Fifty-one men of all ages, professions and origins have been on trial in Avignon, southern France, since September. All but one, who is on the run, took the stand to explain their background and their involvement in the rapes of Gisèle Pelicot as she was drugged by her husband Dominique Pelicot. Many of them denied any guilt, despite video evidence. Here are their profiles.
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Mount Etna erupts, releasing ash two and a half miles into sky and prompting travel disruptions
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Mount Etna has erupted, causing thick ash clouds and significant travel disruptions, with hundreds of flights cancelled or diverted from Catania, Sicily.