Jake Cigainero
Stories By

Jake Cigainero

Story Archive

Wednesday

Thursday

Work on Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral continues following a devastating fire in April. -/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
-/AFP/Getty Images

What Will A Reconstructed Notre Dame Look Like? The Answer Is Up For Debate

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/757472597/757525592" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Thursday

Tuesday

A cleanup crew scrubs pavement in front of the cathedral on Monday, after French inspectors said workers could return to the fire-damaged site to continue repairs. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Francois Mori/AP

Notre Dame Repair Crews Are Back To Work, But Paris' Lead Concerns Remain

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/752565861/752566794" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Sunday

Danger Of Lead Contamination As Notre Dame Rebuilds

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/750244801/750244802" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Digital Tax Passed In France Is Aimed At U.S. Tech Giants

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/741026541/741026542" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Heat Wave With Record Temperatures Sweeps Across Europe

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/736875549/736875550" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

A small group in hard hats gathered on Saturday for Mass in Paris' Notre Dame cathedral. It was the first Mass since a fire devastated the church in April. Karine Perret/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Karine Perret/AFP/Getty Images

Notre Dame Celebrates 1st Mass Since Fire Devastated The Historic Paris Cathedral

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/733225445/733317747" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

Union members gather in front of a Paris courthouse on May 6, as several former senior employees of the then-named company France Télécom go on trial for alleged "moral harassment," a decade after a series of suicides occurred at the firm between 2008 and 2009. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

A Decade Ago, Suicides Rocked A French Telecom Firm. Now Its Execs Stand Trial

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/724476109/724479879" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Saturday

French Telecom Executives On Trial Over 'Moral Harassment'

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/722389755/722389756" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

Massive Crowds Protest Against Algerian President Bouteflika

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/701838142/708315815" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

Police Believe They Have Shot Dead Gunman In Strasbourg Christmas Market Shooting

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/676534656/676534657" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

3 People Are Dead After A Shooting At A Christmas Market In France

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/675987889/675987890" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a special address to the nation on Monday, his first public comments after four weeks of nationwide "yellow vest" (gilet jaune) protests. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

French President Macron Makes Concessions To 'Yellow Vest' Protesters

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/675382720/675382721" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Tuesday

A square near Lisbon's port, where ships once unloaded slaves. Beatriz Gomes Dias and Djass, her anti-racism association, want to erect a memorial to colonial slaves at the site. Jake Cigainero for NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Jake Cigainero for NPR

Black Portuguese Plan A Memorial To Honor Enslaved Ancestors

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/660540715/661103367" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Thursday

Portugal Explores The Dark Side Of Its Colonial Past

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/656455247/656455248" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Macron Comments On Video Showing His Bodyguard Beating A Protester

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/632183452/632183456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

Paris Art Pop-Up Offers Migrants Community And Creativity Amid Time Of Uncertainty

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/615263494/615263495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

While in the process of a major renovation, the museum in Southern France dedicated to artist Étienne Terrus — whose self-portrait at the museum appears here — discovered that 82 of its paintings are fakes. Raymond Roig/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Raymond Roig/AFP/Getty Images

French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/606919098/606932522" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

French Tourism Industry Rebounds After Terrorist Attacks

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/541969331/541969332" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

French Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron addresses voters during a political meeting on April 17 in Paris. NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
NurPhoto via Getty Images

French Presidential Candidate Macron Takes Page From American Political Playbook

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/524652243/524654704" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

Paris Unrest Persists After Police Are Accused Of Brutalizing Black Man

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/514935092/514935096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript