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"We can be proud of the work that has been done over the past year": On the eve of the Renaissance party's executive meeting, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne congratulates the majority MPs on the first anniversary of their election. IMAGES
After two years without a political party, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro joins the Liberal Party ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, that will take place next year. IMAGES
Egypt rings in the new year with spectacular firework displays at the Tahya Misr Bridge in Cairo. IMAGES
A Paris court on Monday sentences former French prime minister Francois Fillon to five years in prison, with three suspended, after finding him guilty of orchestrating a fake job for his wife, a scandal that cost him his shot at the presidency in 2017. IMAGES
"Global growth in 2020 will dip below its last year's levels," says International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva, "but how far it will fall and how long the impact will be, is still difficult to predict." Georgieva was speaking after all 189 members of the IMF said they were united in addressing the challenges posed by COVID-19. SOUNDBITE