Paris Dies: Hunger and Resistance During Occupation
Paris faced bread and butter shortages, lights out, and food scarce as Nazi rule tightened. By 1944 allied forces neared, sparking hunger, resistance, and a fierce drive to liberate Paris with figures of up to 100,000 resistance members nationwide and a dramatic July 14 rally of 100,000 Parisians.
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Interior
Paris
David Wingcate Pike
American University of Paris
Solferino Bridge
Orsay
Musee d'Orsay
Riffaud
France
Resistance
Pike
Josette Maulet
Maulet
Normandy
Col
Maurice Courdesses
Paris Jewish center burned in dawn arson attack
Arsonists destroyed an eastern Paris Jewish community center before dawn Sunday leaving red anti Semitic graffiti such as Jews get out Rescue workers said the center was gutted and there were no injuries Prime Minister Raffarin and other officials visited the scene Chirac condemned the attack and pledged solidarity with the Jewish community The government vows to find and prosecute the perpetrators with maximum severity under the law.
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Paris
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
France
Jacques Chirac
Chirac
Iran plans second nuclear reactor with Russia help
Iran announced plans to build a second nuclear reactor with Russia's assistance and said two European states have shown interest. Officials dispute U.S. accusations of weapon aims, citing a 1992 contract to expand reactor capacity and studying sites for more facilities while stressing electricity goals of about 70 000 megawatts by 2021.
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Tehran
Iran
Russia
U.S
West Germany
Bushehr
Iraq
United States
International Atomic Energy Agency
Security Council
Asadollah Sabouri
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
Sabouri
Federal Atomic Energy Agency
Nikolai Shingaryov
Associated Press
Nostra
Atomic Energy Organization
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Madeleine Riffaud
Jewish Center
Nation
Ali Akbar Darelni
Wakarusa Drive
Kief
Sony Digital Camera
Sony Theatre
Great Wolf
Raphael Hotel
Kansas City
Ety Lara
Emprise'bank
Esa
Ici
Eee
Uae
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