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To Counter Anti-Semitism, French Women Find Strength In Diversity At Auschwitz

In this Feb. 20 photograph, a Nazi sign and words mocking the Holocaust were painted on a tombstone at the Garden of Remembrance in the cemetery in Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, near Lyon, France. Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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To Counter Anti-Semitism, French Women Find Strength In Diversity At Auschwitz

With recent incidents of anti-Semitic vandalism in France, a group of women from different religious and ethnic backgrounds sought greater understanding by learning about the horrors of the Holocaust.

To Counter Anti-Semitism, French Women Find Strength In Diversity At Auschwitz

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Saturday

Friday

Will Macron's 'Great National Debate' Help Defuse France's Yellow Vest Unrest?

French president Emmanuel Macron takes part in a meeting in Évry-Courcouronnes on Feb. 4. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Will Macron's 'Great National Debate' Help Defuse France's Yellow Vest Unrest?

With his government rocked by ongoing yellow vest demonstrations, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a nationwide series of community conversations. But some wonder if anything will change.

Will Macron's 'Great National Debate' Help Defuse France's Yellow Vest Unrest?

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Thursday

How France's Yellow Vest Protests Damaged An Already Weakened President Macron

Protesters take part in an antigovernment yellow vest demonstration in front of the Hôtel National des Invalides in Paris early in January. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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How France's Yellow Vest Protests Damaged An Already Weakened President Macron

"The media are all talking about us, and we actually made the government back down," says one protester at a traffic circle. "We're not about to accept the crumbs Macron has thrown us."

Tuesday

Rejected By Italy, Thousands Of Migrants From Africa Risk The Alps To Reach France

Migrants walk toward a snow-covered pass to cross the border from Italy to France, in January 2018 near Bardonecchia, Italian Alps. Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Rejected By Italy, Thousands Of Migrants From Africa Risk The Alps To Reach France

This year alone, some 5,000 migrants have attempted to cross from northern Italy into France, according to local municipalities and aid groups. Some have perished along the way. Many are sent back.

Rejected By Italy, Thousands Of Migrants From Africa Risk The Alps To Reach France

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Thursday

Thursday

Suspected Strasbourg Shooter Killed By Police, French Authorities Say

Police officers stand near the place where Cherif Chekatt, the alleged gunman who had been a fugitive since allegedly killing three people at a popular Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, was shot dead by police on Thursday. Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Suspected Strasbourg Shooter Killed By Police, French Authorities Say

The suspect had been the target of a massive manhunt since Tuesday's deadly assault on a Christmas shopping market.

Wednesday

Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Attack On French Christmas Market

A French soldier stands guard at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, in front of the city's cathedral, as police conduct a search for a man suspected of opening fire on a crowd the night before. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Attack On French Christmas Market

On Tuesday evening, a man opened fire on the famous market in Strasbourg, France, killing two people and leaving a third brain-dead. Hundreds of law enforcement officers are searching for the suspect.

Tuesday

Monday

Macron Promises Minimum Wage Hike And Tax Cuts To End 'Yellow Vest' Protests

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a special address to the nation on Monday, his first public comments after four weeks of nationwide "yellow vest" (gilet jaune) protests. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Macron Promises Minimum Wage Hike And Tax Cuts To End 'Yellow Vest' Protests

In a speech on Monday, France's president declared "a state of social and economic emergency," offering some concessions to his critics. Among them, tax relief for the middle class and pensioners.

After More 'Yellow Vest' Protests, France's President Macron To Address Nation

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After More 'Yellow Vest' Protests, France's President Macron To Address Nation

Much of the movement's popular anger has crystallized around President Emmanuel Macron, seen as arrogant and out of touch. He will make a televised address Monday evening to try to quell the crisis.

After More 'Yellow Vest' Protests, France's President Macron To Address Nation

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Tuesday

France Freezes Fuel Tax Hike In Face Of Yellow Vest Protests

The French government is suspending a planned fuel tax hike, after "yellow vest" demonstrators took to the streets for months of protests. On a motorway near Aix-en-Provence, France, on Tuesday, demonstrators set up a barrier. Claude Paris/AP hide caption

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France Freezes Fuel Tax Hike In Face Of Yellow Vest Protests

"No tax deserves to endanger the unity of the nation," French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe says, putting on hold a new tax that was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.

France Freezes Fuel Tax Hike In Face Of Yellow Vest Protests

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Tuesday

French President Holds Firm On Clean-Energy Goals, Despite Protests

A "Yellow Vest" protester waves a French flag in Villefranche-sur-Saone on Saturday, during a demonstration against high fuel prices. Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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French President Holds Firm On Clean-Energy Goals, Despite Protests

A grassroots movement in France, the mostly working-class "yellow vests," objects to new gasoline taxes. French President Emmanuel Macron says he sympathizes, but the tax will stand.

Tuesday

6 Bodies Found After Apartment Buildings Collapse In Marseille, France

A gap now exists where two buildings collapsed on Monday morning in Marseille, France. A third building was damaged and also torn down. Emin Akyel/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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6 Bodies Found After Apartment Buildings Collapse In Marseille, France

A woman who lived in one of the buildings said she stayed with her parents the night before the collapse because many of the doors in her building wouldn't close. "It could have been me," she said.