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French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, second left, speaks in front of a high school Friday Oct.16, 2020 in Conflans Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, after a history teacher who opened a discussion with high school students on caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad was beheaded. French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an &quot;Islamist terrorist attack&quot; against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday, urging the nation to stand united against extremism. (Abdulmonam Eassa, Pool via AP)

Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France was Chechen teen

FILE - In this March 28, 2020 file photo, French Minister for Solidarity and Health Olivier Veran speaks during a press conference in Paris. French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry confirmed the dawn searches, which included the offices of the current health minister Olivier Veran. (Geoffroy van Der Hasselt, Pool via AP)

French police search homes of health minister, ex-PM

Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95

France to restore state of health emergency after 3 months

France's Kylian Mbappe, right, celebrates with France's Paul Pogba after scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Croatia and France at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Mbappe scores as France beats Croatia 2-1 in Nations League

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo attempts a shot at goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) **FiLE**

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

People wearing masks walk down a street in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Some parts of France have been put on maximum coronavirus alert level, which means shutting down bars, implementing stricter measures in restaurants and limiting private gatherings. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

France launches flu vaccine campaign amid COVID-19 crisis

People wearing masks pass by restaurants in the center of Lyon, central France, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Starting Saturday, Lyon has been placed under maximum virus alert. The maximum alert level implies shutting down bars, implementing stricter measures in restaurants and limiting private gatherings. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

French PM won’t rule out more restrictions as virus spikes

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

France's Kylian Mbappe and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, greet each other at the end of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Big names fail to shine as France and Portugal draw 0-0

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, medical workers tend to a patient suffering from COVID-19 in the Nouvel Hospital Civil of Strasbourg, eastern France. Intensive care wards across France are filling up again with COVID-19 patients. Doctors are scrambling to create new ICU beds elsewhere to accommodate the sick, and asking what went wrong. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

As virus fills French ICUs anew, doctors ask what went wrong

In this photo provided by the Mali Presidency, French ex-hostage Sophie Petronin is seen at the presidential palace after being released and flown to the capital Bamako, Mali, late Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. A prominent Malian politician and three European hostages freed by Islamic extremists in northern Mali this week landed in the country's capital late Thursday where they held emotional reunions with family members and were greeted by government officials. (Mali Presidency via AP)

French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France to hugs

A villager displays a picture of Ali Hassan, a suspect in an attack on two people with a meat cleaver in Paris last month, in his native village of Kotli Qazi, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Hassan is in jail in Paris, but just three years ago he started out like other young men who leave Pakistan for Europe with dreams of a better life. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Before attack, a Pakistani teen sought better life in France

People enjoy a drink on a bar terrace in Paris, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. French authorities have placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections are rapidly increasing. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Paris hospitals on emergency footing as virus cases rise

France's Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during their friendly international soccer match between France and Ukraine at the Stade deFrance in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Giroud scores twice as France beats Ukraine 7-1 in friendly

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts as she arrives for a meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Fort de Bregancon, southern France, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. The leaders of Germany and France are meeting Thursday at a Mediterranean retreat for talks on how to resuscitate Europe's economy without causing a new virus crisis, and on a growing number of global hot spots. (Christophe Simon/Pool Photo via AP)

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France announced a 9 p.m. curfew in Paris and other big cities.

Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace →

France initially declared a state of health emergency in March, paving the way for the government to oblige citizens to stay home in lockdown.

France to restore state of health emergency after 3 months →

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