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Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a campaign rally Friday, April 22, 2022 in Figeac, southwestern France. Emmanuel Macron is facing off against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in France's April 24 presidential runoff. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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France’s two presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what
By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press
Sat,04/23/22-4:53AM, 63 Reads
PARIS (AP) — It’s crunch time for voters in France as incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is meeting far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen of the National Rally at the ballot box for Sunday’s final presidential vote
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French Far-left presidential candidate for the 2022 election Jean-Luc Melenchon gestures as he speaks during a meeting in Nantes, western France, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Jean-Luc Melenchon used to call Russia a "partner," even as European governments were scrambling to find ways to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine. He now supports the Ukrainian's "resistance" and Russians who are opposing the war and fighting "dictatorship" in their own country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez, File)

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Why this week's French elections matter to the wider world
By THOMAS ADAMSON
Fri,04/08/22-6:32AM, 103 Reads
PARIS (AP) — With war singeing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will be casting ballots in a presidential election whose outcome will have international implications. France is the 27-member bloc’s second economy, the only one with a UN Security Council veto, and its sole nuclear power.
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People walk past the temporarily closed Chanel shop on New Bond Street, during England's second coronavirus lockdown in London, on Nov. 25, 2020. French high fashion brand Chanel says it is stopping selling its clothes, perfumes and other luxury good to Russian customers abroad in a bold response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

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Chanel restricts sales to Russians abroad amid Ukraine war
By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press
Wed,04/06/22-10:24AM, 110 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Luxury fashion brand Chanel says it has stopped selling its clothes, perfumes and other luxury goods to Russian customers abroad if they plan to take the products back home — a bold response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine that some say goes too far.
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Models wear creations as part of the Chanel Ready To Wear Fall/Winter 2022-2023 fashion collection, unveiled during the Fashion Week in Paris, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

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Chanel caps Paris Fashion Week with swaths of iconic tweeds
By THOMAS ADAMSON - AP Fashion Writer
Tue,03/08/22-1:12PM, 235 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Chanel took guests, including Venus Williams, on a journey of discovery inside the Grand Palais Ephemere Tuesday to the landscapes and colors of the Scottish countryside.
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