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31 Oct
French police on Tuesday shot and wounded a woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris, a police source told AFP.
23 Oct
The LOEWE Foundation has officially opened submissions for the prestigious LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2024, scheduled to be held in Paris in the spring of the following year. The LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize is a prestigious event set to take place in Paris during the upcoming spring. The seventh edition of the prize is currently…
19 Sep
Just before performing his famous moonwalk dance for the first time, Michael Jackson tossed his hat to the side of the stage. Four decades later, it's up for auction in Paris. The sale at the Hotel Drouot in Paris takes place on September 26. The black fedora is expected to fetch between 60,000 and 100,000…
5 Sep
France's army is holding "talks" with counterparts in Niger about "easing movements of French military resources" in the country following a July coup by hostile generals, people close to Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told AFP Tuesday.
29 Aug
Nearly 2,000 people have been convicted in France over nationwide riots sparked in late June by the fatal police shooting of a teenager during a traffic stop near Paris, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said on Tuesday.
22 Jun
One person was still missing on Thursday after a blast ripped through a building in central Paris, while six others were in critical condition receiving urgent treatment in hospital as rescuers sifted through wreckage.
20 Jun
Some of the most historic parts of Paris are being cordoned off on Tuesday for the first catwalk show by US superstar Pharrell Williams in his new role as artistic director for Louis Vuitton.
6 Jun
Paris is on time and on budget for the 2024 Olympics, the city's mayor said on Tuesday, dismissing concern expressed recently by a senior Olympics official.
20 Apr
A French court has jailed four Afghans and handed lesser sentences to five others for illegally smuggling migrants across the Channel to Britain on dinghies in 2021. London and Paris are clamping down on illicit boat crossings into the United Kingdom on the perilous route, which has been used by growing numbers of people since…
2 Apr
Residents of Paris voted Sunday on whether to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, which was a pioneer in adopting the divisive new form of urban transport.
16 Mar
France will force Paris rubbish collectors to return to work after a days-long strike against pension reforms has left many streets in the capital piled with stinking waste. Police chief Laurent Nunez late Wednesday informed mayor Anne Hidalgo -- who sides with the workers -- that the government would use its power to "requisition" striking…
27 Feb
A botanical garden is a place that is dedicated to collection, cultivation, preservation and display of a wide variety of plants. The main idea behind a botanical garden is to provide a space where people can learn about and appreciate the diversity of plant life, as well as to conduct scientific research and conservation efforts.…
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