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In this Oct. 31, 2019 photo, the word &quot;violence&quot; is pasted onto a wall by a group of women in a dark street in Paris. In Paris and cities across France, the signs are everywhere. &quot;Complaints ignored, women killed&quot; and &quot;She leaves him, he kills her,&quot; they read in black block letters pasted over stately municipal buildings. Under cover of night, activists have glued them to the walls to draw attention to domestic violence, a problem French President Emmanuel Macron has called &quot;France's shame.&quot; (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

AP PHOTOS: France’s night-time campaign for justice

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FILE - In this Oct.19, 2019 file photo, women hold placards with the names of women killed by their partners, during a protest, in Paris. France, a country that has prided itself on gender equality, is beginning to pay serious attention to its yet-intractable problem of domestic violence. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

French women demand action amid high domestic violence rate

By CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace, during a meeting with France's mayors, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

France’s Macron defends job losses at blue-collar factory

By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

This Jan. 4, 2017 photo shows a crowd supporting Cedric Herrou, a French activist farmer accused of helping African migrants to cross the border from Italy, in Nice, southern France. The banner reads &quot;Yes to solidarity and Welcome migrants and refugees&quot;. A French appeals court is expected to hand down a verdict Thursday afternoon in the case of a mountain guide who was convicted for helping migrants enter the country illegally.(AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

French courts face touchy test: Is helping migrants a crime?

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

The road suspension bridge linking the towns of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn and Bessieres, after it collapsed with several vehicles into the Tarn river about 30 kilometres (18 miles) north of the city of Toulouse, in southwest France, Monday Nov. 18, 2019. One 15-year old girl is confirmed dead, and four people were rescued, but several others are feared missing, after the collapse of the bridge the fire service said. (Olivier Le Corre via AP)

2 dead as French bridge collapse sends vehicles into river

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A protester waves a yellow flag watched by police during a yellow vest demonstration at the l'Étoile road toll lanes marking the one year anniversary of the yellow vest movement near Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2019. Some protests have clashed with police as yellow vest protesters are marking a year of protests, seeking what they see as economic justice for the French people with changes in government policies. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

France’s yellow vests stage new protests for anniversary

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Turkey's goalkeeper Mert Gunok, center, hits the ball by his teammate Merih Demiral, left, and Iceland's Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, right, during the Euro 2020 Group H qualifying soccer match between Turkey and Iceland in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo)

England, Czech Republic, France and Turkey reach Euro 2020

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

French police officers remove pro-Catalan independence demonstrators blocking a major highway border pass near La Jonquera between Spain and France, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Protesters following a call to action by a secretive pro-Catalan independence group have closed off both sides of the AP7 highway at the major transportation hub of La Jonquera between France and Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

French police detain 18, clear protesters at Spanish border

By Associated Press - Associated Press

France's Kristina Mladenovic prepares to serve to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic during their Fed Cup tennis final in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)

Top-ranked Ash Barty defeats Garcia to even Fed Cup final

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 photo, ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in the Tomb of the Kings, a large underground burial complex dating to the first century BC, in east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. After several aborted attempts, the French Consulate General has reopened one of Jerusalem's most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, sparking a distinctly Jerusalem conflict over access to an archaeological-cum-holy site in the volatile city's eastern half. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Ashleigh Barty of Australia holds her winning trophy on stage after defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the WTA Finals Tennis Tournament at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Australia vs France: Barty to face Garcia in Fed Cup final

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A migrant begs to drivers in the street of Paris, France, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has said France needs to &quot;take back control&quot; of migration, as part of a carefully-controlled government push to listen to voters' worries over growing immigration that risks playing into the hands of the far-right. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Prime minister: France to ‘take back control’ on migration

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the Global forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Humanity (GFAIH) at the Institut de France in Paris. Macron is visiting China amid a push for Beijing to open its markets, despite festering trade disputes and weakened consumer spending. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

Macron’s China visit underscores economic tensions

By JOE MCDONALD and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug.25, 2019 file photo, demonstrators hold up upside down portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest in Bayonne, France. One by one, environmental activists around France have been taking portraits of President Emmanuel Macron down from scattered town halls this year. The portrait-removers, have been facing trials around the country, with some fined, others released. An appeals court in Lyon is reconsidering the first conviction handed down over portrait removal Tuesday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Climate activists nab Macron portraits, divide French judges

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY - Associated Press

Algerian demonstrators take to the streets in the capital Algiers to protest against the government, in Algeria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Police struggled Friday to contain thousands of Algerian demonstrators surging through the streets of the capital to protest next month's presidential election and celebrate 65 years since Algeria's war for independence from France. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou)

Algerians protest election plan, celebrate independence

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

France cuts jobless benefits as part of Macron reforms plan

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to create fourth-biggest carmaker

By Colleen Barry, Tom Krisher and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Wales rallies to beat 14-man France, reach World Cup semis

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Moment of madness: Senseless red card ruins French RWC hopes

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

The Latest: Kiwi captain Read pays tribute to Best’s career

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