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French president Emmanuel Macron arrives at the statue of General de Gaulle at Place Clémenceau to attend the wreath-laying ceremony and greets members of General de Gaulle's family on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Victory of 8 May, 1945. IMAGES
South Africa’s finance minister forecasts the economy will grow by 4.8 percent, a revision to the 5.1 percent growth previously forecast. While presenting the country's 2022 budget to parliament, minister Enoch Godongwana says "Commodity prices... also, violent unrest in July; restrictions imposed to manage the third wave of Covid-19 further eroded the gains made in the first half of the year." SOUNDBITE
Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy, revises the eurozone's 2021 growth forecast "markedly" to 4.8 percent. Brussels had been expecting a 4.3 percent growth rate as the single-currency area recovers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns. SOUNDBITE
In Paris, water levels exceed 4.30m as the Seine floods its banks. On the Pont de l'Alma bridge, the Zouave statue - an iconic but inaccurate indicator of water levels - is up to his calves in water. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Jean Castex, city officials and representatives of victims' associations continue to pay tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. They attend ceremonies at the bistrot "La Belle Equipe", where 20 people were killed. IMAGES
Collapsed roads and bridges and homes swept away; aerial images show how severely floods have hit the French villages of Roquebillière and Saint-Martin-Vésubie in southern France. IMAGES
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