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Supporters of the 'Extinction Rebellion' movement block a road between the Brandenburg Gate, background, and the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. The activists want to draw attention on the climate protest by blocking roads and with other acts of civil disobedience in Berlin and other cities around the world. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Climate activists block roads, march in global protests

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

New York-based artist Jeff Koons poses with his wife Justine Wheeler as he unveiled his much-awaited and controversial sculpture &quot;Bouquet of Tulips&quot; dedicated to the victims of the terrorists attacks, in a garden next to the Champs Elysee near the Petit Palais museum in Paris, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Jeff Koons unveils sculpture for Paris attacks victims

By CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

People stand behind a police tape as they are evacuated nearby the police headquarters after an incident in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. A French police union official says an attacker armed with a knife has killed one officer inside Paris police headquarters before he was shot and killed. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Knife attack by employee at Paris police HQ kills 4 officers

By Sylvie Corbet and Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

Armed police officers and soldiers patrol after an incident at the police headquarters after in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. A French police union official says an attacker armed with a knife has killed one officer inside Paris police headquarters before he was shot and killed. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

The Latest: Police attack probed as murder, not terror

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Police officers demonstrate to denounce bad working conditions, lack of equipment and dilapidated police stations, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Police unions point out overwork due to the Yellow Vests anti-government protests and say officers are exposed to excessive violence. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French police officers hold “anger march” over pay, suicides

By CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

Model Kaia Gerber wears a creation as part of the Chanel Ready To Wear Spring-Summer 2020 collection, unveiled during the fashion week, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Viard’s debut at Chanel ready-to-wear is crashed by comedian

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron follows the flag-draped coffin of late French President Jacques Chirac during a military funeral honors ceremony at the Invalides monument during a national day of mourning in Paris, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.( Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)

Jacques Chirac gets full military honors as France bids him farewell

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People queue at the Invalides monument to pay their respects to late French President Jacques Chirac, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 in Paris. Jacques Chirac will lie in state Sunday during a public ceremony at the Invalides monument, where France honors its heroes. A memorial service and private funeral are planned for Monday. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Mourners say goodbye to late French President Jacques Chirac

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FILE - In this June 6, 2005 file photo, former French President Jacques Chirac, left, and former U.S. president Bill Clinton leave after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Jacques Chirac, a debonair master of politics who championed French grandeur and whose 12 years as president were overshadowed by tensions with the United States over his opposition to war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

The Latest: Macron praises Chirac as ‘statesman we loved’

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In this Nov.14, 2006 file photo, French President Jacques Chirac poses with residents during his visit to Amiens, northern France. Chirac has died at 86. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

Jacques Chirac, ex-French president who stood up to the U.S., dies at 86

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

Commuters arrive at Gare Saint Lazare train station in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. A French rail strike is disrupting train travel and unions plan marches in Paris and other cities over President Emmanuel Macron's proposed overhaul of the retirement system. Workers for the SNCF national railway fear the reform will require people to work longer and reduce pensions. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French train strike aimed at Macron’s pension overhaul

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

- FILE - In this March 27, 2016 file photo, a French police officer stands guards as worshipers arrive for the Easter mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris. Before it was ravaged by fire, Notre Dame Cathedral was the target of a bungled terrorist plot by two French women who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. They're going on trial Monday Sept.23 2019 in a special Paris court, for attempting to explode a vehicle laden with fuel-doused gas canisters in the shadow of the medieval monument in 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

IS women on trial for attempted attack near Notre Dame

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY - Associated Press

Waiters Jean Baptiste Magnique, center, and Didier Hubert talks with customer of the cafe &quot;Au petit Fer a Cheval&quot; (The small horseshoe), in the historical Marais district of Paris, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Stepping into the over a century-old Le Petit Fer à Cheval bistrot café-restaurant, named after it's horseshoe-shaped bar, is like traveling back in time. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

AP PHOTOS: The inimitable Paris bistrot

By THIBAULT CAMUS - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and his wife Brigitte Macron, left, pose for a picture with pupils visiting the Chateau de By, the former property of the late French artist Rosa Bonheur, Friday Sept. 20, 2019, in Thomery, outside Paris to launch the European Heritage Days. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Paris police repeatedly use tear gas on day of protests

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Paris police gird for weekend protests over Macron, climate

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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri answer reporters in the garden of the Elysee Palace, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

French president says committed to helping Lebanon’s economy

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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone attends a training session in Majadahonda, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Atletico Madrid will play its Champions League soccer match against Juventus on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Ronaldo faces Atlético again; depleted PSG takes on Madrid

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Lawyers march during a protest against the planned pension change in Paris, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. French lawyers, doctors, nurses, pilots and others are taking to the streets of Paris to protest planned pension changes by French President Emmanuel Macron's government. Placard read, &quot;no to the pension tax&quot;. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French professionals join forces to protest pension changes

By SYLVIE CORBET and CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Tuesday Sept. 10, 2019 French President Emmanuel Macron listens to warehouse workers in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, southwest of Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron was a world away from the glamor of hosting world leaders at a G-7 summit a few weeks earlier. This time, those he was trying to win over weren't President Donald Trump and other heads of states in the luxurious seaside resort of Biarritz, but workers struggling to make ends meet. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

France’s Macron tries the common touch to win back support

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Commuters board a train, in Gare du Nord railway station, in Paris, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Paris metro warns over major strike, transport chaos Friday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Paris sees biggest transport strike in decade over pensions

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press