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Religion

Gospel transcends cultural barriers

By Camille Baker
June 19, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU junior Crystal Flake walked up to the LDS Church building in Lisbon, Portugal, for her first Sunday as a Spring 2018 BYU study abroad student. The building was different than what she was used to. The walls were covered with azulejo (painted ceramic tiles) and the floor was made of cork.
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Nation

Vive la France: Trump and Macron share political inexperience, agendas may clash

By Kayla Goodson
May 25, 2017 12:00 AM
Observers say President Trump's visit today with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron was a brief, but important, stop on his first diplomatic tour -- particularly for Macron, whose lack of political experience rivals that of the U.S. president.
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World

Islamic State suspect extradited to Germany from France

By Associated Press
September 30, 2016 12:00 AM
In this picture, a terrorism suspect, center, is led away at the German Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, Germany, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2016. (Uli Deck/dpa via AP)
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Sports

Behind the scenes of the Tour de France

August 02, 2016 12:00 AM
My father and I stood at the front desk of a French hotel receiving multi-lingual directions to the Tour de France. It was mostly French translated to English with a dash of Spanish.
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Religion

Tearful mayor seeks unity after France attack

By Alayna Pehrson
July 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Police officers conduct a search in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, following an attack on a church that left a priest dead, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (Associated Press)
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World

BYU keeps a close eye on global security amid travel alert, Nice attack

By Jeremy Stanford
July 15, 2016 12:00 AM
The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Americans traveling to Europe during the summer months, and with the recent attack in Nice, France's safety is a concern for many.
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Local

ISIS attacks hurting tourism, but not BYU study abroad

By Whitney Hales
March 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Operatives from the Islamic State struck against civilians in Brussels last week, and Paris last November, leaving hundreds of casualties in their wake. Following the Brussels attacks, the Associated Press reported that ISIS has trained an estimated 400 fighters to launch attacks across Europe.
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Campus Events

New group of international youth percussionists perform at BYU

By Sarah Averett Harris
February 27, 2016 12:00 AM
The World Percussion Group is an ensemble of international youth percussionists that started in 2014. They will perform at BYU on Feb. 27 as part of a two-month tour throughout the U.S. (Tim Palmer)
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Campus Events

World War II labor camp survivor tells story one last time

By Alyssa Nielsen
February 19, 2016 12:00 AM
Maria Tanczak Fiddler tells a group of students about her childhood in France under Nazi rule. (Ari Davis)
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Food

Paris cafe reopens after attacks as wounded city revives

January 15, 2016 12:00 AM
A customer kisses a waiter of the Carillon cafe during the re-opening exactly two months after the November attacks, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. With the blood and bullets now swept away, the Carillon cafe has reopened its doors for the first time since it was among the Paris sites targeted by Islamic extremists in November. (Associated Press)
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World

Botched French drug trial leaves 1 brain dead, 5 in hospital

January 15, 2016 12:00 AM
French Health Minister Marisol Touraine, left, and Professor Gilles Edan, the chief neuroscientist at Rennes Hospital, address the media during a press conference held in Rennes, western France, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Six previously healthy medical volunteers have been hospitalized — including one man who is now brain dead — after taking part in a botched drug test at the Biotrial lab in western France, the French Health Ministry said Friday. (Associated Press)
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Religion

Mostafa Al-Jadani: A faithful Muslim's Provo experience

By Taylor Neuffer
January 06, 2016 12:00 AM
Living in a predominately Mormon community with Mormon roommates isn't a common occurrence for many Muslims, but for Mustafa Al-Jadani, it is a reality. Al-Jadani, 21, is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, from the city of Jeddah. He has a dream of getting a bachelors degree in electrical engineering in the United States, and he is currently a student at PACE international school learning English.
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Campus Events

French ambassador addresses BYU on foreign policy

By Whitney Hales
December 03, 2015 12:00 AM
French ambassador Gérard Araud visited BYU on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. He discussed foreign policy, focusing on COP21 and the recent attacks in Paris. (Whitney Hales)
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Local

Paris attacks hit close to home for BYU students and faculty

By Whitney Hales
November 17, 2015 12:00 AM
News outlets and social media platforms directed the world's attention to Paris on Friday, Nov. 13, as terrorists opened fire and detonated suicide bombs in six public places, including restaurants, a stadium and a concert hall. About 129 people lost their lives in the ISIS-led attacks.
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Religion

Names, details of more victims emerge from Paris attacks

November 16, 2015 12:00 AM
People pay their respect to the victims at the site of the attacks on restaurant Le Petit Cambodge (Little Cambodia) and the Carillon Hotel on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth while investigators questioned the relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country's deadliest violence since World War II. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Nation

Some governors halt, question plan to accept Syrian refugees

November 16, 2015 12:00 AM
DETROIT — Several U.S. governors are threatening to halt efforts to allow Syrian refugees into their states in the aftermath of the coordinated attacks in Paris, though an immigration expert says they have no legal authority to do so.
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Nation

BYU Paris study abroad students safe after terror attack

By Stacie Faulk
November 14, 2015 12:00 AM
All 17 students and a faculty member in Paris on a BYU study abroad program have been accounted for and are safe following Friday's terrorist attacks, according to BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins.
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Food

Traveling gluten-free takes preparation and persistence

By Bailey Fruit
November 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Passports, travel brochures, plane tickets and other travel-related items sit next to gluten-free bread. People with celiac disease or a gluten intolerance who travel overseas take extra precautions. (Maddi Driggs)
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