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These Are the Most-Searched ‘Bucket List' Travel Experiences in the World
Travelers regularly search for activities in New York, Paris and Rome — but the world’s most popular online travel search is in none of those places.
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With No Crowds, Louvre Gets Rare Chance to Refurbish
The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors.
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Virus Fears Close Down France's Famed Louvre Museum
The spreading coronavirus epidemic has shut down the Louvre Museum in Paris
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Macron Urges Calm; Paris Police Brace for More Violence
Anticipating a fifth straight weekend of violent protests, France’s president on Friday called for calm and the Paris police chief warned that armored vehicles and thousands of officers will be deployed again in the French capital. Police chief Michel Delpuech told RTL radio that security services intend to deploy Saturday in the same numbers as last weekend, with about 8,000...
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Macron to Break Silence, Address French Nation Amid Protests
Pressure mounted on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Monday evening, and breaks a long silence widely seen as aggravating a crisis that has shaken the government and the whole country. The president will consult in the morning with an array of national and local officials as...
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Beyoncé, Jay-Z Surprise Album Now Available on Apple, Spotify
The exclusive is over. Fans of Beyoncé and Jay Z who wanted to hear the couple’s surprise album “Everything is Love” but who weren’t subscribers to Tidal now have to wait no longer.
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Release Surprise Joint Album ‘Everything Is Love' and Music Video
Beyoncé and Jay-Z just dropped new music as they continue their “On the Run II” tour. The two on Saturday released on Tidal their first joint album, the nine-track record “Everything Is Love,” and a music video for its single “Apes**t.” The footage shows Bey and Jay at the Louvre museum in Paris, including shots of them standing in front...
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French Towns Swim in Floodwaters That Are Rising in Paris
Floodwaters have transformed the streets of scenic French towns into mucky canals, swallowed up picturesque parks and drained the demand for river boat cruises through Paris. And the waters are still rising. Swollen by weeks of heavy rains, the Seine river is expected to reach its peak in the French capital late Sunday or early Monday. The bottom floor of...
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Abu Dhabi's Louvre to Unveil Leonardo Painting ‘Very Soon'
The new Louvre Abu Dhabi museum is “very proud” to have acquired a painting by Leonardo da Vinci that sold for a staggering $450 million last month, an official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday. Director of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism, Saif Ghobash, told The Associated Press that the public will be able to view the...
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‘Every Day Is Nov. 13' for Families of Bataclan Victims
Two years after terrorists killed 130 people in a coordinated attack across Paris, relatives of people killed at a concert at the Bataclan theater say their grief remains overwhelming, NBC News reported. “The notion of having grieved, I’m not sure it works when it comes to your son,” said François Giroud, as he prepared to make the second anniversary of...