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Paris’ Montmartre battles overtourism

Residents of Montmartre in Paris are sounding the alarm over overtourism, fearing their picturesque hilltop neighbourhood could become the next Barcelona or Venice, as tourist numbers spike following last year's…

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France arrests man who lit cigarette from Unknown Soldier memorial flame

A man who lit a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument was arrested on Tuesday, the interior minister said, calling his actions "indecent and pathetic".…

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What we know about Thursday’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit for Ukraine in Paris

The meeting takes place as the United States announced that it had brokered a truce between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea. World leaders will gather in Paris on…

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Vandals attack French telecoms lines days after rail sabotage

Vandals attacked telecoms lines in parts of France overnight, disrupting some fixed and mobile services, the junior minister for digital matters, Marina Ferrari, said on X on Monday. A police…

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Paris to kick off 2024 Games under tight security

France aims to wow the world on Friday with an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony through the heart of Paris, officially kicking off a Games fraught with security risks at a…

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Israel warns France of plot to attack Israelis at Olympics

Foreign Minister Israel Katz sends a letter to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, warning him of an Iranian-backed plot to attack the Israeli delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympics. “There…

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UPDATED: Attacker injures a police officer in central Paris

French police arrested on Friday a man on terrorism charges accused of trying to murder a taxi driver with a knife while expressing support for Palestinian militant group Hamas, a…

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Man arrested over suspected Paris Olympics attack plot; Car hits Paris cafe terrace, leaving one dead

French security services on Wednesday arrested a right-wing sympathiser in eastern France on suspicion of plotting attacks to take place during the Paris Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. "Bravo…

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Bike-friendly Paris votes to triple parking fees for SUVs

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday in favour of subjecting large SUVs to a threefold increase in parking charges as the French capital…

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Bike-friendly Paris votes on raising parking fees for SUVs

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Paris holds a referendum on Sunday asking Parisians whether the city should impose a parking surcharge on large SUVs, as the French capital pushes on…

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Paris hotels triple prices for Olympics opening night – study

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, (Reuters) - Paris hotels are tripling their prices to more than 1,000 euros ($1,092) on average for the opening night of the 2024 Olympic games,…

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‘No plan B’ for Paris opening ceremony after knife attack – sports minister

Dec 4 (Reuters) - There is no "plan B" for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the French sports minister said on Monday, after a man…

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Transport won’t be ready, Paris mayor says ahead of 2024 Games

PARIS, (Reuters) - Paris will not be ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in terms of transport and sheltering the homeless, city mayor Anne Hidalgo has said. "There will be…

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France makes case for Paris to host new EU dirty money watchdog

PARIS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire made the case on Friday for Paris to host the European Union's Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the…

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Paris fumigated to stop spread of disease-ridden tiger mosquitoes

Health authorities have fumigated Paris for the first time amid concerns that disease-ridden tiger mosquitoes could spread dengue in the French capital. Stay-at-home alerts were issued and roads closed during…

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Paris becomes the first European capital to ban self-service electric scooters

Paris has become the first European capital to ban self-service electric scooters This follows a referendum in April in which Parisians voted to ban the battery-powered-scooters, confirming that many regarded…

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Hundreds defy Paris protest ban a week after riots

PARIS (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters defied a ban on Saturday to march in central Paris against police violence, a week after riots sparked by the killing of a teenager in…

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Shot teenager’s grandmother urges end to French overnight riots

Arrests decline on Saturday's fifth night of unrest Macron due to hold meeting with ministers Mayor's home in southern Paris ram-raided, set alight Unrest began after police shot teenager of…

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Macron cancels trip over French riots as family buries teenager

By Tassilo Hummel PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) - More than 1,300 people were arrested in France during a fourth night of rioting and President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a trip to Germany on…

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Unrest in Paris suburb after police kill a 17-year-old

Youth shot dead after failing to stop car for police Police officer in question being investigated Shooting took place in Paris suburb of Nanterre Protesters and police clashed overnight in…

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Leaders head to Paris to give impetus for new global finance agenda

Leaders, global organisations, civil society meet in Paris Aim to forge a consensus on debt, climate financing Development banks urged to risk capital to boost lending By Leigh Thomas and…

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UPDATED: One person still missing after Paris blast

Blast rips through street near popular Latin Quarter Gas explosion suspected but not confirmed Hundreds of firefighters bring blaze under control Blast shakes buildings PARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - One…

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UPDATED: Paris to ban e-scooters from September

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital's mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said…

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Paris votes on whether electric scooters should be banned

On 2 April, Paris will decide whether the capital city’s 15,000 for-hire electric scooters will survive. The city hall has called for a referendum asking residents: “Do we or don’t…

