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  • FILE – Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jane By Charlotte’ at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, July 8, 2021. France’s Culture Ministry and French media say singer and actress Jane Birkin has died at age 76. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

    Jane Birkin, a style icon and ‘complete artist,’ dies at 76

    By John Leicester and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Mark Hamill salutes as he arrives at the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in Los Angeles on Dec. 16, 2019. When air raid alarms sound in Ukraine, they also trigger a downloadable app that has been voiced by “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill. With his gravely but also calming baritone, he urges people to take cover. He also tells them when the danger has passed, signing off with “May the Force be with you.” In an interview with The Associated Press, the actor said he’s admiring Ukraine’s resilience from afar in California.(Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Tech

    Star Wars’ Mark Hamill is leading a drive to send drones to Ukraine. Now he’s also the voice of the country’s air raid system

    By John Leicester and The Associated Press
  • Orsay Museum curator Christophe Leribault, stands beside “A Boating Party” by French painter Gustave Caillebotte at the Orsay Museum, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 in Paris. France has acquired the stunning impressionist masterpiece for its national collection of art treasures, using a donation from French luxury goods giant LVMH to pay the 43-million euro ($47 million) price tag for Gustave Caillebotte’s “A Boating Party.” (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

    France is buying an impressionist masterpiece for $43 million a little help from from luxury goods giant LVMH

    By Catherine Gaschka, John Leicester, and others
  • A man wears a face mask as he walks in front of a restaurant, in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. The French government announced this week new measures to fight the spreading of the virus as France reported a record high of 208,000 new infections on Wednesday. Mask-wearing is already mandatory inside shops, public facilities, office buildings, and public transports across France.Arts & Entertainment

    France bans popcorn sales at movie theaters amid Omicron surge

    By John Leicester and The Associated Press
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    Coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic, according to the WHO

    By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, and others