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French President Emmanuel Macron begins his nationwide tour on Wednesday ahead of next year's presidential election, in a risky repeat of previous meet-and-greet initiatives that saw him heckled by angry voters. The 43-year-old centrist, widely expected to seek a second term in polls next April and May, will begin what he calls the task of "measuring the country's pulse" in picturesque villages in southwest France. Around a dozen stops are planned over the next two months, in a sign that the former investment banker has an eye on regional elections on June 20 and 27, as well as his own personal political test next year. IMAGES
France's Yannick Bestaven sprays champagne in celebration at winning the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo yacht race in France's Les Sables d'Olonnes on Thursday after a dramatic finish when one of his rivals hit a fishing trawler in the home stretch. Images of champagne spraying are at 00'30" IMAGES
In the southern French city of Nice, a restaurant defies the government and opens for the day, in a symbolic message of protest against anti-Covid government measures which have decimated the hospitality industry. IMAGES
Nobel Chemistry Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier says she hopes the award will make young female scientists realise that "nothing is impossible", after she and Jennifer Doudna of the US won for the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors", the first time a Nobel science prize has gone to a women-only team. SOUNDBITE
Tel Aviv, Dec 11, EFE, (Camera: Pablo Duer).- The Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team was presented this Wednesday in Tel Aviv, where it celebrated its incorporation into the World Tour and its future participation in the Tour de France, which will turn the Israel Cycling Academy into the first team in the country to compete in this competition.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE START-UP NATION CYCLING TEAM AND SPEECH FROM SYLVAN ADAMS, CO-OWNER OF ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY.
Zipaquira residents welcome Tour de France 2019 winner Egan Bernal as he arrives in his hometown. IMAGES
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