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Macron headed for overwhelming parliamentary majority
French President Emmanuel Macron's party is on course for an overwhelming parliamentary majority after Sunday's first round of voting for the National Assembly that left traditional parties in disarray. Forecasts based on partial results showed Macron continuing his centrist revolution, with his Republique en Marche party (Republic on the Move, REM) and its ally MoDem tipped to win between 390 and 445 seats in the 577-member National Assembly in next Sunday's second round. "France is back," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe declared triumphantly.
British trio released after easyJet terror scare
Three British men overheard talking about "terrorist" activities on a London-bound easyJet flight were released on Sunday after being questioned by German police, the airline said. The Airbus A319 flying from the Slovenian capital Ljubljana was diverted to Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport on Saturday, causing a major police operation and hours of air traffic chaos. Passengers on the plane were evacuated using the emergency slides.
Pope to Nigerian priests: you'll be fired if you don't obey
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has laid down an ultimatum to defiant Nigerian priests: lose your job if you don't obey me and your bishop.
China's ‘Friday Night Lights’: Chinese kids tackle American football
![China's ‘Friday Night Lights’: Chinese kids tackle American football]( "China's ‘Friday Night Lights’: Chinese kids tackle American football")
A pint-sized running back takes a handoff and scrambles across the goal line, spiking the football for a last-minute win. It could be any school field in America, but on a warm spring night in Beijing the star of the game is nine-year-old Lisa Li, one of the best players in China’s first American football youth league.
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