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French President Emmanuel Macron visits Mont-Saint-Michel, a symbol of the "French spirit" of "resilience" and "resistance", on the eve of another day of union protests against pension reform. IMAGES
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron arrive at Couesnon dam near Mont-Saint-Michel, before visiting the famous rocky islet in the English Channel to celebrate the millennium of the founding of its abbey. The French President is due to announce a campaign to classify more French religious buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries as historic monuments, in order to facilitate their preservation. IMAGES
A day after the 11th day of mobilisation against the pension reform, 200 to 300 demonstrators, held at a distance by the police, gathered to block the entry points of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy. IMAGES
French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin is attempting to break the world distance record on a 2.2 km wire stretched over the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel at a height of almost 100 metres. IMAGES
Charlottesville (US), Jul 10 (EFE/EPA)-. (Camera: Jim Loscalzo) A statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, which sparked a deadly rally in August 2017, was taken down by local authorities Saturday. FOOTAGE OF THE STATUE.
Tel Aviv (Israel), 17 mar (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Abir Sultan).- Municipal workers removed a statue of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he appeared naked from the Habima Square in Tel Aviv.FOOTAGE OF THE STATUE.