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Protestors in Paris Block Roads, Set Fires Over Pension Reform
Thousands have taken to the streets over President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the national retirement age in France from 62 to 64.
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New Ticket Lottery Launches for Paris 2024 Olympics
Paris Olympics organizers have kicked off individual ticket sales for next year’s Games, after an initial round of package sales left many buyers feeling frustrated at high costs. Hopeful spectators can sign up now through April 20 for a lottery for millions of tickets. Those chosen for the draw will be contacted in May to log on and purchase individual...
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Set to Reopen in December 2024
French officials say the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is going fast enough to allow its reopening to visitors and faithful at the end of 2024. That’s less than six years after a fire ravaged its roof. An exhibit near the monument pays tribute to hundreds of artisans working on it. The army general in charge of the...
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When Are Tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics Available for Purchase?
The 2024 Paris Olympics may be a ways away but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare to attend the action nice and early. Here’s when you can secure your tickets.
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Man Loses Testicle After Clubbing by Paris Police During Protests, Lawyer Says
Doctors amputated the testicle of a young man who got clubbed in the groin by a police officer during a huge Paris demonstration last week and who plans to file a lawsuit.
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How to Watch Bulls Vs. Pistons in Paris
The Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons will square off in Paris on Thursday. Here is how you can watch and stream the game.
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Michael Jordan and ‘a Bunch of Scrubs': An Oral History of the Bulls' 1997 Trip to Paris
The Bulls are back in Paris for the first time since 1997, a trip that brought Michael Jordan and one of sport’s most famous dynasties into a frenzied response from international fans.
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6 Stabbed With ‘Bladed Weapon' in Busy Paris Train Station
A knife attacker has wounded six people in an unprovoked attack in Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station before being shot by police
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Paris Unveils 2024 Olympic Mascot
The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled on Monday.
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Man Who Lived In Paris Airport for 18 Years Dies In Paris Airport
French officials say an Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” has died in the airport.
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Have Good Dance Skills? Here's How to Breakdance for a Medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Breakdancing Makes its Olympic Debut at 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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Why Louvre's Mona Lisa Keeps a Smile: Paris' Cooling System
Perhaps the reason why the Mona Lisa maintains her famously enigmatic smile is that she benefits from one of Paris’ best-kept secrets: An underground cooling system that’s been helping her cope with sweltering heat that has broken temperature records in Europe. The little-known network lies underneath Europe’s biggest “urban cold” system in the French capital. Water is pumped from one...
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Lone Surviving Attacker in Paris Massacre Guilty of Murder
The man convicted apologized to the victims at his final court appearance, saying that listening to victims’ accounts of “so much suffering” changed him.
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Mona Lisa Smeared With Cake in Apparent Climate Protest
A man disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa in an apparent climate protest at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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Man in Wig Throws Cake at Glass Protecting Mona Lisa
A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa on Sunday at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
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The Red Clay of the French Open
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is known as the premier clay court event. But what makes the clay surface so unique?
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How Hackers and Geopolitics Could Derail the Planned Energy Transition
Finance, geopolitics and cybersecurity will all be crucial in determining the scope and success of any energy transition.
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The French Election Is Just Two Weeks Away — and Russia's Invasion Is Overshadowing the Vote
Two weeks to go to the first round of France’s presidential election and the political debate is heavily focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Reduce Speed Limits and Car-Free Sundays: The IEA Has a 10-Point Plan to Cut Oil Use
Recommendations come at a time when oil markets are facing significant uncertainty following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Oil Market Heads for ‘Biggest Supply Crisis in Decades' With Russia's Exports Set to Fall, IEA Says
The International Energy Agency said 3 million barrels per day of Russian production could be lost beginning next month, squeezing an already tight global oil market.