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Madeira in mourning after 29 German tourists die in bus crash 18 Apr 2019 - 11:47 am
A video grab obtained from drone footage shows the wreckage of a tourist bus that crashed on April 17, 2019 in Canico, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. AFP / STRINGER
Portugal fuel-tanker drivers' strike ends - media 18 Apr 2019 - 10:13 am
Peninsula
Lightning strike at Acropolis, Greece, injures four 17 Apr 2019 - 08:16 pm
Tourists take selfies in front of the ancient Acropolis after it was closed following a lightning storm injuring four people on April 17, 2019.   AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
France launches global contest to replace Notre-Dame spire 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
Anne, Elisabeth and Fulbert, the bells number 3, 4 and 5 of the Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral in Chartres, western France, rebuilt after a fire in 1836, on April 17, 2019. AFP / Jean-Francois Monier
France opens the question: should Notre-Dame be rebuilt as it was? 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
People gather outside the Saint Sulpice church during a mass two days after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic structure of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 17, 2019. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Amid worries over Russia, Sweden returns troops to Baltic island 17 Apr 2019 - 04:11 pm
Members of the Swedish Army’s Gotland Regiment hold the unit’s flag on a parade ground near the town of Visby on February 5, 2019, ahead of a commemoration of the unit’s founding.AFP / Tom Little
Portugal PM vows to do "everything" to expand fuel supplies amid strike 17 Apr 2019 - 02:21 pm
A placard reading
Macron vows to rebuild a 'more beautiful' Notre-Dame in 5 years 17 Apr 2019 - 10:55 am
This photo shows one of the rose windows below the damaged roof of Notre-Dame-de Paris Cathedral in Paris on April 16, 2019, a day after a fire that devastated the building in the centre of the French capital. AFP / Amaury BLIN
Macron vows to rebuild a 'more beautiful' Notre-Dame in 5 years 16 Apr 2019 - 08:53 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte walk outside the Notre Dame Cathedral where a fire continues to burn in Paris on April 16, 2019.  AFP / Pool / Philippe Wojazer
In Notre Dame fire, embers of unity for a fractured France 16 Apr 2019 - 08:53 pm
Yellow vests
NYPD tweets on Notre Dame fire, gets trolled 16 Apr 2019 - 03:04 pm
A view shows Notre-Dame Cathedral after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic gem in Paris, France April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Madrid skyscraper housing embassies evacuated over bomb threat 16 Apr 2019 - 03:02 pm
A police tape reading
German plane crash lands, disrupts airport traffic 16 Apr 2019 - 01:55 pm
Berlin's Schoenefeld airport
Italy targets Amazon in market dominance probe 16 Apr 2019 - 01:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
YouTube accidentally links Notre-Dame fire to 9/11 attacks 16 Apr 2019 - 11:58 am
Fire fighters douse flames of the burning Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Notre-Dame fire extinguished: Paris fire service 16 Apr 2019 - 11:35 am
View of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 16, 2019.  REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
In the heart of Paris, watching a symbol of France burn 16 Apr 2019 - 11:22 am
 Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. / AFP / Hubert Hitier
More than 100 arrested at London climate protests 16 Apr 2019 - 10:34 am
A climate change activist walks between tents during an Extinction Rebellion protest at Marble Arch in London, Britain April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay