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Second pandemic wave? Five key coronavirus updates you should know

France will go into national lockdown starting from Friday to stem the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday evening

Three dead as woman beheaded in attack in French church; security hiked

A defiant President Emmanuel Macron, declaring that France had been subject to an Islamist terrorist attack, said he would deploy thousands more soldiers to protect important French sites

France to go back into nationwide lockdown as Covid second wave hits hard

France will go into national lockdown starting from Friday to stem the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday evening

Pakistan PM Imran Khan accuses French President Macron of 'attacking Islam'

Khan's comments follow statements Macron made last week after a French teacher was beheaded near Paris after he had shown cartoons of the Prophet during a class he was leading on free speech

French PM Macron says 2nd coronavirus wave is here, vastly extends curfew

French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, saying the second wave is here

UNAOC chief Moratinos condemns beheading of teacher in suburbs of Paris

The UNAOC chief stressed that togetherness, peace and tolerance are rooted in religions across the faith spectrum

Macron announces curfew amid second wave of coronavirus cases in France

President Emmanuel Macron announced a curfew in France in the wake of a surging second wave of the coronavirus in a number of cities, including Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse

French President Emmanuel Macron vows to fight 'Islamist separatism'

His proposals include stricter oversight of schooling and control over foreign funding of mosques

Cultural appropriation

It's interesting to juxtapose the debate surrounding the cast of A Suitable Boy with that of another film which premiered at TIFF last year

USA's reputation suffers on Trump's botched Covid-19 response: Survey

In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the low level recorded in 2003 when the two countries were at loggerheads over the U.S.-led war in Iraq

Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron discuss Navalny, Belarus, over phone

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron discussed the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as well as the situation in Belarus, Ukraine and Libya over telephone.

Emmanuel Macron throws $118 billion lifeline for French economic relaunch

The plan, key for Macron's re-election in 2022, seeks to boost growth with lower tax on businesses

Macron warns Lebanese leaders of sanctions if reforms are not swift

French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stern warning to Lebanon's political class Tuesday, urging them to commit to serious reforms within a few months or risk punitive action, including sanctions, if they fail to deliver. Macron is on a two-day visit to Lebanon, marking the country's centenary and holding talks with officials on ways to help extract it from an unprecedented economic crisis and the aftermath of last month's massive blast that ripped through the capital Beirut. I'm here ... to get results and bring about reforms, he said Tuesday. The visit was Macron's second since the devastating Aug. 4 explosion the most destructive single incident in Lebanon's history that killed at lest 190 people and injured more than 6,000. This time Macron's visit, packed with events and political talks aimed at charting a way out of the crisis, also comes as Lebanon marks its 100th anniversary. Speaking to Politico en route from Paris to Lebanon on Monday evening, Macron said he wants

Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon for second time after Beirut port blasts

French President Emmanuel Macron is on a second visit to Lebanon which came less than a month after the massive August 4 Port of Beirut explosions.

Lebanon leaders name favourite for PM before Emmanuel Macron's visit

Lebanon's ambassador to Germany appeared slated to become the crisis-stricken country's next prime minister after getting the support of senior Sunni politicians on Sunday

French president Macron calls on citizens to learn to live with coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron called on citizens to learn to live with the coronavirus after infections spiralled higher in recent weeks

Two Lebanese ministers quit as global powers gather to discuss aid

Global leaders including US President Donald Trump are participating in Sunday's conference, which is co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and the United Nations

Lebanon's future at stake: French president tells donor conference

Lebanon's debt-laden economy was already mired in crisis and reeling from the coronavirus pandemic before the port explosion, which killed 158 people

Oil spill threatens ecological disaster as Mauritius declares emergency

Greenpeace says the spill was to likely to be one of the most terrible ecological crises that Mauritius has ever seen

French President Emmanuel Macron urges independent probe of Beirut blast

During a visit to the city on Thursday, Macron walked past gutted silos and charred carcasses of cargo containers