A yearslong standoff over an enormous church complex in a natural park recently broke out in clashes, when the nuns gave chase.
Tag: France
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Eurozone Economy Shrinks, While Price Pressures Ease
Economic growth contracted 0.1 percent last quarter, and inflation in October fell to a two-year low, a sign that high interest rates were taking a toll.
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Marie NDiaye Raises Questions She Has No Intention of Answering
She published her first book at 17 and has since become one of France’s best-known novelists. NDiaye is not interested in easy — and she expects her readers to work, too.
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France on Edge After Killing of a Teacher and Hamas Attack
Another attack at a school, three years after the beheading of a teacher, has heightened anxiety about a new wave of terrorism in an already scarred country.
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Louvre and Versailles Emptied as France Raises Guard After Stabbing
Troops were being mobilized and two major attractions were evacuated in separate alerts after a stabbing attack that killed a teacher and was described by officials as terrorism.