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Added on the 16/04/2021 18:52:27 - Copyright : AFP EN
A fire in a 4,000 m2 warehouse, with a high risk of spreading, broke out early Friday morning in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis), without causing any injuries, but causing a partial interruption of traffic on the RER B train line which links the French capital to Charles de Gaulle airport. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron checks Notre Dame's new spire and speaks with people in charge of the cathedral's restoration. exactly one year till it is scheduled to reopened on Dec 8th, 2024. The UNESCO-listed building was badly damaged by fire in 2019. IMAGES
Images show firefighters in Spain's tourist island of Tenerife battling a major wildfire. The firefighters are set to deploy extra aircraft as renewed heat and wind threatened recent progress in bringing the blaze under control. Friday's firefighting efforts "progressed well, although the fire is still out of control", Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo told reporters in a late-night briefing. IMAGES
Two videos shared on social media show flames and large plumes of smoke rising from a burning textile warehouse in Aubervilliers, north of Paris. IMAGES
Clashes break out in several French cities on Monday, mainly in Paris, Nantes and Lyon, during the May Day marches marked this year by union unity against pension reform. In Paris, a bike-share terminal catches fire, causing a thick cloud of black smoke on the Place de la Nation. IMAGES
Footage released by Sudan's army shows a vehicle set on fire in Khartoum, in an attack it blames on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Air strikes and artillery exchanges rocked the Sudanese capital as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases. IMAGES