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Fire ravages Notre-Dame cathedral, spire collapses
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS: A colossal fire swept through the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on Monday, causing a spire to collapse and raising fears over the future of the nearly millenium old building and its precious artworks.
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'Paris is disfigured': Tears and shock as Notre-Dame burns
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - Crowds of stunned Parisians and tourists -- some crying, others offering prayers -- watched on in horror in central Paris on Monday evening as flames engulfed the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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Notre-Dame, soul of the French nation
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS: Paris was struck in its very heart on Monday as flames devoured the roof of Notre-Dame, the medieval cathedral made famous by Victor Hugo, its two massive towers flanked with gargoyles instantly recognisable even by people who have never visited the city.
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Notre-Dame counts cost as daylight reveals damage
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - Shards of stained glass from priceless medieval windows, and a gaping hole above the choir area where the spire crashed down: daylight reveals the extent of damage at Notre-Dame cathedral on Tuesday morning as firefighters put out the last smouldering remains of the fire.
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Investigators probe Notre-Dame inferno as donations pour in
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - Investigators were working Tuesday to identify the source of a massive blaze that devastated the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, as church officials inspected the damage from a disaster that has sent shockwaves through France and the world.
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Firefighters form human chain to rescue priceless treasures
AFP, Published on 17/04/2019
» PARIS: Risking their own lives as they toiled through the night, firefighters formed a human chain to rescue a swathe of Notre-Dame's "priceless treasures."
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29 German tourists killed in Portuguese bus crash
AFP, Published on 18/04/2019
» LISBON:Twenty-nine German tourists were killed on Wednesday when a bus crashed on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
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Madeira in mourning after 29 German tourists die in bus crash
AFP, Published on 18/04/2019
» CANIçO (PORTUGAL) - The Portuguese island of Madeira on Thursday began three days of mourning after 29 German tourists died after their bus spun off the road and tumbled down a slope before crashing into a house.
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Tourists follow 'Game of Thrones' trail in Northern Ireland
AFP, Published on 20/04/2019
» BELFAST - Wielding a replica broadsword, Indian tourist Akshay Mannur duels with friends -- re-enacting scenes from "Game of Thrones" on the Northern Ireland pilgrimage trail for devotees of the blockbuster fantasy TV show.
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156 dead as blasts hit Sri Lanka churches, hotels
AFP, Published on 21/04/2019
» COLOMBO: A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners.
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