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France's Foreign Minister 'Steps Down'
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said he is leaving office, AFP news agency says.
The report has not been immediately confirmed.
#BREAKING French foreign minister Fabius says he is leaving government
? AFP news agency (@AFP) February 10, 2016
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