France to increase military presence in Africa to fight ISIS
France is now deploying 600 more troops to Africa to help the local governments fight off ISIS and other destabilizing forces. They already have 4,500 troops in the region but violence in the area has increased. The troops are also training local forces and equipping them to fight terrorism on their own.
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Former French PM jailed along with wife over Fake Jobs
French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife have received jail sentences in a "fake jobs" case. Each was also fined €375,000. They appealed to block immediate detention. Fillon was found to have paid his wife €831,400. The scandal torpedoed Fillon's 2017 bid to become president. "The payment was disproportionate to the work done," the chief judge said. "Mrs. Fillon was hired for a position that was without use."
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Trump plans to send in the Army to end unrest
US President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody. He said if cities and states failed to control the protests and "defend their residents" he would deploy the army and "quickly solve the problem for them". Protests over the death of George Floyd have escalated over the past week
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A vaccine should not be subject to market forces, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said that a coronavirus vaccine should not be subject to market forces, his comments came after an announcement by French drug giant Sanofi to prioritize the US market if it develops a Covid-19 vaccine. "For us, it would be unacceptable for there to be privileged access to such and such a country for financial reasons," Deputy Finance Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher told France's Sud Radio
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US Navy demotes carrier commander who called for stricter coronavirus measures
The US Navy has relieved the carrier commander who wrote a scathing letter to his superiors calling for more coronavirus related measures. His letter was leaked to the public just two days ago but it is unclear how it got to the hands of the public. The Navy said that the letter raised alarm bells unnecessarily.
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