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| France’s Macron cancels planned address to the nation due to ‘terrible fire’ at Notre Dame cathedral | France’s Macron cancels planned address to the nation due to ‘terrible fire’ at Notre Dame cathedral |
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| French President Emmanuel Macon has scrapped his planned address to the nation amid the “terrible fire” at the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is burning down in Paris. | French President Emmanuel Macon has scrapped his planned address to the nation amid the “terrible fire” at the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is burning down in Paris. |
| Macron was set to hold a large press conference at the Elysee palace on Monday. The president was expected to unveil a set of measures for the country in response to the Yellow Vest protest, which have been rocking the country for the past few months. | Macron was set to hold a large press conference at the Elysee palace on Monday. The president was expected to unveil a set of measures for the country in response to the Yellow Vest protest, which have been rocking the country for the past few months. |
| Macron was set to hold a large press conference at the Elysee Palace on Monday. The president was expected to unveil a set of measures for the country in response to the Yellow Vest protests, which have been rocking the country for the past few months. | |
| The said measures are believed to be based on the results of the “great national debate,” held by the government in an attempt to funnel protest from the streets into a discussion instead. “We have decided to transform anger into solutions,” Macron wrote on Twitter, announcing the press conference. “For months, we listened. Tomorrow, I will answer.” | |
| The grand unveiling of the government’s measures, however, was marred by the massive fire at the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caught fire shortly before the president’s address. Citing the “terrible fire,” Macron scrapped the event. | |
| Macron is expected to arrive at the scene shortly, according to Elysee officials. Meanwhile, the cathedral’s spire and roof have partially collapsed. | |
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