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☆ President-elect Trump says Ukraine to 'possibly' receive less military aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In an exclusive interview with Donald Trump on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the president-elect told NBC News' Kristen Welker that Ukraine will "possibly" receive less military aid once he takes office. Trump told Welker of support that has gone to Ukraine since the war began in February 2022. All told, the U.S. has committed more than $62 billion in assistance to Ukraine since the conflict started nearly three years ago. The comments suggest that Zelenskyy's diplomatic skills were to credit for the tens of billions of dollars in U.S. military aid packages, rather than the country's actual needs. "Europe is in for a fraction, and war with Russia is more important for Europe than it is for us," Trump told Welker.

Persons: Donald Trump, Britain's Prince William, Kristen Welker, Trump, Welker, Lloyd Austin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that's, Putin Organizations: Notre, Dame de, Cathedral, NBC, . Defense, NATO, U.S Locations: British, France, Paris, Ukraine, Europe, U.S, Russia, Russian

Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral on December 06, before its reopening. On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame was engulfed in flames. A leading French archbishop said the “star” of the ceremony ought to be Notre Dame itself, and that the pope did not want to distract from the occasion. The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will then strike the closed cathedral doors with his crozier, an ornate staff. Read more about the reopening of Notre Dame.

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Ulrich will knock on the door of the Notre-Dame three times with a staff crafted from charred wood salvaged from the cathedral’s fire-ravaged roof. He will be met with a rising tide of choir song after each knock before the doors finally swing open. Weil said he was among the first to arrive at the scene of the fire after he saw a string of fire trucks racing toward the cathedral, adding that he was shocked to see the flames. Seeing the “Notre-Dame de Paris” musical on stage for the first time, cemented that passion and she said that she has collected more than a thousand pieces of Notre-Dame memorabilia. “It’s just been like, everything — my whole life has been Notre-Dame,” said MacKinnon, who now runs her own tour company around the cathedral.

Persons: Ulrich, Jesus Christ’s, Ariel Weil, “, Weil, ”, Emily MacKinnon, Dame superfan, Chantal Da Silva, Notre, “ It’s, MacKinnon Organizations: Notre, Dame, Paris Center, Notre Dame Cathedral, NBC, Paris Locations: Paris, Canadian, London

CNN —The Notre Dame Cathedral will provide a lofty backdrop for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the geopolitical stage on Saturday, when French officials put an ornate line under the five-year project to restore the soaring landmark with a reopening ceremony featuring dozens of world leaders. The particulars of Trump’s visit were hashed out over several days, but the president-elect told his team he was keen to attend. “So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris,” Trump posted on April 15, 2019, during his first term in the Oval Office. Jimmy Fallon quipped that the cathedral is “going to burst right back into flames” when Trump steps inside. The French president has made a fresh push to curry favor with the returning president and his allies.

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☆ Inside Notre Dame, Paris’ Gothic gem, as it reopens to the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Louise Delmotte/AP The choir, clergy and congregation stand to sing during the grand reopening ceremony of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Saturday. Ludovic Marin/Pool/Reuters Spectators gather outside Notre Dame as it is lit with the words for "Thank you" in multiple languages. Bernat Armangue/AP People walk along the banks of the Seine opposite Notre Dame cathedral on December 7 hours before its formal reopening. Stephane de Sakutin/Reuters Pedestrians stop and look at Notre Dame cathedral on November 28 ahead of the reopening. By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.

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☆ An archbishop's knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesHowling winds couldn't stop Notre Dame Cathedral 's heart from beating again. "Brothers and sisters, let us enter now into Notre Dame," he declared. "Not many of us could say the same after such tragedy, but Notre Dame can." Notre Dame echoed to the sound of a sustained standing ovation after the showing of a short movie that documented the gargantuan rebuilding effort. But that was followed by images of all types of artisans, many using traditional handicraft techniques, who collectively restored Notre Dame to look better now than ever.

