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France Pesticide Clash: President Macron Rejects Environment Minister Resignation Over Harmful Chemical Bill

French Environment Minister Monique Barbut offered her resignation following disputes over a bill legalising contested agricultural pesticides, but President Emmanuel Macron refused to let her leave.

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