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French president Jacques Chirac poses after recording a television address from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday, March 11, 2007. French President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that he will not seek a third term in elections six weeks away. Conservative Chirac, 74, in office for 12 years, had until now kept France guessing about his intentions. "I will not ask for your votes for a new term," he said in a television address. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, pool)

Jacques Chirac, former French president, is dead at 86

French president Jacques Chirac poses after recording a television address from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday, March 11, 2007. French President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that he will not seek a third term in elections six weeks away. Conservative Chirac, 74, in office for 12 years, had until now kept France guessing about his intentions. "I will not ask for your votes for a new term," he said in a television address. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, pool)

Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at 86

This picture taken on July 9, 2019 in Paris shows Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral as reconstruction works are ongoing after it was badly damaged by a huge fire last April 15. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)

Heat wave puts iconic landmark in jeopardy

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A Hawk surface-to-air missile is launched during military maneuvers at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 13, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ISNA/AMIN KHOROSHAHI (Photo credit should read AMIN KHOROSHAHI/AFP/Getty Images)

The US isn't interested in dialogue with Iran, France says

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D-Day soldiers return to Normandy 75 years later

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Centuries-old painting discovered behind wall in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron attends the "grand debate" with mayors from rural Normandy in Grand Bourgtheroulde, France, Tuesday, Jan.15, 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron encouraged people to express their list of grievances and propose changes to the country's economy during a "grand debate" aimed at appeasing the yellow vest movement, following weeks of anti-government protests. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool Photo via AP)

'No one is in charge here': How yellow vest protests spread, and why Macron's struggling to keep up

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