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Notre Dame Restoration Provides Insights for Scientists: Report
Five years after the Notre Dame fire, studies of salvaged materials reveal insights into medieval climate conditions, historic building techniques, and health risks. Scientists are using innovative methods to decode data from charred wood and stone to paint a clearer picture of France’s history.
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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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Notre Dame Restoration Provides Insights for Scientists: Report
Five years after the Notre Dame fire, studies of salvaged materials reveal insights into medieval climate conditions, historic building techniques, and health risks. Scientists are using innovative methods to decode data from charred wood and stone to paint a clearer picture of France’s history.
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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.
