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British Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by French President before a lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. More than 50 world leaders are gathering in Paris for a summit that Macron hopes will give new momentum to the fight against global warming, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's rejection of the Paris climate accord. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Climate summit: Emmanuel Macron trolls Donald Trump with ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ awards

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives on bicycle to meet Paris mayor Anne Hdalgo, Monday Dec. 11, 2017 in Paris. Schwarzenegger is in Paris to attend the One Planet climate summit Tuesday with more than 50 world leaders and co-hosted by the U.N. and the World Bank. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

World leaders, high security at Paris climate summit

By Angela Charlton and Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives on bicycle to meet Paris mayor Anne Hdalgo, Monday Dec. 11, 2017 in Paris. Schwarzenegger is in Paris to attend the One Planet climate summit Tuesday with more than 50 world leaders and co-hosted by the U.N. and the World Bank. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Latest: 18 climate scientists win French grants

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People wait outside the Madeleine church to attend French rock star Johnny Hallyday's funeral ceremony, in Paris, France, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. France is bidding farewell to its biggest rock star, honoring Johnny Hallyday with an exceptional funeral procession down the Champs-Elysees, a presidential speech and a motorcycle parade — all under intense security. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Latest: Macron hails late rocker as ‘a part of France’

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Flowers brought by fans lay outside Johnny Hallyday's house in Marnes-la-Coquette, outside Paris, Thursday, Dec.7, 2017. Johnny Hallyday, France's biggest rock star for more than half a century and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his pumping pelvis and high-voltage tunes, has died. He was 74. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Weekend of Paris tributes for late rock star Johnny Hallyday

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

FILE- In this Dec. 2, 2017, photo former President Obama gives a speech in Paris. Obama is expected to attend a gathering of mayors from around the globe convening in Chicago to discuss climate change after President Donald Trump said the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate accord. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement Monday, Dec. 4, saying he's honored Obama will be joining the North American Climate Summit Chicago. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

The Latest: Obama: Cities, states new climate change leaders

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FILE- In this Dec. 2, 2017, photo former President Obama gives a speech in Paris. Obama is expected to attend a gathering of mayors from around the globe convening in Chicago to discuss climate change after President Donald Trump said the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate accord. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement Monday, Dec. 4, saying he's honored Obama will be joining the North American Climate Summit Chicago. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Obama talks at climate change summit as mayors sign charter

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Thomas Ndiaye (right) leads Mauritanian exiles who have been protesting the past month in Paris, calling for an end to human bondage in a country rated among worst in the world for slavery. (Geoff Hill/Special to The Washington Times)

Mauritania slavery protests decry tolerance by government

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

In this June 20, 2017 photos, Novelist Colson Whitehead speaks to fans after discussing his Pulitzer prize-winning book &quot;The Underground Railroad&quot; at the English-language bookstore Shakespeare and Company in Paris. Travelers to Paris can create a different type of itinerary exploring African-American connections to the City of Light. Some of the United States' greatest black intellectuals and performers sought an escape here from the racism of 20th century America, and with a little homework, you can retrace their footsteps. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

A tour in the footsteps of famous African-Americans in Paris

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

FILE - A Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 file photo of Paul Casey of England teeing off during the first round of the 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. Paul Casey will represent Europe for the first time since 2008 after being selected as a wild card for EurAsia Cup. Casey recently announced he would be rejoining the European Tour for the 2018 season, making him available to play in future Ryder Cups for Europe. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Casey to play for Europe at EurAsia Cup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, speaks to reporters after a lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ** FILE **

Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister, in Egypt amid resignation crisis at home

By Hamza Hendawi and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

French police arrest 3 in probe into Charlie Hebdo attack

By PHILIPPE SOTTO - Associated Press

The sun sets behind wind turbines near Pokrent, northern Germany, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP)

Bonn climate talks end with progress despite US stance

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

A replica of the Statue of Liberty by Danish artist Jens Galschiot emits smoke in a park outside the 23rd UN Conference of the Parties (COP) climate talks in Bonn, Germany, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

After Bonn: where next for the global climate caravan?

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"If you cook on an open fire, have no electricity and go to bed hungry, you don't lie awake wondering about the virtue of coal, gas or solar," said John Owusu, who worked for 50 years across all regions of Africa and was an early disciple of clean energy. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. defends coal at COP23 climate change conference

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

France v South Africa for 2nd time in 3 days

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

France to host 2023 Rugby World Cup, stunning South Africa

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Airbnb rentals in central Paris capped at 120 days a year

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who is helping lead a coalition of 14 states and Puerto Rico at the Bonn climate summit, is one of the Democratic governors with a kind of shadow staff supplied by advocacy groups. (Associated Press/File)

Governors outsource climate campaigns to advocacy groups

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Swan explores intriguing family secret in ‘The Paris Secret’

By LINCEE RAY - Associated Press