Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France’s cheeky embrace ...United Arab Emirates

PARIS: The double-cheeked embrace that was a customary greeting in France before the coronavirus pandemic saw it largely abandoned as a potential kiss of death is back with a presidential seal of approval. French President Emmanuel Macron made the return of “la bise” all but official on Friday by giving warm cheek-to-cheek embraces to two World War II veterans at an award ceremony. The French leader wore a face mask. The veterans — Leon Gautier, 98, and Rene Crignola, 99 — did not. But both seemed comfortable, and reciprocated, as Macron reached in and put his cheeks to theirs. Macron is vaccinated against the coronavirus and also suffered a moderate bout of COVID-19 in December. The gestur

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