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A French soldier with his dog Sparcel stands at attention during a ceremony in Suippes, eastern France, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. France inaugurated on Thursday its first memorial paying tribute to all "civilian and military hero dogs" in Suippes, in eastern France. The monument is located on a key World War I site, echoing the important role played by dogs in U.S. and European armies at the time. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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France honors hero dogs, highlighting their achievements
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Fri,10/21/22-6:06AM , 442 Reads
SUIPPES, France (AP) — From tracking down suspects in the 2015 Paris terror attacks to fighting extremists in Africa’s Sahel region, dogs have helped French soldiers, police officers and rescue teams save lives for more than a century.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron, center, gestures to Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, second right, at a group photo during a meeting of the European Political Community at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct 6, 2022. Leaders from around 44 countries are gathering Thursday to launch a "European Political Community" aimed at boosting security and economic prosperity across the continent, with Russia the one major European power not invited. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

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Macron at Europe's center stage with new summit initiative
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Fri,10/07/22-12:11AM , 322 Reads
PRAGUE (AP) — Smile flashing, giving a thumbs-up, Emmanuel Macron appears at Europe’s center stage again — literally.
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Workers collect white grapes of sauvignon in the Grand Cru Classe de Graves of the Château Carbonnieux, in Pessac Leognan, south of Bordeaux, southwestern France, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The harvest that once started in mid-September is now happening earlier than ever in one of France’s most celebrated wine regions and other parts of Europe due to drought and climate change. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Drought forces earliest harvest ever in French wine country
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Fri,08/26/22-1:28AM , 262 Reads
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — The landscape in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux looks the same as ever, with healthy, ripe grapes hanging heavy off rows of green vines.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 7, 2022. In the rare public recording of a discussion between two world leaders, Macron tries to convince the Russian president to "calm things down" in the region. But all his suggestions reach a dead end on Putin's side. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Film reveals Macron’s diplomatic bids amid war in Ukraine
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Mon,07/04/22-5:39AM , 792 Reads
PARIS (AP) — “Vladimir .... tell me what your intentions are.”

Four days before President Putin ordered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron was making a last-ditch attempt to prevent the war in a key phone call revealed in a French TV documentary.
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