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French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with the medical staff of the Rene Dubos hospital center, in Pontoise, outside Paris, Friday Oct. 23, 2020. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, saying &quot;the second wave is here.&quot; The curfew imposed in eight regions of France last week, including Paris and its suburbs, is being extended to 38 more regions and Polynesia, (Photo by Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

France surpasses 1 million confirmed virus cases amid spike

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A woman lights a candle on Republique square during a demonstration Sunday Oct. 18, 2020 in Paris. Demonstrations around France have been called in support of freedom of speech and to pay tribute to a French history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad with his class. Samuel Paty was beheaded on Friday by a 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee who was shot dead by police. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French police operations underway after beheading of teacher

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Leah Gilliam, 11, stands with hundreds of protesters as they gather in protest against Gov. Greg Abbott's handling of the coronavirus pandemic outside the governor's mansion in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. [Bronte Wittpenn /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

‘COVID fatigue’ increases risk for new coronavirus wave

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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Josu Urrutikoetxea, a former leader of Basque separatist militant group ETA, speaks in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Josu Urrutikoetxea, the last known chief of ETA, the now-extinct Basque separatist militant group, goes on trial Monday Oct. 19, 2020 in Paris for terrorism charges that he deems “absurd” because of his role in ending a conflict that claimed hundreds of lives and terrorized Spain for half a century. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Facing terror charges, ETA’s last boss apologizes for deaths

By ARITZ PARRA and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Champs-Elysees avenue is empty during curfew in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. French restaurants, cinemas and theaters are trying to figure out how to survive a new curfew aimed at stemming the flow of record new coronavirus infections. The monthlong curfew came into effect Friday at midnight, and France is deploying 12,000 extra police to enforce it. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

French virus curfew produces eerie quiet on streets of Paris

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French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, second left, speaks in front of a high school Friday Oct.16, 2020 in Conflans Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, after a history teacher who opened a discussion with high school students on caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad was beheaded. French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an &quot;Islamist terrorist attack&quot; against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday, urging the nation to stand united against extremism. (Abdulmonam Eassa, Pool via AP)

Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France was Chechen teen

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2020 file photo, French Minister for Solidarity and Health Olivier Veran speaks during a press conference in Paris. French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry confirmed the dawn searches, which included the offices of the current health minister Olivier Veran. (Geoffroy van Der Hasselt, Pool via AP)

French police search homes of health minister, ex-PM

By LORI HINNANT and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec, 10, 2012 file photo, lyricist Herbert Kretzmer and his wife Sybil Sever attend the premiere for &quot;Les Miserables&quot; at the Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York. Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died. He was 95. His family confirmed Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 that Kretzmer had died of advanced effects of Parkinson’s disease at his home in London with his Sybil by his side. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

France to restore state of health emergency after 3 months

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France's Kylian Mbappe, right, celebrates with France's Paul Pogba after scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Croatia and France at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Mbappe scores as France beats Croatia 2-1 in Nations League

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo attempts a shot at goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) **FiLE**

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

People wearing masks walk down a street in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Some parts of France have been put on maximum coronavirus alert level, which means shutting down bars, implementing stricter measures in restaurants and limiting private gatherings. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

France launches flu vaccine campaign amid COVID-19 crisis

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People wearing masks pass by restaurants in the center of Lyon, central France, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Starting Saturday, Lyon has been placed under maximum virus alert. The maximum alert level implies shutting down bars, implementing stricter measures in restaurants and limiting private gatherings. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

French PM won’t rule out more restrictions as virus spikes

By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS GARRIGA - Associated Press

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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France's Kylian Mbappe and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, greet each other at the end of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Big names fail to shine as France and Portugal draw 0-0

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, medical workers tend to a patient suffering from COVID-19 in the Nouvel Hospital Civil of Strasbourg, eastern France. Intensive care wards across France are filling up again with COVID-19 patients. Doctors are scrambling to create new ICU beds elsewhere to accommodate the sick, and asking what went wrong. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

As virus fills French ICUs anew, doctors ask what went wrong

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Mali Presidency, French ex-hostage Sophie Petronin is seen at the presidential palace after being released and flown to the capital Bamako, Mali, late Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. A prominent Malian politician and three European hostages freed by Islamic extremists in northern Mali this week landed in the country's capital late Thursday where they held emotional reunions with family members and were greeted by government officials. (Mali Presidency via AP)

French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France to hugs

By Baba Ahmed and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

A villager displays a picture of Ali Hassan, a suspect in an attack on two people with a meat cleaver in Paris last month, in his native village of Kotli Qazi, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Hassan is in jail in Paris, but just three years ago he started out like other young men who leave Pakistan for Europe with dreams of a better life. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Before attack, a Pakistani teen sought better life in France

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

People enjoy a drink on a bar terrace in Paris, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. French authorities have placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections are rapidly increasing. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Paris hospitals on emergency footing as virus cases rise

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