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The final stage of campaigning is under way in france�*s presidential election. on sunday millions of voters will decide between the incumbent emmanuel macron, and his rival marine le pen. but many people are still thought to be undecided. our france correspondent hugh schofield reports. marine le pen was out looking for votes in northern france this morning. this is familiar territory. she is the local mp and can be assured of a friendly reception. but her message is that, while smiles are fine, what she needs on sunday is slips of paper in the ballot box. translation: if the people vote, i...

She is the local mp and can be assured of a friendly reception. but her message is that, while smiles are fine, what she needs on sunday is slips of paper in the ballot box. translation: if the people vote, if they go out and vote, _ then they will get the change they hope for. and the choice is simple. it is macron or france. both she and her rival, emmanuel macron, know that the key to the race on sunday is getting out the potential abstainers, the type who say, a curse on both your houses. mainly, that�*s people who voted left in the first round two weeks ago. yesterday, president macron ...

Going to increase. but i do think that if, you know, we see a continued russian pressure every tool the president has, including refusing to buy russian oil, overwhelming pressure on him to take those actions, sure. >> look, it's a small thing here, david, i just got the voting list here on the u.n. vote, and among those that have -- the folks that were not on list of abstainers no uae did not abstain and neither did saudi arabia, perhaps a sign that they're inching back towards the west? >> well, that's encouraging. that would be an important move. i know the unhappiness with the saudis and e...

A new study has found that increased mortality risk among current alcohol abstainers might largely be explained by other factors, including previous alcohol or drug problems, daily smoking, and overall poor health.

Wait, is drinking good for you? we'll talk about that larger issue in a minute but first let's talk about the study itself because it's pretty fascinating finding that moderate drinkers live longer than those that don't drink at all. >> if you live life somewhere between the 40 yard lines probably do better. over 1,800 people followed before 20 years. this is the breakdown. those abstainers, people who were heavy drinkers and don't drink at all or totally ab stained died more frequently than heavy drinkers. that 9% is not enough to bowl me over. what bowls me over is that 40% group, and that's...