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Police issue alert for missing 85-year-old in south-west France
The woman was last seen visiting her brother in the Tarn department
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Photos: Protesters across France join anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rally
Demonstrations in Nice, Paris, Bordeaux and elsewhere part of 3,300 worldwide
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Why the Pope arrived in Monaco by helicopter for historic visit
Novel transport helped avoid diplomatic headache
€24m masterpiece must stay in France
A 13th CENTURY masterpiece – Florentine artist Cimabue’s Mocking of Christ – must stay in France after US buyers paid €24.1million for it.
The 25.8cm by 20.3cm work heralds the start of the Italian renaissance and was found hanging in a modest home in Compiègne, Oise.
The culture minister refused an export licence and has 30 months to fund a purchase.
See also: French family keepsake up for auction at €24m
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