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The two contenders in the French presidential election are taking part in a televised debate. Polls suggest President Nicolas Sarkozy is trailing his Socialist rival Francois Hollande by around six points. Chris Morris reports.

Both men have accused the other of lying as they've sparred over economic policy in particular. "You want less rich people," the president said to his Socialist challenger, "I want less poor people." "I'll protect our children," Mr Hollande responded, "you just protect the privileged." Mr Hollande began by saying he'd be a president who would end division and bring France together. Mr Sarkozy, who really needs to win this debate to have any chance of winning the election, responded by saying the people would decide. "It's too late to change your mind," he said, "once you've elected someone who's not up to scratch ."

The American politician Newt Gingrich has officially ended his campaign to become the Republican candidate in November's US presidential election. Bowing out of the race, Mr Gingrich offered only a limited endorsement of his rival Mitt Romney. Here's Mark Mardell.

Newt Gingrich said the Republican primary had been a truly wild ride - amazing and astonishing. He bowed out with a typically expansive grandiose review of his own personal history and his own future, sparing just a few moments for an endorsement of Mitt Romney that was cooler than lukewarm . He said he was asked if Mitt Romney was conservative enough, but the comparison shouldn't be with Ronald Reagan but with Barack Obama, who he called the most left-wing radical president in the whole of US history. Now only Ron Paul remains challenging Mitt Romney in the Republican primary, so Mr Romney's victory is assured, barring accidents.

The Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has said he left the American embassy in Beijing, where he'd been seeking sanctuary because he feared for the safety of his family. Michael Bristow reports.

China says Chen Guangcheng left the US embassy of his own volition. US officials say the same. But now a more complicated story is emerging. Mr Chen has told the Associated Press that the Chinese authorities threatened to beat his wife to death if he did not leave the embassy. He says this threat was passed on to him by a US official. The BBC spoke to one of the activist's friends, who also suggested Mr Chen had feared for his family's safety if he remained in the embassy.

Washington insists no American officials spoke to Mr Chen about Chinese threats.

The European Space Agency, the Esa, has approved a new mission to explore moons of the planet Jupiter. It says a craft will be launched in 10 years' time and should arrive at Jupiter by the year 2030. It will study three of Jupiter's biggest moons: Europa, Ganymed and Callisto, which are icy and believed to host internal oceans. The agency says the mission will study the moons' potential to be habitats for life.

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The United Nations Security Council says it will impose sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan unless they stop fighting and resume negotiations. The council unanimously passed a resolution giving the two countries 48 hours to stop the violence and two weeks to start talking. Fighting erupted several weeks 本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。