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France to open classified Algerian War archives early
French Culture Roselyne Bachelot looks at a oil painting by Gustav Klimt painted between in 1905 called "Rosebushes under the Trees," during a ceremony at the Orsay museum in Paris, Monday, March 15, 2021.
AP / Alain Jocard
2021-12-10, The New Arab
France will open classified police files from the Algerian war 15 years ahead of schedule in order to "look the truth in the eyes", the government announced on Friday....
Meet Africa's new youngest Head of State, Mahamat Idriss Deby of Chad
Chad flag with V sign
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2021-04-20, Ghana Web
As of today, April 20, 2021, Africa has its newest, youngest Head of State. Mahmud ibn Déby Itno is the new Head of State of Chad, succeeding his father, former President...
Prosecutors ask for Depardieu rape case to be reopened
Actor Gerard Depardieu yells during the premiere of the movie "Tour de France", in Paris, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.
AP / Thibault Camus
2020-08-01, Raw Story
Paris prosecutors said Saturday they had asked for an investigation into rape allegations against French actor Gerard Depardieu to be reopened after an earlier probe was...
'Let's open our eyes' to rising xenophobia, Macron warns2022-12-06
Cleveland Jewish News: French PresidentEmmanuel Macron visited a camp in France where authorities rounded up Jews before and during World War II, and said Monday it’s time to “open our eyes” to resurgent antisemitism and xenophobia. Some 10,000 people of 38 nationalities were...
Marie Antoinette’s ‘Trianon Guitar,’ Which She Gifted to a Musical Member of Her Entourage, Is Up for Auction (artnet AG)2022-12-06
Public Technologies: ) Auctions Marie Antoinette's 'TrianonGuitar,' Which She Gifted to a MusicalMember of Her Entourage, Is Up for Auction The guitar is estimated to fetch between €60,000 and €80,000 at Aguttes auction house in France. DevorahLauter, December 6, 2022 The...
‘Let’s open our eyes’ to rising xenophobia, Macron warns2022-12-05
Belfast Telegraph: French PresidentEmmanuel Macron has visited a camp in France where authorities rounded up Jews before and during the Second World War – and said it is time to “open our eyes” to resurgent antisemitism and xenophobia. Some 10,000 people of 38 nationalities...