French voters are preparing to cast their ballot in the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday. Recent polls have shown a marked fall in President Emmanuel Macron's lead over his main challenger, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Campaigning has now ended, and voter turnout is expected to be lower than in previous elections in France. Although the race has been overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, the main issue for many voters is the cost of living.

Mr Macron and Ms Le Pen are the firm favorites, but there are 10 other candidates competing to reach the second round on 24 April.

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😢🏉🏈Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed early Saturday morning after he was struck by a dump truck while walking on a South Florida interstate, authorities said.

Haskins was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 on foot when he was hit by a dump truck around 6:37 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Haskins was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities said it was "unknown" why he was walking on the interstate.

"This is an open traffic homicide investigation," Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Lt. Indiana Miranda told Fox News. "No further information will be released until the investigation has been closed."

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😄🏃‍♀️🏃Is 30 minutes of exercise a day enough? Can we get by with less? Do we have to exercise all in one session, or can we spread it throughout the day? And when we’re talking about exercise, does it have to be hard to count?

For years, exercise scientists tried to quantify the ideal “dose” of exercise for most people. They finally reached a broad consensus in 2008 with the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which were updated in 2018 after an extensive review of the available science about movement, sitting, and health.

In both versions, the guidelines advised anyone who was physically able to accumulate 150 minutes of moderate exercise every week, and half as much if it is intense.

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⚡️ Ukrainian Forces shell Lugansk People’s Republic with Grad launchers, LPR says

⚡️Ukrainian troops have shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk with 122 mm shells, DPR says

⚡️ Ukrainian nationalists seize two foreign vessels in Mariupol, hold crews hostage, the DPR Militia says

Russia’s MoD has published footage showing the destruction of Ukrainian armoured vehicles by Russian Ka-52 helicopters

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Russian Armed Forces have delivered over 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Kherson region, Ukraine

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The Russian MoD has published footage of Kalibr missile strikes from a Russian frigate located in the Black Sea against Ukrainian surface targets

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Russia's Ministry of Defence has published footage showing the destruction of a Ukrainian armoured personnel carrier by a drone

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Ukrainian local media report that a monument to Pushkin in Uzhgorod in the west of the country has been "renamed": it's not a Russian poet anymore; now it's French singer Joe Dassin

❗The US is increasing gas supplies to Europe, and considers it a priority to work on its "independence" from Russian energy carriers, says Biden advisor Sullivan

⚡️ Biden and Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting on 11 April; the Ukraine issue will be discussed, the White House says

The monument to "Joe Dassin" didn't last long: has he been "canceled" too?

❗Four captive Rosatom employees returned from Ukraine, Russian Human Rights Commissioner says

❗Moscow to investigate Kiev's planned provocations in Irpen

⚡Biden has no plans to visit Kiev yet, White House says

❗️Austrian chancellor is expected to visit Moscow on Monday to meet Putin, report says

⚡Putin to hold talks with Austrian chancellor on Monday, Kremlin says