Wildfire on Edge of Marseille Injures More Than 100, Officials Say

Firefighters worked to prevent the blaze from entering France’s second-biggest city, where ash and smoke had spread overnight.

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A Contender for the Papacy Known for Promoting Dialogue With Other Faiths

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline comes from the diverse port city of Marseille in France.

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Keeper of Francis Bacon’s Secrets? Or a Fantasist and a Trickster?

Barry Joule says his friend Francis Bacon gave him a trove of sketches and paintings. Some experts aren’t so sure.

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Stripping Down for a Night at a French Museum

To report on an unclothed visit to an exhibition about social nudism, a Times journalist chose to join the party. Her mother did, too.

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