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A forest worker climbs an oak in the Forest of Berce in the Loire region, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. In a former royal forest in France, four 200-year-old oaks are being felled for wood to reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral's fallen spire. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Four oaks, one sacred destiny: Recreating Notre Dame’s spire

by Thomas Adamson The Associated Press, and Nicolas Garriga The Associated PressMarch 11, 2021

JUPILLES, France — Four French oaks that have been standing for hundreds of years in a once-royal forest now have a sacred destiny. Felled Tuesday in the Loire region’s Forest of Berce, they have been selected to reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral’s…

FILE - In this May 15, 2019 file photo, a worker stands on scaffolding during preliminary work inside the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, in Paris. The billionaire French donors that publicly promised flashy donations totalling hundreds of millions to restore Notre Dame, have not yet paid a penny toward the restoration of the French national monument, according to church and business officials. Instead, it's mainly American citizens that have footed the bills and paid salaries for the up to 150 workers employed by the cathedral since the April 15 fire. (Philippe Lopez/Pool via AP, File)

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Small donors, not French tycoons, help pay Notre Dame works

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressJune 14, 2019

This photo provided on Tuesday April 16, 2019 by the Paris Fire Brigade shows fire fighters working at the burning Notre Dame cathedral, Monday April 15, 2019. Experts assessed the blackened shell of Paris' iconic Notre Dame Tuesday morning to establish next steps to save what remains after a devastating fire destroyed much of the cathedral that had survived almost 900 years of history. (Benoit Moser, BSPP via AP)

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Fire out, treasures intact but work ahead for Notre Dame

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressApril 16, 2019

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Britain's Director General for Political Affairs at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Richard Moore, Italy's Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, from left to right, walk for a group photo on the second day of a G7 meeting at ministerial level in Dinard, Brittany, Saturday, April 6, 2019. The G7 meeting is focus on cybersecurity, the trafficking of drugs, arms and migrants in Africa's troubled Sahel region, and fighting gender inequality. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

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G-7 ministers reveal ‘clear differences’ on Middle East

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressApril 6, 2019

FILE - In this April 28, 2014 file photo, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sits in a wheelchair after taking oath as President, in Algiers. Algeria's powerful army chief said Tuesday March 26, 2019 that he wants to trigger the constitutional process that would declare President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office, after more than a month of mass protests against the ailing leader's long rule. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub, File)

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Algeria’s leader, ceding to protests, will quit by April 28

by Aomar Ouali Associated Press, and Thomas Adamson Associated PressApril 1, 2019

Yellow vests protesters set a barricade afire on the Champs Elysees on Saturday in Paris. French yellow vest protesters they kicked off their 18th weekend of demonstrations.

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French protesters riot in Paris, accuse Macron of “hot air”

by Thomas Adamson Associated Press, and Angela Charlton Associated PressMarch 16, 2019

A burning command car belonging to France's anti-terror 'Vigipirate' squad, dubbed 'Operation Sentinelle', is pictured during a demonstration as yellow vests protesters keep pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 13th straight weekend of demonstrations, in Paris, France, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

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French yellow vest anti-govt protests turn violent in Paris

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressFebruary 9, 2019

In this image provided on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2012 by the Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (Paris Fire Brigade) a fire rages through the top floors of an apartment building in Paris, France. The Paris fire service says seven people have been killed and at least 28 injured in a fire in a residential building. (Benoit Moser/BSPP via AP)

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Apartment inferno kills 10; deadliest Paris fire since 2005

by Thomas Adamson Associated Press, and Lori Hinnant Associated PressFebruary 5, 2019

A man runs past a burning car and scooter set on fire by activists activists during the traditional May Day rally in the center of Paris, France, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Each year, people around the world take to the streets to mark International Workers' Day, or May Day. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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109 in custody in Paris over May Day violence

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressMay 2, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the One Planet Summit in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, on Tuesday. More than 50 world leaders gathered for a summit that Macron hopes gives new momentum to the fight against global warming despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate accord.

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Paris hosts major climate summit – and it’s all about Trump

by Thomas Adamson Associated Press, and Philippe Sotto Associated PressDecember 13, 2017