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Several dead in shooting at French school
The Toulouse prosecutor says a gunman has opened fire in front of a Jewish school in a southwest French city killing several people.
Palestine’s Unesco membership threatens programmes
The US’s funding cutoff to Unesco after Palestine was accepted as a full-fledged member could hamper the agency’s pro-democracy projects worldwide.
Africa-France summit gives business top billing
Piracy, terrorism and climate change get prime billing but business is the linchpin at a summit between France and African leaders on Monday.