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Native American activists: The fire at Notre Dame is devastating. So is the destruction of our sacred lands.
It’s an ongoing abuse that’s garnered far less outcry.
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Why Some Chinese Netizens Say Notre Dame Burning Down is Karma
As the world offered their sympathies to the tragic burning of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Monday, a sensitive topic of historical significance permeated among discussions on social media in China. When news of the Paris tragedy broke online, many Chinese netizens offered their concerns and sympathies using the viral hashtag “Notre Dame de Paris and me.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by EUROPEAN_COUNTRY (@european_country) on Apr 17, 2019 at 7:05am PDT However, there
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'The dilemma is the authenticity': What it will take to rebuild Notre-Dame
The rebuilding of Notre-Dame won't be your typical renovation project. It's not often that the restoration of a building whose origin dates back centuries has to be contemplated.
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Victor Hugo’s ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ sales soar on Amazon France
Literary classic “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,” by Victor Hugo, jumped to first place on the best-seller list of Amazon France on Tuesday after a fire ravaged the world-famous cathedral during the night. The book, called “Notre-Dame de Paris” in French, tells the tale of the beautiful Esmeralda and the cathedral’s bell-ringer Quasimodo. Increases in sales of such works have turned into a way for Paris to grieve when the city is hit by tragedy.
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Huge fire engulfs Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris
Much of the interior appeared to have been destroyed at the city’s most-visited monument.
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Fire devastates Notre-Dame Cathedral, centuries-old Parisian landmark
Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, a searing loss for the city and for France.
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Nearly 50,000 people gather in Paris climate rally
Around 45,000 climate campaigners marched in Paris Saturday to condemn what they called the French government's "inaction" on climate change, according to a media estimate. Organisers of the march through the centre of the city, which coincided with "yellow vests" riots in the west, estimated that 107,000 people took part while the police put the figure at 36,000.
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Paris sues Airbnb for illegal listings and seeks $14.2 million
The City of Paris first warned Airbnb, and it is now taking action. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, told the JDD that the city is suing the company for 1,010 illegal listings. The fine could be worth as much as $14.2 million (€12.625 million). Based on current legislation, you can’t rent an apartment more than 120 days a year. If you want to rent an apartment on Airbnb in Paris, you first must register your apartment with the city. The city then gives you an ID number so they can track how many nights you’re listing your apartment on Airbnb.
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The “Second Canvas” app: discover the works from Paris Musées in very high resolution!
This new app enables you to appreciate the works from the museums of the City of Paris in detail.
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French Banks Reportedly Begin To CLOSE, NOT ALLOWING WITHDRAWALS Ahead Of Yellow Vest Bank Run
Banks in France are reportedly either outright closing down, or experiencing “ATM glitches,” as the Yellow Vest’s planned “bank run” enters it’s first scheduled day today. Many believe that for every $100 of deposits, French banks have an average of $3000 of loaned money: a ratio of nearly 30 to one. This means that out of a population of 67.12 million, a bank run of only 2 million citizens could be absolutely catastrophic for France, and by extension the EU.
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The first Paris restaurant for nude diners to close down
The French capital's very first restaurant reserved exclusively for naked diners will close its doors in February just 15 months after opening due to a lack of the simple bare necessity: customers. Paris' very first nudist restaurant O'Naturel gave diners a place to leave their clothes and inhibitions at the door and its opening in November 2017 was hailed as evidence of the rising popularity of naturism in France.
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Late 1890s - A Trip Through Paris, France (speed corrected w/ added sound)
A collection of high quality remastered prints from the dawn of film taken in Belle Époque-era Paris, France from 1896-1900. Slowed down footage to a natural rate and added in sound for ambiance.
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Paris Protesters are not chanting for Trump as he has claimed, but false right-wing meme continues to spread
President Donald Trump on Saturday renewed claims that protesters in Paris demonstrating against fuel prices have chanted his name. "The Paris Agreement isn't working out so well for Paris," Trump tweeted Saturday morning. "Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting 'We Want Trump!' Love France."
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Irish lecturer stabbed to death in Paris 'insulted the Mohammed'
An Irish university lecturer stabbed to death by one of his former students had allegedly ‘insulted the Prophet Mohammed', his killer has told French police. The 66-year-old academic, named locally as John Dowling, was attacked and stabbed 13 times outside the Paris university where he worked on Wednesday. Ali R., a 37-year-old Pakistani national, has confessed to the killing and told police he held a personal grudge against the teacher after failing his exams last year.
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Words on the street: graffiti of the Paris protests – in pictures
As the cleanup operation continues across across the French capital after violent demonstrations against rising taxes and the high cost of living, the messages left behind reveal some of the motives and emotions behind the unrest
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Paris to build memorial for WWI animal heroes
After heroically delivering a message in World War I, French pigeon Le Vaillant died of gas poisoning. A century later, it looks as though he and the thousands of other animals killed in the conflict will now be remembered with a monument in Paris. An estimated 11 million horses, donkeys and mules were requisitioned during World War I, as well as 100,000 dogs and 200,000 pigeons (including Le Vaillant).
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Improvisation at the train station in paris!
A moment in time.
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The hottest startups in Paris
When Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France in May 2017, he set about exploiting the triple crisis of Brexit, Merkel trying to form coalition, and Donald Trump’s isolationism to recast France as a dynamic startup nation, open for innovation and business – a sales pitch best symbolised by the opening of Station F, Europe’s largest tech incubator. Still, the last 12 months have not been easy for Paris’s technology sector.
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Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' from Ritz hotel in Paris
A royal from Saudi Arabia has claimed she had €800,000 of jewellery stolen from her bedroom at a chic Paris hotel, it’s emerged. The woman, an unnamed princess, said the items were taken from the Ritz in Place Vendome, police said on Monday. The incident happened on Friday and the jewellery stolen was not in the bedroom’s safe at the time of the theft, she told police.
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Protests in Paris as climate talks stumble
More than 18,000 people marched Saturday in Paris as part of an international mobilisation to show popular support for urgent measures to combat climate change ahead of a San Francisco summit.
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