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Coronavirus: New cases fall; WHO says China bought the world time
Mainland China's death toll has risen to 1523 while France reported Europe's first death.

Sex scandal ends the campaign of a Paris mayoral candidate
A candidate in the Paris mayoral race bows out after a leaked video.

A paedophile writer is on trial. So is the French elite
New York Times: For decades he wrote about his paedophilia, protected by France's elite.

Silicone masks, Skype, outrageous story: Fake 'French minister' in $85m scam
An outrageous scam has seen the French foreign minister impersonated.

Tourists' first aid turns old ambulance into luxury campervan
It took two months for Flavie Meriaux and Alexis Martin to complete the project.

Coronavirus warning to NZ schools: Keep students away for 14 days
Any at-risk children or teachers should stay away for 14 days.

Kiwi who hosted Keith Richards after his Fiji fall dies in Hong Kong
Friends were shocked at the news of her death.

His son was a Bataclan terrorist; my daughter died there. Now, we work together
Telegraph: His son may have killed the other's daughter, but an unlikely bond has formed.

1917: World War I epic is a date with destiny
The movie was a big winner at the 2020 Golden Globes.

For Paris, a Christmas without Notre Dame - its first in more than 200 years
The last event to interrupt the Christmas Mass at Notre Dame was the French Revolution.

Executives convicted in the suicides of 35 of their workers
First time a large French company has been held to account for workplace bullying.

Suzuki Series: Table set for Whanganui after tight round at Manfeild.
Richard Cooper and Damon Rees battle in Formula 1, Richie Dibben climbing in Formula 2.

Icon of French cinema Anna Karina dies, aged 79
Original femme fatale ignited the New Wave movement in films by Jean-Luc Godard.

U-Boat base transformed into world's largest light show
The plan may give new lease of life to this building with a deeply troubled past.

Suzuki Series roars into life in Taupo
It is ultimate skill vs ultimate track experience in the next two rounds.

Ninety jobs to go as Pernod Ricard closes Tamaki site
E tū union says redundant staff have been offered roles in Australia.

France vows retaliation over $3.7 billion US tariff threat
France is hitting back at Trump's attacks.

Revealed: Kiwi's secret life in the French Foreign Legion
Exclusive: Young Kiwi speaks from inside one of the world's most famous fighting units.

13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Mali
Macron says a midair collision between two helicopters has killed 13 French soldiers.

Picassos in the garage? Artist's handyman is convicted of hiding stolen works
New York Times: Man claims Picasso gave him art. Then he forgot about them for decades.

Paris marchers decry violence against women
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Paris yesterday.

Hallowed sporting ground abandoned to homeless
Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.

Tennis lovebirds split after recent triumphs
They were the new power couple at the top of the tennis world.

Clashes mar yellow vest movement's 1st birthday
Police used tear gas as protesters tried to smash windows and enter a shopping mall.

Comment | It's time to take down the Mona Lisa
New York Times: Painting a security hazard and not even a satisfying bucket-list item.

How Isis changed France
New York Times: Isis' crimes have long since woven themselves into fabric of French life.