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June 14, 2019 at 5:53 am

Small donors, not French tycoons, help pay Notre Dame works VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The billionaire French donors who publicly proclaimed they would give hundreds of millions to rebuild Notre Dame have not yet paid a...

April 22, 2019 at 11:11 pm

Wit and grit: Algeria’s sizeable youth lead fight for change VIEW

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — They're on the peaceful front line of the protest movement that toppled Algeria's longtime ruler, facing down water cannons with attitude,...

April 19, 2019 at 6:55 am

Drunk on smoke: Notre Dame’s bees survive cathedral blaze

PARIS (AP) — Hunkered down in their hives and drunk on smoke, Notre Dame's smallest official residents — some 180,000 bees — somehow managed to...

April 18, 2019 at 4:48 am

Heavyweights in world cinema nominated for Cannes’ top prize VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Cannes Film Festival organizers announced its 2019 line-up Thursday, pitting leading names in world cinema including Ken Loach and Pedro Almodóvar against...

April 16, 2019 at 8:40 am

French tycoons show competitive streak over Notre Dame aid VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Two of France's richest men, long locked in a very public rivalry, are once again pitted against each other — this time...

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April 15, 2019 at 11:41 pm

Macron: France to rebuild Notre Dame ‘even more beautifully’ VIEW

Paris officials said the world-famous 18th century organ that boasts 8,000 pipes also appeared to have survived, along with other treasures inside the cathedral, after...

April 6, 2019 at 2:55 am

G-7 ministers reveal ‘clear differences’ on Middle East VIEW

DINARD, France (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations failed to reach consensus on key Middle East issues on Saturday as they...

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April 5, 2019 at 12:40 am

G-7 ministers vow to better fight migrant trafficking VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Interior ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies pledged Friday to jointly tackle world's top security challenges, including fighting migrant trafficking....

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April 3, 2019 at 11:26 pm

Glaring US absences raise questions about relevance of G-7

PARIS (AP) — Two key American officials — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen — are skipping meetings in...

April 1, 2019 at 9:34 am

Algeria’s leader, ceding to protests, will quit by April 28 VIEW

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down before his fourth term ends on April 28, his office said Monday, as the...