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French Presidential Election: Macron v Le Pen
Either centrist, Emmanuel Macron, or nationalist, Marine le Pen, will become president.
The traditional parties of government in France have been snubbed in the first round of the presidential election; voters now have the choice of the centrist Emmanuel Macron and Marine le Pen of the National Front in next month's run-off.
A new study suggests that Russia has become the world's third largest spender on its military, overtaking Saudi Arabia.
Police in Australia have arrested a twelve-year-old boy who they say was trying to drive the entire breadth of the country - 1300km journey.
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