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France's Macron appoints centre-right PM to widen appeal
New French President Emmanuel Macron named centre-right lawmaker Edouard Philippe as prime minister on Monday in a further effort to splinter the country's traditional parties and redraw the political map. Philippe, a little known 46-year-old MP and mayor of the northern port of Le Havre, comes from the moderate wing of the rightwing Republicans party and is seen as a pragmatist. France's fervently pro-European new president -- who travelled to Berlin later to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- has already won over dozens of moderate Socialist MPs.
Democrats vow to block new FBI director until special prosecutor appointed to Trump-Russia probe
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he supports blocking the confirmation of a new FBI director until the Justice Department appoints a special prosecutor to lead an investigation into potential ties between Trump campaign advisers and the Russian government. “I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way,” Mr Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks
![Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks]( "Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks")
A part-time Milky Way hunter has caught breathtaking night skies right on his doorstep. Stephen Banks— who moved to Bridport, Dorset, from Liverpool in 2011 — has spent the last six years photographing the Milky Way across the county in his spare time.
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