Persons: Ludovic Marin, Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Jill Biden, Britain's Prince William, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Christophe Petit Tesson, Emmanuel, Emmanuel —, —, King Louis XIV, Ulrich, Jean, Charles de Castelbajac, Castelbajac, Pascal Le Segretain, Macron, Notre, Laurent Ulrich's, marveled, François Le, Andriy Morkvas, Volodymyr Le Grand, Mary, Virgin Mary, Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Noelle Alexandria, She's, Archangel Michael, Notre Dame Organizations: Dame, Paris, Afp, Getty, Notre Dame Cathedral, Archbishop, French, Dame Cathedral, Reuters, Notre Dame, Paris Cathedral, Observers, Notre Dame Foundation, Notre, Security Locations: Paris, US, Notre, France, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Alexandria

☆ Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s 'heart' in 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

A view of debris inside Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Paris, France, April 16, 2019. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France.

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The fire in April 2019, which burned the roof and spire of Notre-Dame, caused the world to hold its breath. David Bordes/Rebâtir Notre-Dame de ParisI made it to the roof, where workers were securing the rebuilt spire and new rafters. A 3-D rendering showing a contemporary view of a portion of the city of Paris, filled with grey buildings. The map is replaced by a more recent map of Paris, widening our view and showing much more development. The map transitions into a 3-D rendering returning us again to the contemporary city, with Notre-Dame at its heart.

Persons: Benoist de Sinety, Mary Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, Napoleon crowned, Veronique de Viguerie, Emmanuel Macron, Mary, Sarah Meyssonnier, Nicolas Coustou, Patrick Zachmann, David Bordes, Notre, Dame de Paris, Jean, Louis Bidet, Ateliers Perrault, ” Philippe Jost, Dame, Eugène Emmanuel Viollet, Duc, Baptiste Lassus, Victor Hugo’s, Hugo, Germain, Pont, Palais, Maurice de Sully, Denis, — hewers, Louis XIV, Jean Nouvel, Macron, Georges Darboy, Claude Bellanger, Cédric Trentesaux, Andrew Tallon, conservators, Carnavalet, Roger Viollet, Proust, Sigmund Freud, Le Corbusier, Olivier Latry, Ken Follett Organizations: Left Bank, Notre, Dame, of Saint, Right Bank, Sorbonne, Père, Palais Garnier, Eiffel, Pompidou Center, Silverado, Viollet, Vassar, Paris, Getty, Church, Roman Catholic Church Locations: Paris, Pont, France, Peter’s, Rome, picnicked, French, Lutetia, Tuileries, Reims, Chartres, Colorado, Coventry, America, Belgian, Notre

☆ Notre Dame is back – but not quite as you knew her
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Five years after the flames roared and the world held its breath, Notre Dame cathedral is coming back to life. CNN teams have visited Notre Dame several times since the fire, even as the work ploughed on through Covid-19’s stranglehold on France. But for those soon to revisit Notre Dame, this improbable victory is best seen by looking up. The oak frameworks and lead roofing of the nave, choir and transept of Notre Dame were reconstructed to look exactly like the originals, according to Rebuild Notre Dame. “We use the same materials, oak and stone, and with the same techniques.”The nave of Notre Dame cathedral.

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The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark. Thomas Samson / AFP - Getty ImagesThe video accompanying Macron's post appeared to show the installation and ringing of some of Notre Dame's bells. Notre Dame will reopen its doors in one month, with ceremonies and celebrations planned to begin Dec. 7. The landmark also boasts three new bells, one of which rang at the Stade de France at the 2024 Paris Olympics and is inscribed with "Paris 2024." In total, there are 21 bells at Notre Dame, each of which is named for an important figure in the church.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Thomas Samson, Notre, Chiara, Carlos, —, Notre Dame de Paris Organizations: Notre Dame, Notre, Dame Cathedral, Paris Olympic, Dame, Getty, Stade de France, Notre Dame de Locations: Notre, Paris, Europe

☆ I took my 4-year-old to Champagne houses in France. She had more fun than I did.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Stephanie Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I very much wanted to visit Champagne. We even took our drinks to the playroom where my daughter crafted an elaborate imaginary adventure with a stuffed giraffe. The Champagne houses were also kid-friendlyI was equally delighted when booking our visits to the Champagne houses. At Champagne Ayala, a winery in village Aÿ, my daughter played tour guide with our actual tour guide. We visited a small grower Champagne house, a word for wineries run by those who own the vineyards.

