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Liturgical celebration, architectural and technical event, diplomatic summit, global spectacle, unifying symbol in the midst of a political crisis… The reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, is an event with a multitude of meanings. Its scope is commensurate with the immense international emotion provoked by the fire on April 15, 2019. Overwhelming, but with no one to blame, the disaster had all the makings of one of France’s notorious clashes, between state-church controversy, the quarrel between the old and the new, the search for scapegoats and a demonstration of administrative inertia. The…

Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, December 8, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital’s most famous place of worship after a grand re-opening ceremony. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been fully renovated and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied five-year reconstruction.

The latest survey of the 40dB institute. for EL PAÍS and Cadena SER shows that the party that rises the most after the devastating damage in Valencia is Vox, with almost three percentage points more than in the previous barometer. The party chaired by Santiago Abascal achieved 13.1% in vote estimates, which represents an improvement of almost one point compared to the result obtained in the general elections of July 2023. The PP, which in April reached an estimate of vote 2.4 points higher than the percentage obtained at the polls (33.1%), increasing its advantage over the PSOE to five…

The person investigated in the ‘Koldo case’ was invited by the Armed Institute in June 2021 to the GAR shooting practice center in Logroño Read The Civil Guard instructed Aldama in the use of assault rifles in his elite camp a year before awarding him for his "tributes to Spain"

The militia alliance led by the Islamist group Hajat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has forced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to flee. Israel moves tanks to its border with Syria. Watch this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: Israel moves tanks to the border – All reactions to the fall of the regime in Syria – Video

An experiment by a group of researchers shows that if you don’t hand it in on time, you will be rated worse – no matter how masterful the piece is. How chronic procrastinators still don’t go under. Working under time pressure: How to stay productive

Wales tourism tax sparks ‘strike’ from attractions as claim of ‘subliminal anti-English rhetoric’ Plans to move ahead with a visitor levy in Wales have sparked a “strike” from tourism attractions in the country. Following an emergency meeting The Welsh Association of Visitor Attractions (WAVA), which represents over 100 of the leading visitor attractions in Wales, passed a resolution recommending that members close for a day on Tuesday (December 10). . They said the action is in response to the Welsh Government’s proposed ‘tourism tax’ as a report covered by North Wales Live indicated such a tax would damage the Welsh tourism…

Team GB’s Olympic champion cyclist Katy Marchant was taken to hospital after crashing into spectators during an event in London on Saturday. Marchant was racing at the UCI Track Champions League meeting at Lee Valley VeloPark velodrome when she was involved in a collision with German rider Alessa-Catriona Propster. After crossing the line for the final lap of the race, Marchant and Propster veered out wide during the turn and both went crashing over the perspex safety barrier along with their bikes and into the crowd. The barrier, which cost £250,000 to install, was fitted around the velodrome track in…

Jay-Z faces lawsuit alleging he and Sean Combs raped a 13-year-old at a 2000 MTV VMAs after party, court filings reveal. The updated civil complaint accuses the musicians of the assault, which Jay-Z denies.

  Australia and Nauru have announced a landmark security treaty on Monday — a move which is seen as a broader effort by Canberra to push back against China’s influence in the Pacific. The treaty will provide the tiny Pacific island nation with 100 million Australian dollars (€60.6 million, $64 million) in direct budget support over five years. But it also gives Australia the final say over Nauru’s key infrastructure. “It’s a good day for the security and resilience of the Pacific region,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a joint media briefing with Nauru’s President David Adeang. What do…