A fire was raging Monday at the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, sending smoke billowing over the French capital and knocking over the Gothic structure's iconic spire. Video from the scene showed flames engulfing the spire and part of the roof, all of which were encased by scaffolding. The fire eventually spread to one of the cathedral's iconic towers. France's … [Read more...] about Blaze Engulfs Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris; Spire Collapses
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Trump’s Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Updated 1:36 am CDT, Thursday, April 11, 2019 In this Tuesday, April 9, 2019 photo, a giant poster that shows the late Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul-Nasser, near the barbed wire that separates Lebanon and Israeli-occupied Chebaa farms, southeast Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump's move to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the … [Read more...] about Trump’s Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners
The Latest: Protesters gather in Turkey after NZ shooting
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local):3:40 a.m. Sunday A few hundred demonstrators have protested the New Zealand mosque shootings outside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia — a Byzantine-era cathedral that was turned into a mosque and now serves as a museum. The demonstrators — mostly … [Read more...] about The Latest: Protesters gather in Turkey after NZ shooting
Here are the 5 hottest startups in Ireland
With one of the lowest corporate taxes in Europe (only 12.5 percent compared to Britain’s 23 percent and France’s 33.3 percent) and laxer regulations, almost every major tech company has chosen Ireland as the site for their European headquarters. Today, Dublin’s Silicon Docks look more like a hall of fame featuring the office buildings of major players like … [Read more...] about Here are the 5 hottest startups in Ireland
LATEST: Two firefighters killed in huge blast at central Paris bakery
Two firefighters were killed when a gas leak sparked a huge explosion at a bakery in central Paris on Saturday, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Thirty-seven others were injured in the blast, 10 of them seriously, the prosecutor's office said, after initial reports erroneously said four people had been killed. The explosion, which smashed windows in … [Read more...] about LATEST: Two firefighters killed in huge blast at central Paris bakery