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The French Riviera city of Cannes has banned a full-body swimsuit called a burkini designed with Muslim women in mind.

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French Riviera City Bans Specialty Swimsuit For Muslim Women

5:03pm August 12, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Cannes, a major summer destination, has banned a women's swimsuit designed around Islamic ideas of modesty. The city's mayor calls the burkini "the symbol of Islamist extremism."

Firefighters leave the bar where a fire broke out Saturday in Rouen, France.

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Fire Sweeps Through Bar In France During Birthday Party, Killing At Least 13

8:25am August 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

French authorities say the fire in Rouen happened when birthday candles ignited a combustible ceiling. The interior minister says more than 50 firefighters battled the fast-moving blaze.

People look at items on sale during the annual Braderie de Lille in 2013.

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Centuries-Old Flea Market In France Canceled This Year Over Terrorism Fears

3:12pm August 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

La Braderie de Lille was first recorded in the 12th century. The annual two-day fair, with mussels, music, drinking and all-night haggling, was reportedly last canceled for World War II.

Those who were helped by Portugal's consul general, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, during World War II assemble outside the former Portuguese consulate in Bordeaux. Sousa Mendes issued 10,000 visas to Jews including Stephen Rozenfeld (center front, in blue),

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'Portugal's Schindler' Is Remembered, Decades After His Lifesaving Deeds

12:11pm August 04, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Descendants of Jews who escaped Nazi-occupied France recently gathered to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who issued some 30,000 visas to Jews and others before he was recalled.

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A Muslim faithful woman sits as she attends a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris on Sunday.

Muslims In France Attend Mass In Gesture of Solidarity After Church Attack

2:25pm July 31, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Being united is a response to this act of horror and barbarism," said one Muslim leader. Many Muslims across France were sending a message of unity after two extremist teens brutally killed a priest.

A French police officer stands guard by Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray's city hall after a priest was killed and hostages taken at a church in the small town on Tuesday. Police say they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town, 77 miles nort

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2 Men Take Hostages, Kill Priest In French Church; Attack Claimed By ISIS

4:13pm July 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Two men attacked a church near Rouen during Tuesday Mass, killing an elderly priest before being shot to death by police. One of the assailants had tried to travel to Syria and was under surveillance.

Two sisters, Majda (left) and Amina Belaroui, answered the call to volunteer for the French military reserves following the recent terrorist attack in Nice. But Majda refused to remove her headscarf and hijab, as required under a French law. Amina didn't

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French Army Asks Citizens To Enlist — But No Muslim Headscarves, Please.

3:55pm July 26, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

Two sisters, devout Muslims and French patriots, wanted to help the military in the wake of a terrorist attack. They were told they had to remove their headscarves. So what did they do?

French flags are seen lowered at half-staff in Nice on July 16. The truck attack on July 14 killed 84 people. "I felt coming to celebrate on holiday and people are in mourning didn't seem right," one vacationer says. "But I'm glad I came."

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In Nice, Residents And Tourists Struggle To Adjust After Attack

4:19pm July 22, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

After last week's truck attack, "We're lost," says one resident. "We just don't know how to deal with it. We're living in endless doubt."

A woman lights a candle on Monday in Nice, France, near a makeshift memorial for the victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack.

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French Prosecutor Says Attacker In Nice Had Accomplices And Planned For Months

5:31pm July 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

France's anti-terror prosecutor said that more than 400 people across multiple agencies have been working on the probe. Authorities have taken five possible accomplices into custody.

People gather at a makeshift memorial to honor the victims of an attack on Friday, near the area where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, France.

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Latest On Nice, France: ISIS Says One Of Its 'Soldiers' Carried Out Attack

9:23am July 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a claim we need to take with caution, because French authorities have not yet found any links between the suspect and any militant organizations. They've taken five people into custody.