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Scottish author D.J. MacLennan has arranged to have his head preserved at an ultra-low temperature as part of the cryonics procedure, with the intent to be restored to life if and when technology becomes advanced enough. Following his death, his head will be transported to a facility in the Arizona desert. Advances in cryonic sciences could enable organs to be stored in conditions suitable for transplant operations.
"The issue isn't pyschiatry, the issue is radical Islam" says Jordan Bardella, the President of France's far-right party National Rally at a presser two days after a knife attack in Paris left one person dead and two injured. SOUNDBITE
Following a blocked bid to renew debates on the the 64-year-old retirement age, French leftist coalition Nupes announces the tabling of a no confidence vote against the government. IMAGES
Thousands of people are marching in Paris against the rising cost of living called by left-wing political parties and backed by hundreds of associations, which are seeking to build on the momentum created by the refinery standoff which began at the end of September. IMAGES
Incumbent president and re-election candidate Emmanuel Macron and Rassemblement National (National Rally) candidate Marine Le Pen arrive at a studio on the outskirts of Paris, before taking part in a televised debate ahead of the second round of the presidential election. IMAGES
Newly-crowned Formula One world champion Max Verstappen insists "nothing is going to change" following his last-gasp triumph over Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi. "It doesn't matter for me if I'm first or second, it will not change my life," he explains, adding, "I've achieved everything in Formula One now, and everything that comes next is just a bonus." SOUNDBITE
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