss. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy

By Sylvie Corbet May. 09, 2021 02:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2013 file photo, French former President Valery Giscard d'Estaing speaks to the media in Paris. Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, has died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at the age of 94, his office and the French presidency said. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94

By Sylvie Corbet Dec. 02, 2020 06:10 PM EST

The Notre Dame cathedral is reflected in a window of the closed English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 05, 2020. Iconic Parisian bookshop Shakespeare and Co. has launched a support appeal to its readers after its owners say that coronavirus-linked losses, and a crippling months-long lockdown, have left the future of the veritable institution in doubt. "We've been minus 80 percent since the first confinement in March, so at this point we've used all our savings," Sylvia Whitman, daughter of the shop's co-founder George Whitman, told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

By Thomas Adamson Nov. 06, 2020 03:07 AM EST

FILE - In this May 15, 2018 file photo, Alek Skarlatos, right, speaks at the Douglas County Republican Party headquarters in Roseburg, Ore. Skarlatos, who in 2015 helped thwart an attack by a gunman on a Paris-bound train, faces longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio in the November election. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP, File)
Paris train attack hero makes bid for Congress from Oregon

By Andrew Selsky Oct. 26, 2020 02:47 PM EDT

Wreath are left at the memorial of the Battle of Britain in London, Friday, May 8, 2020 on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe should be all about parades, remembrances, and one last great hurrah for veteran soldiers who are mostly in their nineties. Instead, it is a time of coronavirus lockdown and loneliness spent in search of memories both bitter and sweet.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Europe holds low-key V-E Day commemorations due to virus

By Pan Pylas May. 08, 2020 08:01 AM EDT