Eleanor Beardsley
Stories
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Europe
Activists in France are angry over sentencing in mass rape case
The lead accused, a man who drugged his wife and invited other men to their home to rape her, was given 20 years in prison. But the 50 other participants were given more lenient sentences.
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World
Dozens of men are found guilty of raping a woman in France who was drugged to sleep
A French court found dozens of men guilty of raping a woman whose then-husband had drugged her unconscious over the course of a decade. The court sentenced the husband to a maximum 20 years in prison.
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World
A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault
The verdict in a mass rape trial taking place in southern France is expected by the end of the week. Fifty men are charged with the rape and sexual abuse of a woman who was drugged by her husband.
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World
In France, Notre Dame Cathedral reopens in grand ceremony
The Notre Dame Cathedral To Re-Open After Devastating Fire
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World
Photos: Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, with its first service since a devastating fire
The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire heavily damaged the Paris landmark in 2019.
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Music
Notre Dame organist returns for the cathedral's grand reopening
Olivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument — it holds 8,000 pipes — and its role in the church.
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Europe
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet lose no-confidence vote
The French government has fallen in a no-confidence vote, and the prime minister is resigning. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Saudi Arabia to return and address the nation.
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World
French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government
France's government has been toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament, for the first time sine 1962. Prime Minister Michel Barnier served the shortest time in the post in France's modern history.
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Europe
The government in France could fall if a no-confidence vote succeeds
The French government faces the no-confidence vote over the prime minister's austerity budget. He's been in office less than three months.
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Europe
French prime minister issues warning before confidence vote in parliament tomorrow
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier made a last-ditch attempt to rally support for his government. Far left and far right members of parliament are preparing to bring it down in a no confidence vote.
