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Vladimir Yavachev, a nephew of late artist Christo, who leads the “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” project poses near the Arc de Triomphe monument, in Paris, on Thursday. The “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” project will be on view from Saturday through Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

September 16, 2021 at 3:26 am

Paris goggles at huge Arc de Triomphe wrapped in fabric VIEW

The city of Paris is unveiling a monumental artwork built around an actual monument: the Arc de Triomphe completely wrapped in silver and blue fabric

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September 10, 2021 at 9:28 am

UNESCO urges Afghanistan to preserve educational gains

As the Taliban government takes power in Afghanistan, the United Nations' educational organization is warning about risks to access to education, especially for girls and...

September 8, 2021 at 10:19 am

Secure Paris attacks courtroom nestled within storied site VIEW

The November 2015 Paris attacks trial is taking place in the Palais de Justice, a national monument whose walls date back to the 13th century...

September 8, 2021 at 12:21 am

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?

Twenty men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured are on trial in the...

The specially built courtroom is pictured Thursday, Sept. 2 2021 at the court house in Paris. France is putting on trial 20 men accused in the Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State terror attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. Nine gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of each other at the national soccer stadium, the Bataclan concert hall and restaurants and cafes. Salah Abdeslam, the lone survivor of the terror cell from that night is among those being tried for the deadliest attack in France since World War II.
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September 7, 2021 at 12:08 am

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial? VIEW

This is the biggest trial in French history. The modern courtroom can house 550 people, 12 defendants and 10 cameras, with multiple cameras for live...

August 11, 2021 at 2:31 am

Lionel Messi eyes Champions League trophy with PSG VIEW

Lionel Messi says he’s “in the right place” to win another Champions League trophy and cited a reunion with Neymar as a key factor in...

August 6, 2021 at 11:42 pm

French push against domestic abuse may overlook some police

The death of a 31-year-old woman who was shot and burned alive by her former husband has focused attention on the long-taboo subject of domestic...

July 29, 2021 at 7:09 am

Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass VIEW

Social workers in France worry that the growing use of virus passports will further marginalize migrants and other poor populations

August 13, 2020 at 12:06 am

Virus exposes economic, racial divide in French health care

BONDY, France (AP) — Festering beneath France’s promise of guaranteed health care for all lie deep disparities across economic and racial lines — differences laid...

July 31, 2020 at 9:45 pm

Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response VIEW

Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East...