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By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it would not at this stage open a probe against an embattled new minister targeted by rape allegations, in a case that has overshadowed the start of French President Emmanuel Macron’s new government. Damien Abad, the minister for Solidarity and the Disabled, strongly denies the accusation published on Saturday by investigative website Mediapart and has rejected calls from the opposition to resign. Elisabeth Borne, the newly appointed prime minister, said at the weekend that she would be ruthless with anyone g…