Persons: —, Dame de Reims, Champagne Ayala, Dom Perignon, Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz, Champagne Michel Gonet's Villa Signolle, Pamela Druckerman, United States — Organizations: Service, Business, Champagne, Notre, Dame, Dom Locations: Napa Valley , California, France, Paris, Champagne, Reims, Paris's, Aÿ, Hautvillers, American, United States

☆ Judith Hill Sang With Pop Royalty. Now She Is Composing Her Own Story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first time the musician Judith Hill performed her anguished requiem “Black Widow” for an audience, she wept, right onstage. She was Michael Jackson’s duet partner and performed at his televised memorial in 2009. And for two years before Prince’s fatal overdose in April 2016, she was his protégée, collaborator and more. They shared what she has called “an intense relationship”; he told her he loved her. It took years before she was able to face what happened, personally or musically.

Persons: Judith Hill, ”, Michael Jackson’s, —, “ Dame De La Locations: Lower Manhattan

☆ 19 Best Gifts for the Tea Lovers in Your Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sarah Rose | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +10 min

For people who also drink coffeeSugar Wish The Coffee & Tea Sugarwish $45 at SugarwishThis Sugarwish coffee and tea gift box is a great option for anyone who loves coffee just as much as they love tea. Desains suggests a porcelain tea pot clad in stainless steel to keep a quality tea warm for hours. Alternately, make a tea concentrate by doubling the amount of tea leaves in hot tea, then pouring it over ice. For a twist on matchaIppodo Tea Genmaicha Green Tea $15 at AmazonIf you love matcha but want to try something new, you might enjoy this Genmaicha green tea from Ippodo Tea. It’s lighter than matcha and is made by blending green tea leaves with roasted rice, so it has a distinct flavor.

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☆ Why France’s Cote d’Azur is one of the world’s best coastlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Richard Quest | Joe Minihane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This is the Côte d’Azur, the grand dame destination for European vacations. And no one artist is as synonymous with the Côte d’Azur as Henri Matisse. And it’s also one of the raw ingredients for another quintessentially Côte d’Azur product: Perfume. At Fragonard, they can also help you create your own personalized scent, something to remember the Côte d’Azur by. The Côte d’Azur is a spectacular place, somewhere that taps into a sense of elegance and retains a charm and beauty that is redolent of years gone by.

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☆ France pledges $150 million to UN's IFAD fund for rural areas
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

French President Emmanuel Macron visits the construction site of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was damaged in a devastating fire, with his wife Brigitte Macron, Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla in Paris, on the second day of their State visit to France, September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to invest $150 million in the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to fight poverty and climate change in rural areas. IFAD is a Rome-based United Nations agency working to address poverty and hunger in developing countries' rural areas. France also committed to give 40 million euros ($43 million) to the U.N.'s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), during 2023-2026, French Secretary of State for Development and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou said. ($1 = 0.9388 euros)Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide and Camille Raynaud; Editing by Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron, Britain's King Charles, Queen Camilla, Hannah McKay, Macron, IFAD, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Sybille de La Hamaide, Camille Raynaud, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Notre, Dame de Paris Cathedral, REUTERS, Rights, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Global Citizen, United Nations, State, Development, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, New York, Rome, French

