The future of the charter is now uncertain
AFP
January 21, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron, tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), is seen on a TV screen as he attends by video conference a roundtable for the National Humanitarian Conference (NHC) at the Foreign Ministry in Paris, France, December 17, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
PARIS:
Three Muslim groups refused on Wednesday to back an anti-extremism charter pushed by French officials following a spate of jihadist-inspired attacks, dealing a blow to a flagship initiative of President Emmanuel Macron s government.
The charter rejects instrumentalising Islam for political ends and affirms equality between men and women, while denouncing practices such as female circumcisions, forced marriages or virginity certificates for brides.
Trump issues 26 more pardons, including to Paul Manafort, Roger Stone
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump
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Rebecca Ballhaus,
, The Wall Street Journal
Stone and Manafort played instrumental roles in president’s political rise; Charles Kushner is also among those pardoned
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President Trump issued 26 more pardons on Wednesday, granting clemency to individuals including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, longtime adviser Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father.
Mr. Trump, who used the clemency power only sparingly early in his term, appears to be freely exercising it in his final weeks in office to grant reprieves to allies and associates in his political orbit. In addition to the acts of clemency announced this week, last month he pardoned his former national-security adviser Mike Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020 08:33 PM MYT
French President Emmanuel Macron, tested positive for Covid-19, is seen on a TV screen as he attends by video conference a roundtable for the National Humanitarian Conference (NHC) at the Foreign Ministry in Paris December 17, 2020. Reuters pic
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PARIS, Dec 23 ― French President Emmanuel Macron s health is showing signs of improvement after he tested positive for Covid-19 on December 17, his office said today.
Macron has been has been self-isolating at Versailles, and BFM TV this week broadcast live images of him chairing a government ministerial meeting via an audiovisual link.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a screen as he attends by video conference a round table for the National Humanitarian Conference (NHC) at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Paris December 17, 2020. Reuters pic
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PARIS, Dec 19 French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday acknowledged he had been “slowed down” by his Covid-19 infection but insisted he was doing well, as the country’s coronavirus death toll topped 60,000.
Macron is working in self-isolation from an official residence outside Paris after he tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday in a result that caused alarm across Europe.