Europe

News Brief: Notre Dame, Asylum-Seekers, Indonesia Election

5:44am April 17, 2019

France vows to rebuild the fire-ravaged cathedral. The Trump administration again moves to discourage migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. Indonesians vote to elect a new president.

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Damage seen from inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. President Emmanuel Macron has set a five-year goal to rebuild the cathedral after Monday's blaze.

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Donation Pledges Roll In For Notre Dame's Reconstruction

8:18pm April 16, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

France's wealthiest families and businesses pledged hundreds of millions of euros to restore one of their nation's cultural touchstones.

A branch of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. The company has received subpoenas from two U.S. House committees about its business dealings with President Trump.

Congress Subpoenas Deutsche Bank As Part Of Democrats' Probe Of Trump Finances

7:51pm April 16, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

It's the latest sign that Democrats will continue to seek information on potential criminal activity by President Trump and his businesses after special counsel Robert Mueller's report is made public.

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What Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral Means To France

6:05pm April 16, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with French journalist Margot Haddad about what the Notre Dame Cathedral meant to her growing up in Paris - and how much it will take to restore it after the fire.

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Parisians Say They Are In Great Pain Over Fire Damage To Notre Dame Cathedral

6:05pm April 16, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

Parisians are coming to terms with the extensive damage done to the their beloved Notre Dame cathedral by Monday's fire.

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Gargoyles watch over the streets of Paris from the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral in 1996.

How Notre Dame, 'Vast Symphony In Stone,' Weaves Its Way Through Parisian History

6:04pm April 16, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Victor Hugo wrote Notre Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in the 19th century to draw attention to the cathedral, which had fallen into neglect and disrepair. It worked.

People attend a vigil in Paris on Tuesday following the devastating fire that destroyed much of the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral.

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Paris Holds Vigil To Mourn Notre Dame Fire Damage, Macron Vows Swift Reconstruction

6:02pm April 16, 2019

by Amy Held

The French president set a goal of completing the work in five years. Hundreds of millions of dollars were raised toward the effort one day after a fire at the cathedral.

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The Challenges Ahead For Restoration Efforts At Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris

4:25pm April 16, 2019

What's ahead for efforts to restore Paris' Notre Dame cathedral? NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Francis Maude, an architect who worked on the restoration of Windsor Castle after it caught fire in 1992.

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Pedestrians walk past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, D.C.

A Guardian of Global Capitalism Warns Capitalism Has A Problem

9:57am April 16, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

The IMF finds companies are getting increasingly powerful. Here's why that's bad for consumers and for the whole economy.

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In A Matter Of Hours, Fire Ravages Notre Dame Cathedral

8:27am April 16, 2019

Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was undergoing extensive renovation when Monday's fire broke out. Steve Inskeep talks to Bertrand Badre with the Friends of Notre Dame, which helped fund the renovations.