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"The coming weeks will be tough, our hospital services will be put to the test", says French Prime Minister Jean Castex, as France extends the anti-Covid-19 curfew in place in nine cities to large parts of the country, taking to 46 million the number of people forced to stay indoors at night. SOUNDBITE
France recorded 330 new coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, a rise in the daily toll as the country prepares to begin easing lockdown measures in less than a week. The latest deaths brought the total toll from the epidemic in the country to 25,531, according to top health official Jerome Salomon. VIDEOGRAPHIC
Mourning and grieving the immense tragedy of November 12th in Paris? Some will want to chastise you for not extending that sympathy further. Greg Shapiro explains why it should stop.
The United Nations extends its "deepest condolences" following the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, who was killed while covering shelling in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. "This is yet another example of the daily dangers journalists face in covering conflict throughout the world," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
At least 22 US citizens have been killed since Hamas militants launched a massive attack against Israel, and 17 remain missing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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