All eyes are on France as National Rally leader Marine Le Pen awaits a crucial verdict that could have far-reaching consequences for her political future. The decision is being closely watched by supporters, opponents, and political observers across Europe. In this edition of Race To Power, we explore the case, its significance for French politics, and what the ruling could mean for the future of the country's right-wing movement.

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<p><strong>French President Emmanuel Macron</strong> on Thursday tested&nbsp;positive for novel&nbsp;coronavirus,&nbsp;his office said in a statement.</p>

<p>"The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today,"&nbsp;the French Presidency said on Thursday.</p>

<p>&nbsp;"This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms."</p>

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<p>In accordance with national regulations,&nbsp;Macron will now self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely.</p>

<p>French Prime Minister&nbsp;Jean Castex will also&nbsp;self-isolate after coming in contact with Macron.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The French president is one of several heads of state and government around the world who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump.</p>

<p>France&nbsp;on Wednesday reported 17,615 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, sharply up from the 11,532 on Tuesday and 14,595 a week ago.</p>

<p>The increase was the highest since November&nbsp;21 and comes just a day after authorities replaced a nationwide lockdown with a curfew, after easing lockdown measures in early December.</p>

<p>France&nbsp;could start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech in the last week of December if European Union authorities approve it next week.&nbsp;</p>

<p>France, which like many European countries has been battling a resurgence of the pandemic in recent weeks, has already pre-ordered 200 million doses of COVID vaccines.</p>

<p>Castex said he expected&nbsp;France&nbsp;would receive 1,160,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine by December&nbsp;30, followed by an additional 677,000 doses around January&nbsp;5-6 and a further 1.6 million in February.</p>


French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said in a statement. "The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today," the French Presidency said on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said in a statement. "The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today," the French Presidency said on Thursday. "This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms." In accordance with national regulations, Macron will now self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely. French Prime Minister Jean Castex will also self-isolate after coming in contact with Macron. The French president is one of several heads of state and government around the world who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump. France on Wednesday reported 17,615 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, sharply up from the 11,532 on Tuesday and 14,595 a week ago. The increase was the highest since November 21 and comes just a day after authorities replaced a nationwide lockdown with a curfew, after easing lockdown measures in early December. France could start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech in the last week of December if European Union authorities approve it next week. France, which like many European countries has been battling a resurgence of the pandemic in recent weeks, has already pre-ordered 200 million doses of COVID vaccines. Castex said he expected France would receive 1,160,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine by December 30, followed by an additional 677,000 doses around January 5-6 and a further 1.6 million in February.

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<p>France has reported more than 20 killings of&nbsp;horses and many more injuries in recent weeks, in a campaign of attacks on the animals that appears to have begun at the start of the year and accelerated last month.</p>

<p>A 50-year-old jobless man was arrested in eastern France as part of an investigation into a spate of killings and mutilations of&nbsp;horses across the country.</p>

<p>French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie on Monday&nbsp;reassured&nbsp;horse&nbsp;breeders as inquiries into attacks mount.</p>

<p>Over the past weeks the country has been shocked by a succession of mutilations of over 150 horses that have seen ears sliced off, genitals cut and skin lacerated.</p>

<p>However, the&nbsp;motivation for&nbsp;the perpetrators remains a mystery. Hatred of animals? Inspiration by a warped sect? A macabre challenge spreading on social media? Or might the causes sometimes be natural?&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Investigators have no firm leads. According to the authorities, the attacks are by multiple perpetrators whose methods vary nationwide, further complicating the picture.</p>

<p>The issue of cattle mutilation dates back to&nbsp;1606 when&nbsp;mysterious livestock deaths were first documented. Sheep, horses, cats, dogs, and many more have been victims of such heinous acts ever since.</p>

<p>Nearly 100 sheeps were slaughtered in the London and thousands of cow murders have happened in the US since the 1970s.</p>

<p>The FBI conducted investigations on cattle mutilation in the US midwest but the truth remains elusive till date.</p>

<p>But for countries like China, animal cruelty is a celebration. For instance, every year, three thousand dogs are butchered and boiled alive at the Yulin dog eating festival where they are erved as some freak-show culinary delicacy.</p>


France has reported more than 20 killings of horses and many more injuries in recent weeks, in a campaign of attacks on the animals that appears to have begun at the start of the year and accelerated last month.

France has reported more than 20 killings of horses and many more injuries in recent weeks, in a campaign of attacks on the animals that appears to have begun at the start of the year and accelerated last month. A 50-year-old jobless man was arrested in eastern France as part of an investigation into a spate of killings and mutilations of horses across the country. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie on Monday reassured horse breeders as inquiries into attacks mount. Over the past weeks the country has been shocked by a succession of mutilations of over 150 horses that have seen ears sliced off, genitals cut and skin lacerated. However, the motivation for the perpetrators remains a mystery. Hatred of animals? Inspiration by a warped sect? A macabre challenge spreading on social media? Or might the causes sometimes be natural? × Investigators have no firm leads. According to the authorities, the attacks are by multiple perpetrators whose methods vary nationwide, further complicating the picture. The issue of cattle mutilation dates back to 1606 when mysterious livestock deaths were first documented. Sheep, horses, cats, dogs, and many more have been victims of such heinous acts ever since. Nearly 100 sheeps were slaughtered in the London and thousands of cow murders have happened in the US since the 1970s. The FBI conducted investigations on cattle mutilation in the US midwest but the truth remains elusive till date. But for countries like China, animal cruelty is a celebration. For instance, every year, three thousand dogs are butchered and boiled alive at the Yulin dog eating festival where they are erved as some freak-show culinary delicacy.

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