Last september, before emaneu macron had even announced he was running for election, he spent three days in marseilles. I followed him around the city as he visited various sites and listened to a litany of grievances with maa. Later, during a speech in the gardens overlooking the port of marseilles, he spoke about the city's potential for reinvention. It struck me that reinvention really had been in manuer macons dream for france all along.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered a new phase, and its forces in Ukraine have a new commander—one with a history of targeting civilians. The next few weeks are likely to see huge, bloody battles for control of the eastern Donbas region. As Sunday’s presidential run-off vote approaches our French-election series profiles the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron. And why smell preferences vary little across cultures.
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