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Landmarks and monuments rebuilt from ruins
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - From bombed cathedrals to historic opera houses that went up in flames, here are examples of landmark buildings that were destroyed and then rebuilt, as is planned for Paris's fire-gutted Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre-Dame: the problems with insuring a national monument
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - National monuments pose a myriad of problems when it comes to insuring them as the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris shows.
Libya's UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» ROME - Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appealed Tuesday for Europe's support against military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is waging an offensive on Tripoli, warning continued violence could see 800,000 people try to flee to the West.
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» KHARTOUM - Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with civilian rule as Tuesday they refused to end a days-long sit-in outside army headquarters.
Trump's Notre-Dame advice 'risible', says fire chief
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - As Notre-Dame in Paris burned, US President Donald Trump tweeted some advice to French firefighters.
Years? Decades? Uncertainty over time needed to rebuild Notre-Dame
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - Rebuilding the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris could take decades after it was gutted by a fire, experts warned Monday, even as its most senior cleric expressed hope he could celebrate mass there within years.
Notre-Dame's artworks to be transferred to Louvre museum
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS: The artworks evacuated from Notre-Dame Cathedral during the blaze on Monday will be transferred to the Louvre Museum, French Culture Minister Franck Riester told reporters.
K-pop sensation BTS on top of Billboard 200 charts
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/04/2019
» K-pop boy band BTS is on course to take the top spot on the United States’ Billboard 200 album charts with their latest release, according to the music ranking’s website.
Myanmar migrant caught with 112kg kratom powder
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 16/04/2019
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A Myanmar illegal migrant was arrested along Tanaosri mountain range in Muang district with 112kg of kratom powder to be sold to Myanmar crewmen, police said.
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.