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6 French citizens, 2 guides killed by gunmen at giraffe park

By DALATOU MAMANE - Associated Press

People remove debris from a house damaged by Tuesday's explosion in the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after the massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

The Latest: Another Lebanon Cabinet member resigns

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A Border Force vessel brings a group of people thought to be migrants into the port city of Dover, southern England, Sunday Aug. 9, 2020. Many migrants have used small craft during the recent hot calm weather to make the dangerous journey from northern France, to cross the busy shipping lanes of The Channel to reach Britain. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

UK names ‘Channel threat commander’ as boat crossings surge

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People wear masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus line up to buy an ice-cream in Paris, Thursday May 21, 2020 as France gradually lifts its Covid-19 lockdown. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France’s Saint-Tropez resort makes masks mandatory outdoors

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 photo provided by Salins de Camargue, flamingo experts surroung babies pink flamingos in Aigues-Mortes, the Camargue region, southern France, to gather and put bands on baby birds so scientists can track their migration. The numbers of pink flamingos may be the highest since experts began keeping records 45 years ago, said Thierry Marmol, guardian of the lands. France's two months of strict confinement may well be the reason. (Fabrice Pavanello, Salins de Camargue via AP)

Eye candy: More than 50,000 pink flamingos mass in France

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

In this photo taken from footage provided by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service, Russian Emergency Situations personnel walk on the site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Russia's emergency officials say the country sent five planeloads of aid to Beirut after an explosion in the Lebanese capital's port killed at least 100 people and injured thousands on Tuesday. Russia's Ministry for Emergency Situations sent rescuers, medical workers, a makeshift hospital and a lab for coronavirus testing to Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP)

The Latest: Trump says US help on way for Beirut disaster

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Emergency services doctor Christophe Prodhomme answers the Associated Press at the Avicenne hospital in Bobigny, north of Paris, Wednesday Aug.5, 2020. With virus cases rising anew, France is struggling to administer enough tests to keep up with demand. One reason: Many testing labs are closed so that their staff can take summer vacation, just as signs of a second wave build. (AP Photo/Nadine Achoui-Lesage)

Closed for vacation: France faces new virus testing troubles

By ANGELA CHARLTON and NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE - Associated Press

Instagram Reels is displayed on a mobile phone on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 in New York. Facebook's Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects. Users will be able to share Reels with followers in Instagram in a dedicated section called Reels in Explore, or in the Story feature where posts disappear after 24 hours. (AP Photo/Tali Arbel)

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

By MAE ANDERSON and TALI ARBEL and BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

France: 22 hurt, 2,700 evacuated from fires near Marseille

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Destruction is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The explosion on Tuesday flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The Latest: Australia pledges $1.4M for Beirut relief effort

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Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 2, 2013 file photo, Philippe Lefebvre, 64, plays the organ at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart. The mammoth task of dismantling, cleaning and re-assembling France's largest musical instrument started Monday Aug.3, 2020 and is expected to last nearly four years. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file)

Pipe by pipe, Notre Dame Cathedral organ gets 4-year cleanup

By NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

A health worker is going to collect a nasal swab sample for COVID-19 test, at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, outside Paris, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Travelers entering France from 16 countries where the coronavirus is circulating widely are having to undergo virus tests upon arrival at French airports and ports.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France starts testing travelers from 16 nations for virus

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FILE - In this July 28, 2020, file photo, people enjoy the sun on deckchairs along the river Seine in Paris. An outbreak among 18- to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast is crystallizing fears that the virus is flaring again in France, on the back of vacationers throwing COVID-19 caution to the summer winds. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)

A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears

By JOHN LEICESTER and ARNO PEDRAM - Associated Press

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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Protesters destroy colonial statues on French Caribbean isle

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A man covers his nose with his shirt, left, as Luis Negron, a Miami Beach code compliance officer, right, talks to him about wearing a protective face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, July 24, 2020, on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. Masks are mandated both indoors and outdoors in Miami Beach. People found not wearing a mask are subject to a civil fine of $50. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Latest: Ga. Democratic Senate candidate’s wife has virus

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In this photo made available by the Fire brigade of Marseille, the orange-brown sheet of pollution is seen in the Mediterranean sea at Martigues, near Marseille in southern France, Thursday July 23, 2020. It was part of a15-acre (6-hectare) orange-brown sheet of pollution spilled into a nationally recognized nature spot in the French Mediterranean sea Thursday, following a leak at a petrochemical plant near Marseille, the local fire service said. (Francois Etourneau via AP)

French refinery leaks toxic chemical into marine life area

By BY ARNO PEDRAM - Associated Press

Nantaga Sanguannoi poses for photo during her evening walk at Lumpini park Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Sanguannoi, works as a registered nurse in a hospital in Bangkok. &quot;I want everyone to know it is easy to prevent spreading of COVID-19 by wearing a mask. Lot of resources have been utilized, and economies have been shattered because of the virus. If we can prevent spreading of the virus those resources can be utilized to help already affected poor people, think about it&quot; said Sanguannoi. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)

The global march of face masks: A mirror on humanity

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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