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Thursday 26 May 2022
From The42
Ntamack helped France win the Six Nations Grand Slam this season.
The rare disease — which is not usually fatal — often manifests itself through fever, muscle aches and other signs.
There are fewer than ten drawings by Michelangelo which exist in private hands.
Outgoing French Prime Minister Jean Castex earlier handed his resignation to the president.
It marks the first time a French leader is serving a second term in 20 years.
Populist run-off challenger Marine Le Pen quickly conceded defeat but achieved her best-ever electoral showing.
Analysts have warned that blank votes or abstentions could be crucial in this election.
Both candidates fired off attacks in interviews today before last-minute walkabouts and rallies.
Ghosn staged an audacious getaway out of Japan on a private jet in 2019.
Macron was deemed the winner of the 2.5 hour debate in an opinion poll.
Macron is facing a close race in the run-off this Sunday against far-right veteran Marine Le Pen.
It is not the first time Le Pen and her party were accused of misusing EU funds.
The apology marked a dramatic end to three days of testimony by Salah Abdeslam.
South Africa native Dewald Senekal has had an interesting journey in rugby before joining Connacht.
The crash happened on a road about 27 miles south of the city of Aswan
Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist rival Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday for France’s 24 April presidential run-off.
After a first round of voting on Sunday, Macron came top with 27.85%, while far-right leader Le Pen finished second at 23.15%.
Projections from the first round of voting show Macron scoring 28-29%, with Le Pen on 22-24%.
Projections show that Macron leads far-right leader Le Pen in the first round of France’s elections by a larger than expected margin.
President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, with a strong challenge from the far right.
The stakes of the election are high for Macron, who came to power aged 39 as France’s youngest president.
French voters will soon decide who will be president for the next five years.
Tomorrow’s first round looks like to set up another Macron-Le Pen showdown.
The 14-year-old victim from the Paris suburb of Argenteuil, named only as Alisha, was found in the Seine river in March 2021.
Macron has long been favourite for the two-round election on 10 and 24 April.
‘We’re going to be better and hopefully we can keep improving,’ the head coach said.
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The result leaves France second in the table behind England.
France have won their first title since 2010 after beating England in Paris.
Ireland notched a bonus-point win to secure the Triple Crown in Dublin.
Andy Farrell’s men will also be hoping for a favour from England in Paris.
Ireland were heavily penalised last weekend against England.
Galthie believes his team was ready for the pressure under the Stade de France floodlights.
Romain Taofifénua is also back from Covid-19 for the clash at Stade de France.
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Star winger Damian Penad is back for France.
The French president criticised Boris Johnson’s Government over a policy which requires visa applications to be made in person in Brussels or Paris.
Victory over England in Paris next week will see France crowned kings of Europe.
Fabien Galthié’s men were too strong for the Scots at Murrayfield.
GARDAÍ ARE SET to be granted new powers to use facial-recognition technology that could lead to the rapid identification of criminals.
The technology enables police forces to carry out automated searches of video footage for suspects in criminal investigations.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is expected to announce the move at the Garda Representative Association annual conference today.
The minister will say the introduction of facial-recognition technology will greatly assist murder, child exploitation and missing persons investigations.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said it is “strongly opposed” to the technology being used by law enforcement, saying An Garda Síochána has a “poor record on data protection”.
“FRT [facial-recognition technology] and other biometric surveillance tools enable mass surveillance and discriminatory targeted surveillance
“They have the capacity to identify and track people everywhere they go, undermining the right to privacy and data protection, the right to free assembly and association, and the right to equality and non-discrimination,” the ICCL said.
So, today we’re asking: How do you feel about gardaí using facial recognition technology to identify suspects?
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