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title: "President Macron offers French aid to Australia over bushfires"
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# President Macron offers French aid to Australia over bushfires

> PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he had spoken to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday to offer French aid in dealing with Australia's devastating bushfires.

By Daily Maverick · Published 5 January 2020, 22:54 SAST

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Australian authorities were assessing the damage on Sunday from the most recent fires as cooler conditions provided a temporary respite from the blazes that have ravaged Australia's east coast for weeks.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Kevin Liffey)