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Notre-Dame fire extinguished: Paris fire service 16 Apr 2019 - 11:35 am
View of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 16, 2019.  REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
In the heart of Paris, watching a symbol of France burn 16 Apr 2019 - 11:22 am
 Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. / AFP / Hubert Hitier
More than 100 arrested at London climate protests 16 Apr 2019 - 10:34 am
A climate change activist walks between tents during an Extinction Rebellion protest at Marble Arch in London, Britain April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Notre Dame fire under control as Macron vows to rebuild monument 16 Apr 2019 - 09:30 am
Firefighters work at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 16, 2019. A massive fire consumed the cathedral on Monday, gutting its roof and stunning France and the world. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Fire guts Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral, but structure saved from destruction 16 Apr 2019 - 12:56 am
Smoke and flames billow from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. AFP / Thomas Samson
Libya offensive stalls, but Haftar digs in given foreign sympathies 15 Apr 2019 - 09:24 pm
A fighter loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) waves from a crater reportedly caused by an air strike west of the city of Aziziah, some 60 kilometres southwest of the capital Tripoli, on April 14, 2019. AFP / Mahmud Turkia
Finnish election highlights Nordic dilemma about welfare state 15 Apr 2019 - 09:24 pm
Finland flag flutters in Helsinki, May 3, 2017. Reuters/ Ints Kalnins
Industrial policy row masks deeper German struggle over post-Merkel era 15 Apr 2019 - 09:24 pm
From L:  Walter Steinmeier, Sigmar Gabriel, Angela Merkel and German Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier attend the weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the chancellery in Berlin on November 30, 2016. AFP/John Macdou
Fire devastates Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris 15 Apr 2019 - 09:09 pm
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Turkey says buying Russian defense system should not trigger US sanctions 15 Apr 2019 - 07:58 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 11, 2019. (Turkish Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu Agency )
Extreme-right Frenchman sent to prison for Holocaust denial 15 Apr 2019 - 07:57 pm
In this file photo taken on March 12, 2015 French far-right writer Alain Soral poses holding disc as he arrives at the Paris courthouse in Paris on March 12, 2015.  AFP / Loic Venance
Denials of US immigrant visas skyrocket after little-heralded rule change 15 Apr 2019 - 06:44 pm
Arturo, 33, a Mexican migrant, who was denied a visa to the United States, smiles next his sons Juan , 10 and Javen, 6, as they eat breakfast inside their house in Neutla, Guanajuato state, Mexico, April 9, 2019. Picture taken April 9, 2019. Reuters/Edgar
African Union urges civilian rule in Sudan 15 Apr 2019 - 06:21 pm
Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans in front of security forces during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
US terror label for Iran Revolutionary Guard takes effect 15 Apr 2019 - 06:07 pm
Iranian MPs wearing the outfits of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) during a parliamentary session at the Islamic Consultative Assembly in Tehran on April 9 2019.  AFP
UN says 146 killed in recent fighting over Libya's capital 15 Apr 2019 - 05:28 pm
The inside of a house damaged by shelling during the fighting between the eastern forces and internationally recognized government is pictured in Abu Salim in Tripoli, Libya April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara
Macron to set out fix for 'yellow vest' anger 15 Apr 2019 - 05:09 pm
Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protesters gather on the Place de la Republique during the 'Act 22’ demonstration (the 22nd consecutive Saturday national protest) in Paris, France on April 13, 2019. Mustafa Yalç?n - Anadolu
Thousands of climate protesters block London roads 15 Apr 2019 - 02:27 pm
Climate change activists block Waterloo Bridge during an Extinction Rebellion protest in London, Britain April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Dozens dead in fighting between Chad soldiers, rebels: army 15 Apr 2019 - 02:25 pm
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