• Italy, France aim to chart common strategy on violent Libya
  
  Italian and French foreign ministers say their countries are working on a common strategy for Libya, which has seen an escalation in fighting recently
  ABC News.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:40:37 -0400.
• Good Friday marked around the world
  
  Processions have taken place in France, Jerusalem, India and Kenya.
  BBC News.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:07:05 GMT.
• Djokovic falls to Medvedev in Monte Carlo quarters
  
  World number one Novak Djokovic's French Open preparations were dealt with a blow as he suffered a 6-3 4-6 6-2 defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Friday.
  Reuters.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:47:33 -0400.
• French climate activists in sit-in to denounce 'republic of polluters'
  
  Hundreds of French activists on Friday staged a sit-in outside top energy companies in Paris, describing France as the "republic of polluters", as part of a international civil disobedience campaign on climate change. ...
  Yahoo.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:25:14 -0400.
• 'An inferno of fire': Soldier's 'vivid' diary published for first time
  
  Diary of Philip Owen Ayton's brutal four years in Gallipoli and France reveals the sapper had a hell of a time both at the front and in his time off.
  Carolyn Webb.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:05:00 +1000.
• Jordan Bardella's Rise: The Fresh Young Face of France's Populist Right
  
  A 23-year-old politician is leading Marine Le Pen's right-wing populists in May elections for the European Parliament. His name is Jordan Bardella, and he's as eloquent as he is radical.
  Spiegel Online.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:44:40 +0200.
• French government releases in-house IM app to replace WhatsApp and Telegram use
  
  French government open-sources in-house-made end-to-end encryption IM app named Tchap.
  ZDNet.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:15:00 +0000.
• The Debate Over Rebuilding That Ensued When a Beloved French Cathedral Was Shelled During WWI
  
  After the Notre-Dame de Reims sustained heavy damage, it took years for the country to decide how to repair the destruction
  Smithsonian.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000.
• Millionaire aristocrat, 72, pledges to send 50 oak trees to help rebuild Notre Dame
  
  Sir Benjamin Slade says he feels compelled to help rebuild the stricken cathedral to 'make amends' after years of his ancestors battling French nobles.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:14:55 +0100.
• Agence France-Presse: Comedian, president in stadium debate ahead of Ukraine election
  
  A comedian tipped to become Ukraine’s next president and his incumbent rival go head-to-head in an extraordinary stadium debate Friday, as campaigning reaches its climax before a weekend vote. Read more here. ...
  Helen Mukhina.  Kyiv Post.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:49:19 +0000.

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