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Emmanuel Macron visits McCain's factory in the northeastern department of Marne on the sidelines of the "Choose France" summit, where the Canadian frozen French fries giant is set to announce investments of more than 350 million euros in France, which will help the company "improve production and continue to innovate," according to the French president. (CPMPLETES VIDI34RF49F_EN) IMAGES
Wearing white laboratory coat and hair net, French President Emmanuel Macron tours the production site in Chartres, southwest of Paris, of Novo Nordisk . In a deal to be sealed officially with Macron today, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk will invest 2.1 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in this existing facility to expand capacity for a blockbuster anti-obesity drug. Novo Nordisk is the European Union's most valuable company with market capitalisation of around $460 billion, mostly thanks to growing use of its anti-diabetes drugs as weight-loss derivatives. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife and several ministers, visits Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, which has been devastated by several days of rain, flooding and high water, to offer his support. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron visits an aluminium factory near Dunkirk, a town in the north of France which the presidential palace has set up as a "symbol" of its reindustrialisation policy geared towards the ecological transition. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron visits the Mathis company, a wood factory involved in several construction sites for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This visit to Muttersholtz, a village in eastern France, comes as the French president tours the country hoping to turn the page on his unpopular pension reform. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.