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France's Notre Dame Cathedral is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it, more than two years after the shocking fire that tore through its roof, knocked down its spire and threatened to bring the rest of the medieval monument down, too
France has handed out some 240 billion euros to keep companies afloat during the Covid crisis, mainly in the form of state-guaranteed loans, the finance ministry says. But from the end of September the support will be tailored to benefit only the hardest-hit sectors such as tourism and culture.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to hold talks Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for his pro-Western government after a Russian military build-up on its eastern borders raised fears of an invasion. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
Migrants in Paris held a protest last night at the heart of the French capital - calling on the government to provide more stable housing while they wait for their applications to be processed.
A group of mostly Malian undocumented workers nervously awaits possible expulsion from a squat they are occupying in Montreuil to the east of Paris, where around 270 people share six toilets and a wash hand basin. Charity associations are trying to help ahead of Friday's decision by a court.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.
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