☆ France's head of Notre-Dame renovation dies in accident while hiking
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] French Army General Jean-Louis Georgelin, in charge of Notre-Dame Cathedral reconstruction, stays at distance to answer journalists questions in Paris, France, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The man heading the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris following a devastating fire three years ago has died in an accident while hiking in the Pyrenees. General Jean-Louis Georgelin's death was reported by French media and confirmed by President Emmanuel Macron. Notre-Dame will be restored to its previous design, including the 96-metre (315-feet) spire designed by architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in the mid-1800s. Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jean, Louis Georgelin, Benoit Tessier, Notre, Dame de, General Jean, Louis Georgelin's, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Eugene Viollet, Elizabeth Pineau, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Frances Kerry Organizations: French Army, Notre, Dame, REUTERS, Rights, Twitter, Olympic Games, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Pyrenees

☆ Best Gifts for the Tea Lovers in Your Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Sarah Rose | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

For masterful measuringOMABETA Portable Kitchen Tea Scale $16 at AmazonAs with baking, you will get best results when measuring tea leaves by weight rather than the spoonful. “Some teas are tightly rolled while others are fluffy and light,” explains Ben Marcus-Willers, of Red Blossom Tea Company, a San Francisco-based tea company that sells to consumers as well as Michelin three-star chefs. Desains suggests a porcelain tea pot clad in stainless steel to keep a quality tea warm for hours. Alternately, make a tea concentrate by doubling the amount of tea leaves in hot tea, then pouring it over ice. Tea will always taste best fresh and warm, and its taste will change—“often for the worse,” Kroesen notes—as it cools.

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☆ 3 things you're getting wrong about success, according to a millennial CEO: It’s not just about ‘money, control and power’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fine launched Dame, a sexual wellness brand, in 2014, when she was 26 years old. She and her co-founder Janet Lieberman, an MIT-trained mechanical engineer, wanted to design vibrators that could help bridge the "pleasure gap." While Fine never dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur, she did know that she wanted to spend her career talking about sex. Success is a concept that's often misunderstood, Fine adds, with many people assuming it's just about "money, control and power." Here are three of the biggest myths about success that Fine says you should ignore:

Persons: Alexandra Fine, Fine, Janet Lieberman, —, Dame Organizations: MIT, Columbia University Locations: Pitchbook, Target

☆ One person still missing after Paris blast - newspaper cites police
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - One person is still believed missing in the rubble after a blast ripped through a street near Paris' historic Latin Quarter, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the Paris police department. The Paris prosecutor's office has said it is too early to establish the cause of Wednesday afternoon's blast, which destroyed the facade of a building housing the Paris American Academy design school popular with foreign students. At least 37 people were injured in the explosion, four of whom are fighting for their lives in hospital. Paris police and the Paris city council did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment. Florence Berthout, mayor of the Paris district where the blast occurred, said the 12 students who should have been in the design school's classrooms when the blast occurred had fortunately gone to visit an exhibition with their teacher.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS, Le Parisien, Rue Saint Jacques, Sorbonne University . Florence Berthout, Berthout, BFM, Bertrand Boucey, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Tassilo Hummel, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Le Parisien, Paris, Paris American Academy, Paris police, Rue Saint, Notre, Dame de Paris Cathedral, Sorbonne University . Florence, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Le

[1/6] French police secure the area as firefighters work after several buildings on fire following a gas explosion in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, France, June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS, June 21 (Reuters) - A blast ripped through a street in the busy Latin Quarter of central Paris, causing the facade of one building to collapse, blowing out windows and starting a huge blaze. The local deputy mayor, Edouard Civel, referred to a gas explosion in a Twitter post and witnesses told BFM TV there had been a strong smell of gas moments before the blast. The blast occurred in the Rue Saint-Jacques in the 5th arrondissement of central Paris. In 2019, a gas leak caused an explosion which killed 4 people and injured 66 in the 9th arrondissement.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS, Edouard Civel, BFM, Khal Ilsey, Jacques, Val de Grace, Monique Mosser, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Tassilo Hummel, Juliette Jabkhiro, Elizabeth Pineau, Jean, Michel Belot, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Rue Saint, Notre, Dame, Paris, Sorbonne University, du, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Rue, du Luxembourg

