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Parisians, tourists admire wrapping of Arc de Triomphe, tribute to Christo

Tourists and Parisians come to admire the work of rope access technicians wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with a bluish silver polypropylene canvas, a tribute to late artist Christo.

France

'He was family': Macron pays national tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo

A national farewell was given to Bébel on Thursday with the Hotel des Invalides in Paris turned into an open-air cinema for the occasion.

France

Arc de Triomphe to be covered in fabric in tribute to Bulgarian artist

France's Arc de Triomphe will be wrapped up in recyclable fabric and red rope in tribute to Bulgarian artist Christo.

Georgia

Tributes paid to Georgian journalist who died after beating

Hundreds of journalists gathered in Georgia to pay tribute to a cameraman who died after being beaten last week by far-right activists.

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USA

Biden marks 'heartbreaking milestone' of 500,000 US COVID deaths

The US is the worst-affected country in the world when it comes to deaths and cases, and accounts for 1 in 5 of the global fatalities.

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Beirut residents release lanterns to remember victims of Beirut blast

Lebanese people released lanterns in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood during the the lighting of a symbolic Christmas tree.

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Tributes paid to those killed when a car drove into shoppers in Trier

A baby was among five people killed in the incident in western Germany.

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Candles lit and flowers laid at scene of Vienna shooting

In Vienna, people pay their respects to the victims of a rampage through central Vienna by a lone gunman by laying flowers and lighting candles at the scene.

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Nice pays tribute to victims of deadly knife attack

Mourners lit candles and prayed outside Nice's Notre Dame basilica to honour the three churchgoers were killed in a suspected terrorist attack.

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French MPs hold a minute's silence for murdered teacher Samuel Paty

Paty, a history teacher, was beheaded on Friday by an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, who was later shot dead by police.

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People pay tribute to beheaded teacher outside his former school

Demonstrations were planned across France on Sunday in Samuel Paty's memory.

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Tributes after Argentine cartoonist Quino dies aged 88

Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, the creator of the beloved comic strip Mafalda, has died at the age of 88, his editor announced Wednesday.

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More than 50,000 Spanish flags pay tribute to COVID-19 victims

More than 50,000 flags of Spain were placed in a park in Madrid to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19.

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People of Minsk bid farewell to protester killed in Belarus unrest

Thousands of Belarusians gathered to pay tribute to the memory of a man who died during protests following last week's presidential election. They came to the place where Alexander Taraikovsky died.

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Anger and sadness as Beirut marks one week since deadly explosion

Lebanese people marched solemnly from Beirut’s neighbourhood of Gemmayze towards the port with a mix of grief and rage, one week after a blast at the port killed at least 171.

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Lebanese diaspora hold vigil to honour victims of Beirut blast

Vigils for the victims of the Beirut blast were held in Tel Aviv, the Palestinian Territories, Tehran, Paris and London.

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US civil rights icon John Lewis' casket crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge

The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has crossed Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.

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Atlanta residents gather to pay tribute to US congressman John Lewis

A large mural was painted to paid tribute to the late civil rights activist.

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Thousands of mourners pay respects to George Floyd in Houston

"It’s time out for the oppression of black people. And today is the day," said Joseph Kualls, who attended the public viewing of Floyd's casket.

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Spain falls silent at start of 10-day mourning for COVID-19 victims

27,000 people have died as a result of the pandemic.