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France sinks deeper into recession, with 14% GDP hit in 2Q

| July 31, 2020 12:03 AM

PARIS (AP) — France's economy shrank by nearly 14% in the second quarter when the country was in coronavirus lockdown, a third consecutive quarter of negative growth in a worsening recession, the national statistics agency said Friday.

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