The police searched the cathedral’s vast interior and say they are considering electric bells in and near the spire as a possible cause. Worker negligence is also being examined.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
Workers Scramble to Protect Fire-Damaged Notre-Dame’s Interior Before Rain Arrives
The job is dangerous not just because of the cathedral’s height, but also because the fire left the building unstable.
Notre-Dame: A Calamity Threatening to Be Repeated Across France
France’s dazzling heritage in stone has proved both beautiful and burdensome for the state, and well beyond its means to maintain.
Macron’s Great Debate Finds What France Wants: Lower Taxes, No Cuts to Services
The findings of President Emmanuel Macron’s “Great National Debate” are in: Citizens want lower taxes and no cuts in services. Now the policy conundrum begins.
Chinese Settle Into French Vineyards. But Château Imperial Rabbit?
Renamed estates stir consternation among tradition-bound French. Rabbits are hunted in the Bordeaux, they note, and there are no “Tibetan Antelopes.”
Algeria’s President Bouteflika Is Gone. What Happens Now?
The protesters remarkably succeeded in removing Bouteflika without a single life lost or shot fired by security services. But the standoff is far from over.
Algerian Leader Bouteflika Resigns Under Pressure From Army
The state news agency said the ailing Mr. Bouteflika, who hasn’t spoken to his countrymen in seven years, had submitted his resignation.
Algerian Leader Bouteflika Resigns Under Pressure From Army
The state news agency said the ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who hasn’t spoken to his countrymen in seven years, was stepping down.
Algeria’s Ruler, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Agrees to Step Down
Mr. Bouteflika, who has ruled Algeria for 20 years, appears to have yielded to mass protests demanding his resignation.
Huge Crowds of Algerians Protest Army’s Latest Compromise Offer
Crowds, seeking far more than the ouster of the ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, want the wholesale removal of “the System.” all those tied to his 20-year reign.