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A bid to update the rules governing camembert’s production by allowing the use of pasteurised milk has opened a rift in France(Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)

Cheese fans raise a stink over plans for pasteurised camembert

Camembert lovers and producers are currently embroiled in a conflict over what constitutes the real thing.

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Gasps and cries of “Oh my god” erupted at 7:50pm when the top portion of the church’s spire came crashing down into an inferno that had spread to the entire roof. (Reuters/Charles Platiau)

‘Paris is disfigured’: Tears and shock as Notre-Dame burns

Flames ravaging the roof illuminated the outline of the monument’s two square towers in a fiery glow, and were reflected in the waters of the Seine.

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