Paris
Statues also die as racist memorials come down in Europe
June 15, 2020The first week of European and particularly French and Francophone protests in the wake of the U.S. Black Lives Matter movement concerned parallel police actions against French minorities.
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“Our Lady on fire, France in tears”—Notre Dame blaze horrifies world
April 16, 2019The French Communist Party said the cathedral was “a collective work of architects, workers, craftsmen, and builders” who over centuries had “carved a jewel.”
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Trump pulls out of Paris climate accord
June 1, 2017President Trump may make a decision that would widen a rift between the U.S. and its allies, as well as take an enormous step backward in the fight against climate change.
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After Paris: Examining the COP 21 climate agreement
December 18, 2015The agreement signed by 195 countries in Paris triggered commentary on its merit or lack thereof; but first, let's look at the positives.
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A Global Village of Alternatives assembles at climate summit
December 16, 2015"The magnitude of what we are dealing with, I don't believe it can only be solved by governments; we need a system change."
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