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9 Dead And Many Buildings Torched As Fresh Unrest Erupts In New Caledonia
Several buildings, including a police station and a town hall, were set on fire in New Caledonia overnight, authorities said Monday, as the French Pacific territory was hit by a fresh surge of unrest.
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3 Women Killed, Child Among 7 Injured In Fire Near Paris
A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb, killing three women and injuring seven others, including a child who is in critical condition, officials said.
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Hundreds More Arrested In Riot-Hit France, Scores Of Buildings Set On Fire
The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country.
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Fire At Building Near France's Lyon Kills 10, Including 5 Children
Ten people, including five children, were killed - according to a provisional death count - after a fire broke out on Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of Lyon, the local government said.
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On Camera, Brothers Jump 40 Feet From Burning Building, And Are Caught
Two brothers are safe after jumping from the third-storey window of a burning apartment building in France. The incident occurred in the city of Grenoble.
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3 Dead, 1 Injured In Central Paris Fire, Fire Services Say
Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday, fire services said.
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France's Historic Notre-Dame Saved, But Suffers "Colossal Damage"
The central spire, roof and much of the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral were obliterated Monday as a catastrophic fire spread within minutes through a building that has stood at the heart of Paris for more than 800 years.
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Fire At Notre-Dame Cathedral Extinguished, Says Paris Fire Service: Highlights
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, after a colossal fire tore through the building, sending the spire crashing to the ground and wiping out centuries of heritage.
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Exiled Russian Artist Jailed For Setting Bank Of France Building On Fire
A court jailed an exiled Russian artist Thursday for setting fire to the facade of a French central bank building, a performance that was filmed and circulated on social media.
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France May Impose Emergency To Contain Worst Civil Unrest In A Decade
France will consider imposing a state of emergency to prevent a recurrence of some of the worst civil unrest in more than a decade and urged peaceful protesters to come to the negotiating table, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said on Sunday.
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Five Children Fighting For Life After French Blaze: Firefighters
A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said.
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Controversial Russian Artist Pyotr Pavlensky Wins Asylum In France: Lawyer
Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky, who once memorably nailed his scrotum to Red Square to denounce state power, has won political asylum in France, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday.
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5 Dead In Apartment Fire Near French National Stadium
A fire in an apartment building near France's national stadium left at least five people dead and 11 injured.
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Fire Breaks Out at Iconic French Radio Building
A fire broke out on Friday on the seventh floor of the "Maison de la radio" ("Radio house"), a vast circular building in Paris housing several media operations.
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Family of five die in French apartment blaze
All five members of a family -- including two teenagers and a child -- died in a pre-dawn fire Wednesday at an apartment building in the suburbs of the Paris, officials said.
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9 Dead And Many Buildings Torched As Fresh Unrest Erupts In New Caledonia
Several buildings, including a police station and a town hall, were set on fire in New Caledonia overnight, authorities said Monday, as the French Pacific territory was hit by a fresh surge of unrest.
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3 Women Killed, Child Among 7 Injured In Fire Near Paris
A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb, killing three women and injuring seven others, including a child who is in critical condition, officials said.
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Hundreds More Arrested In Riot-Hit France, Scores Of Buildings Set On Fire
The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country.
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Fire At Building Near France's Lyon Kills 10, Including 5 Children
Ten people, including five children, were killed - according to a provisional death count - after a fire broke out on Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of Lyon, the local government said.
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On Camera, Brothers Jump 40 Feet From Burning Building, And Are Caught
Two brothers are safe after jumping from the third-storey window of a burning apartment building in France. The incident occurred in the city of Grenoble.
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3 Dead, 1 Injured In Central Paris Fire, Fire Services Say
Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday, fire services said.
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France's Historic Notre-Dame Saved, But Suffers "Colossal Damage"
The central spire, roof and much of the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral were obliterated Monday as a catastrophic fire spread within minutes through a building that has stood at the heart of Paris for more than 800 years.
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Fire At Notre-Dame Cathedral Extinguished, Says Paris Fire Service: Highlights
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, after a colossal fire tore through the building, sending the spire crashing to the ground and wiping out centuries of heritage.
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Exiled Russian Artist Jailed For Setting Bank Of France Building On Fire
A court jailed an exiled Russian artist Thursday for setting fire to the facade of a French central bank building, a performance that was filmed and circulated on social media.
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France May Impose Emergency To Contain Worst Civil Unrest In A Decade
France will consider imposing a state of emergency to prevent a recurrence of some of the worst civil unrest in more than a decade and urged peaceful protesters to come to the negotiating table, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said on Sunday.
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Five Children Fighting For Life After French Blaze: Firefighters
A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said.
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Controversial Russian Artist Pyotr Pavlensky Wins Asylum In France: Lawyer
Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky, who once memorably nailed his scrotum to Red Square to denounce state power, has won political asylum in France, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday.
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5 Dead In Apartment Fire Near French National Stadium
A fire in an apartment building near France's national stadium left at least five people dead and 11 injured.
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Fire Breaks Out at Iconic French Radio Building
A fire broke out on Friday on the seventh floor of the "Maison de la radio" ("Radio house"), a vast circular building in Paris housing several media operations.
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Family of five die in French apartment blaze
All five members of a family -- including two teenagers and a child -- died in a pre-dawn fire Wednesday at an apartment building in the suburbs of the Paris, officials said.
