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CLEAN : Bordeaux's Catholics pray in streets demanding the return of regular mass
"For the freedom of worship, can we please go and pray?": these are the wishes of parishioners who gather on the square in front of Saint-André Cathedral in Bordeaux (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : New Covid-19 vaccine hub opens in Termini train station in Rome
A new Covid-19 vaccination hub is inaugurated at Rome's Termini station. On average, 1,500 people will be vaccinated here every day, with a further 11 "hubs" slated to open in stations across Italy (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Mother urges France to repatriate daughter who fled to Syria with jihadist
The mother of a French woman who fled to Syria alongside her jihadist companion, has been on hunger strike for four days to obtain her repatriation (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : French nun, Europe's oldest person, to celebrate 117th birthday
Sister André - whose real name is Lucile Randon - has survived Covid and will celebrate her 117th birthday this Thursday in Toulon, making the Frenchwoman the oldest living person in France and in Europe (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Eiffel Tower gets golden facelift ahead of Paris 2024
A ton of paint here, a load of scraping there - as she nears her 132nd birthday, France's 'Iron Lady' is being treated to the biggest makeover of her life, to put her best arch forward in Paris 2024 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Students in Strasbourg maintain protest occupation of theatre over Covid
"We are waiting for them to carry us, to give us the means to survive and to act": the students of the National Theatre of Strasbourg (TNS) continue their mobilisation on the fourth day of their "dwelling" in the theatre to demand the...
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CLEAN : Pedocriminality: in Lourdes, French bishops ask God for forgiveness
Kneeling on the esplanade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in the southern town of Lourdes, the president of the French bishops' conference asks God's forgiveness for the sexual abuse committed in the Church (Footage by AFPTV...
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CLEAN : Paris region residents react to aid announcement amid rising fuel prices
They're taking our money and giving it back to us", "it's really paltry": Residents of the Ile-de-France region react to Jean Castex's announcement that 100 euros ($116) would be paid to those earning less than 2,000 euros a month to...
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CLEAN : Family and lawyers react as french child killer lelandais sentenced
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CLEAN : France's Macron meets Beninese youth
On a visit to Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron visits the French College (Lycee) and innovation campus Seme City, both located in the city of Cotonou (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Italy's Salvini hits campaign trail with migrants in Lampedusa
Matteo Salvini, who leads Italy's League party, has made stopping arrivals of immigrants the cornerstone of his platform ahead of general elections on September 25, where he is expected to gain power as part of a right-wing alliance...
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CLEAN : In northern France, the boom in private pools raises questions amid drought
Amid the rise in temperatures, the construction of swimming pools for individuals is multiplying in Hauts-de-France, raising questions at a time when France is short of water (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Back to School: France hires contract teachers in face of shortage
Some 4,000 teaching positions have not been filled in France's schools, forcing the country's Ministry of National Education to hire almost 200 contract school teachers (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : 'We cannot pay this ransom': in the DRC, three chimpanzee babies taken hostage
Barbed wire, surveillance cameras, armed guard.... A shelter in the DR Congo is on its guard after the unprecedented abduction of three chimpanzee babies a little over a month ago by kidnappers who are demanding $200,000 to free them...
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CLEAN : Senegal: political opponent Sonko, accused of rape, refuses to take a DNA test
Senegal's main political opponent Ousmane Sonko tells the press he refused to take a DNA test in his hearing before a judge the day before (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : 'It doesn't make any sense': Basque Country residents baffled over border closure
In Larrau, a village of barely 200 people in France's Basque region, the border with Spain has been closed for nearly two years to "combat illegal immigration and the terrorist threat", according to authorities (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN: Curtains up at France's theatre fest
CLEAN: Curtains up at France's theatre fest
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Harper Audio: John Donne's Love Poems
Acclaimed actor Richard Burton reads the love poetry of metaphysical poet John Donne. There are 4 parts to the reading, the last containing some religious poetry. Choose from three different audio formats.
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John Donne Online
The best feature of this site is the small audio archive of the poems read aloud. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for these. A great number of poems are also included in full text.