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Relic rescued from Notre Dame to get key role at Good Friday procession

Events including a Good Friday ceremony and Easter Mass had been scheduled to take place at the cathedral before this week's devastating fire.

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U.S. professional climber among 3 missing after Canadian avalanche

Jess Roskelley from Spokane, Washington, in 2003 became the youngest American to summit Mount Everest. He was aged 20.

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Journalist, 29, shot dead while covering riot in Northern Ireland

"We believe this to be a terrorist act," police said.

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Notre Dame beekeeper waits to learn fate of his at least 180,000 bees

Nicolas Géant said it had always been his dream to keep bees on the roof of "the most beautiful church in the world."

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Paris firefighters formed a 'human chain' to save Notre Dame's treasures

First responders were honored at two ceremonies Thursday, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying they'd receive a medal of honor for their heroic work.

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Photo of man, girl snapped before Notre Dame fire finds way to family

"The search is over!" claimed the woman who said she took the touching picture.

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N. Korea demands someone 'more careful and mature' than Pompeo for nuke talks

Disarmament negotiations are deadlocked after the failed summit in Hanoi between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump earlier this year.

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Notre Dame beekeeper waits to learn fate of his 18,000 bees

Nicolas Géant said it had always been his dream to keep bees on the roof of "the most beautiful church in the world."

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At least 28 killed in tour bus crash on Portuguese island of Madeira

"I have no words to describe what happened. I cannot face the suffering of these people," said Mayor Filipe Sousa of the coastal town of Canico.

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Euroviews. The Mueller report will reveal how legal Trump's lack of ethics was

If encouraging foreign election interference is legal as long as you don't directly participate in it, that isn't good for democracy.

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Notre Dame's famed rose windows in 'good shape,' but structure unstable

"The stone structure of the cathedral has been saved and we have ensured that all the stained glass windows that were saved," a fire spokesman said.

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Peru's ex-president Garcia shoots himself when police tried to arrest him

Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, a police source said.

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Macron vowed to rebuild Notre Dame in 5 years. That appears unlikely.

"It will certainly take years, perhaps even decades, until the last damage caused by this terrible fire will be completely repaired."

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Head of Foxconn announces Taiwan presidential bid

Gou, Taiwan's richest person, said he would join the already competitive race and take part in the opposition, China-friendly primaries.

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Notre Dame fire triggers alarm bells at other historic landmarks

"The real value of heritage in human terms is felt acutely and viscerally when we witness the damage and loss just experienced ... to Notre Dame."

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Trump vetoes bill to end U.S. role in Yemen war

The president said he issued only the second vetoof his presidency to stop an "unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities."

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Notre Dame organist playing when the fire broke out calls the devastation 'unbearable'

"It's like seeing your own house burning," Johann Vexo said.

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Paris firefighter on desperate battle to save Notre Dame, 'France's heritage'

One of the 400 firefighters who helped battle the blaze that engulfed the famed cathedral shared the sadness they felt at the loss.

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It's 'frustrating' millions in donations only came after fire, Notre Dame official says

"The urgency of the restoration has not been taken into account quickly enough," the cathedral's adviser said.

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Parisians grieve and pay their respects to fire-ravaged Notre Dame

"Watching the flames last night was like watching a woman being beaten up without being able to do anything."