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Fire near French city of Lyon kills 10, including five children

PARIS (Reuters) -Ten people, including five children aged three to 15, were killed in a fire in the early hours of Friday in a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the…

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Former Liverpool, Lyon and PSG Coach Gérard Houllier dies

Euronews - Gérard Houllier, former coach of the French national football team as well as the prestigious clubs Liverpool, Paris St Germain and Olympique Lyonnais, has died at the age…

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Orthodox priest wounded in shooting in Lyon

An orthodox priest has been injured in a shooting in the French city of Lyon and the assailant has fled, a police source said on Saturday. The priest was fired…

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Lyon wins fifth consecutive Women’s Champions League

Lyon matched Real Madrid's five European titles in a row and claimed their seventh overall as they held off a Wolfsburg fightback to win the UEFA Women's Champions League final…

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Lyon and PSG through to semi-finals in Women’s Champions League

Holders Olympique Lyonnais edged out Bayern Munich 2-1 in their UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final in Bilbao on Saturday to set up an all-French clash in the semis against Paris…

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as Archbishop of Lyon

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as the Archbishop of Lyon, France. Cardinal Barbarin had first submitted his resignation to Pope Francis on 18 March…

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Tousart first half goal gives Lyon lead against Juventus in UEFA Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo went close for Juventus early on but the remainder of the first half was dominated by the home team. Lyon gave warning of their goal threat when Karl…

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Lyon knife attacker had psychological problems and smoked large quantities of cannabis – Prosecutor

An Afghan man was in a "psychotic state" and on drugs during a multiple stabbing in France that killed one person and injured eight others, but investigators haven't found any…

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One dead, nine injured in knife attack in Lyon – Update

Update: A 19-year-old man has died and nine people have been left injured after a suspected knife attack in the city of Villeurbanne near Lyon, French police have said. The…

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10 football players, 14 teams, €891 million – The most expensive transfers for 2019-2020 season, so far

With the first major football league underway (the Premier League kicked off on Friday), and the first continental 'transfer window' closed (UK), these are the most expensive transfers to date.…

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USA beats Netherlands to win its fourth women’s World Cup

The USA beat the Netherlands to secure the retention of the World Champions Title in the Women's World Cup Final. Rapinoe opened the score in the 60th minute (Penalty), with…

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French police arrest suspect wanted for Lyon bombing

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has announced that police have arrested a man suspected of being behind last week’s bomb blast in Lyon that injured 13 people. Castaner…

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French police appeal for information after Lyon bombing

French police have made an appeal for information in their hunt for a man suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Lyon on Friday afternoon. In the explosion 13 people…

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Eight hurt in central Lyon explosion; package bomb suspected (UPDATED)

Several people were wounded Friday by a suspected package bomb blast on a pedestrian street in the heart of Lyon in southeastern France. Police said eight people had been injured…

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Tension eases as compromise reached in Italy over TAV

Tension within the Italian government has eased, at least for the moment, after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte came up with a compromise over whether to continue with the TAV Turin-Lyon…

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Prominent French cardinal convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was found guilty by a court in Lyon of failing to report to the justice authorities accusations against a paedophile priest in his diocese in what…

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