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Hailstones are still clearly visible in the soil of the vineyards in Chablis, in the Yonne department, after the region had been hit by two "supercell hailstorms" the previous day, causing extensive damage. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Elysee Palace in Paris. IMAGES
The OECD raises its global economic growth forecast for 2024, driven by strong performances in the United States and emerging countries while Europe lags behind. The US economy -- the world's biggest -- is now expected to expand 2.6 percent in 2024, up from the 2.1 percent previously expected. But the OECD expects timid growth of 0.7 percent in the eurozone, slightly better than the 0.6 percent previously expected. SOUNDBITE
The OECD raises its forecast for global growth in 2024, boosted by a dynamic recovery in the United States as the eurozone lags behind. The Paris-based organisation says it now sees this year's global growth at 3.1 percent, up from its February projection of 2.9 percent SOUNDBITE
Tensions erupt at Place de la Nation at the end of the Paris May Day march. Law enforcement fired tear gas to deal with what a police source called a minority of "radical elements". IMAGES
An International Workers' Day rally in Paris sets off from the Place de la Republique, with participants calling for workers' rights, wage increases and peace. IMAGES