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France’s Macron to visit Mayotte shantytowns wrecked by Cyclone Chido By Reuters

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France's Macron to visit Mayotte shantytowns wrecked by Cyclone Chido By Reuters

By Tasilo Hummel MAMOUDZOU (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron was due to visit the mansions of Cyclone Chido-ravaged Mayotte on Friday, the second day of a visit where he faced calls to speed up aid to the Indian Ocean archipelago. French officials could only confirm 31 deaths more than six days after the cyclone, … Read more

Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems By Reuters

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Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems By Reuters

By Michelle Rose PARIS (Reuters) – When veteran centrist François Bairou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for private schools sparked nationwide protests. He fell quickly and would remain in office for another four years. Three decades on, he will face another force in the form … Read more