☆ I left the U.S. for Paris 12 years ago—6 things French people do differently than Americans to live long, happy lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Ajiri Aki | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

She says her lifestyle has been enriched by the French principle of joie de vivre, or the "joy of living." But it wasn't until I moved to Paris from New York in 2011 that I noticed the driving force behind the way French people live. As a Nigerian raised in Austin, Texas, I always thought the best things in life were reserved for the ultra-wealthy. Here's what French people do differently than Americans to cultivate joie de vivre:1. So, if you want to find joy like French people, engaging in the arts is a good place to start.

Persons: Ajiri Aki, Madame de la, It's, we'll, Jessica Antola, Naomi Campbell, I've Organizations: Madame de la Maison, UNESCO, Heritage, Humanity, Research Locations: New York City, Paris, France, New York, Austin , Texas, joie

☆ Should Champagne Be Sipped From Coupes or Flutes? A Design Lover Weighs In
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Ajiri Aki | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ONE CHILLY Parisian Friday evening five years ago, our French neighbors invited us downstairs for an apéro. As an American expat whose grasp of the language was embarrassingly subpar, I remember dreading this hangout. When my husband and I walked in, there was the expected bottle of Champagne on a low marble table ready for service next to unexpected glassware: Champagne coupes. I had always understood that Champagne should be poured into flutes to maintain the bubbles, and here was my neighbor, a French person who should know, setting out coupes. I’d thought they would be used for cocktails, wine, even desserts.

☆ Demonstrators in DR Congo demand pope meet sexual abuse victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Benoit Nyemba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Luc GnagoKINSHASA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Around two dozen activists and sexual abuse victims demonstrated in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday across the road from a cathedral where Pope Francis was meeting clergy. They held up placards, including some demanding that the pope meet with clergy abuse victims in the country. The demonstration in Kinshasa was organised by Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA), an international group, one of many that have been bringing attention to sexual abuse in the worldwide Church. There were no plans for the pope to meet with victims of sexual abuse in Congo, where about 50% of the population is Roman Catholic. The 86-year-old pope has met with many victims of sexual abuse, both in Rome and on foreign trips.

☆ French refineries hit by strikes for a third day
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies Seven TotalEnergies sites affectedTwo ExxonMobil refineries also impactedPARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Strikes have disrupted TotalEnergies' (TTEF.PA) oil products refining and delivery for the third day as disruptions continue at seven sites throughout France, a CGT trade union representative told Reuters. Six other TotalEnergies refining and distribution sites have also been impacted, a memo from the union seen by Reuters showed. The firm's 240,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Jerome-Gravenchon oil refinery, the Notre Dame de Gravenchon Petrochemical site, and the 140,000 bpd Fos-Sur-Mer refinery were shut down last week. Outages in France's refining sector are creating a level of uncertainty in refined oil trade amid a heavy oil refinery turnaround season in Europe this autumn. Benchmark European diesel profit margins hit a two-week high of about $50 a barrel on Wednesday, based on Reuters assessments, driven by the French strikes.

☆ Exxon Mobil shuts Fos-Sur-Mer refinery in France due to strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Rowena Edwards | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Toru HanaiCompanies Exxon Mobil Corp FollowSept 22 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil is gradually shutting down its 235,000 barrel per day (bpd) Fos-Sur-Mer refinery in France as a result of ongoing strike action, the company said in an emailed statement on Thursday. read moreFrench unions CGT and Force Ouvriere called for a strike on Tuesday following wage negotiations with Exxon Mobil related to rising inflation in Europe. "This unfortunate situation may impact our customers, contractors, suppliers, and employees, and affects the international reputation of Exxon Mobil activities in France," the statement said. Workers at Exxon's Toulouse depot have also joined the strike, CGT Exxon Mobil said on its blog. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Rowena Edwards; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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