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Paris to decide fate of the e-scooters in a referendum

Parisians will be asked to decide the fate of the French capital’s controversial electric rental scooters via a referendum. City authorities are considering banning the vehicles, which first arrived in…

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Man injures multiple people in stabbing incident at the Gare du Nord train station, Paris

A man has injured several people with a knife in a busy Paris train station. The incident took place at around 6.45am on Wednesday morning in Gare du Nord. The…

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Paris shooting suspect expressed ‘hatred of foreigners’, says prosecutor

PARIS (Reuters) - The suspect detained over the killing of three Kurdish people in Paris told investigators of his "hatred of foreigners", the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday. The 69-year-old…

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Power outage plunges parts of Paris into darkness; technical glitch blamed

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Several districts of southern Paris were plunged into darkness on Thursday night due to a power outage tied to a technical glitch on an electrical…

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Thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest soaring prices

PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred…

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Lights out early for Eiffel Tower as Paris saves energy

PARIS, (Reuters) - Paris will switch off the Eiffel Tower's lights an hour earlier than normal, lower the water temperature in municipal pools and delay heating public buildings to save…

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WATCH: Heavy rainfall hits Paris after recent heatwave

PARIS, (Reuters) - Heavy rainfall hit Paris on Tuesday evening after a recent heatwave across France, affecting metro stations in the French capital. The RATP transport organisation said several Paris…

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Beluga whale refusing food after straying into France’s Seine river

PARIS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Concerns are rising for a beluga whale which has been spotted in France's river Seine far, from the cold Arctic waters it is more suited, after it…

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Notre-Dame on track to re-open in 2024

Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen to worshippers and the public in 2024, Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak said, more than three years after its roof was…

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Paris airport workers call off strikes scheduled this week-end

PARIS, July 8 (Reuters) - Workers at France's main airport operator ADP said on Friday they would remove a strike notice for the week-end, as did the firefighters at Paris's international CDG airport…

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Paris snaps at heels of London in overseas finance investment ranks

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - France made up more ground on Britain in attracting overseas direct investment into financial services last year, according to research by accountancy firm EY published on Monday.…

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Paris Police: 68 arrests amid Champions League final chaos

Police in Paris said that 68 people were arrested in the French capital amid the Champions League final, which saw Real Madrid defeat Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday. In the early…

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Photo Story – Macron visits Notre-Dame Cathedral reconstruction

French Army General Jean-Louis Georgelin (L) leads the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron (C) at the reconstruction site of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was damaged in a…

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Omicron dampens global New Year celebrations

Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, with Paris cancelling its fireworks show, London relegating its to television, and New…

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In Pictures – French slackliner wows crowd with Eiffel Tower performance

PARIS (Reuters) - Slackliner Nathan Paulin drew applause from a watching crowd in Paris as he completed a 600-metre crossing on Saturday from the Eiffel Tower to the other side…

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Reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris can finally begin

Paris (dpa) - The reconstruction of Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was badly damaged in a 2019 fire, is finally ready to begin following two years of securing and cleaning the surviving parts of…

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Messi gets hero’s welcome in France after agreeing to join PSG

Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi received a hero's welcome after flying to France on Tuesday to join Paris Saint Germain (PSG) following his shock departure from Barcelona. The agreement to sign…

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Thousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France

PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of…

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Paris to hold indoor test concert

A so-called “test concert” will be held in Paris for French new wave band Indochine on Saturday evening in an experiment to see how much France can return to normal…

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France to reopen outdoor bars and dining on May 19

The reopening of outdoor bars and restaurants will go ahead on May 19, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Monday, as the number of COVID cases in intensive care eases.…

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French police worker’s killer watched jihadist videos just before attack – prosecutor

PARIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian national who killed a police administrative worker last Friday near Paris had watched religious videos glorifying acts of jihad just before carrying out his attack,…

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UPDATE: Attacker fatally stabs police employee near Paris, Macron calls it terrorism

RAMBOUILLET, France (Reuters) -A man fatally stabbed a police administrative worker as she walked into a police station in a Paris commuter town on Friday, and President Emmanuel Macron said…

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Gunman shoots man dead, injures woman in front of Paris hospital – UPDATED

PARIS (Reuters) -An unidentified gunman shot dead a man and injured a woman on Monday in Paris before fleeing on a motorcycle, in what the local mayor said appeared to be a private…

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Parisian Police shoot knife-wielding person

A French police officer on Sunday shot dead a person who threatened him with a knife. The incident took place in Paris' 18th district, police said on Twitter. The area has…

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Paris police officers to remain in custody over beating of Black music producer

Three Paris police officers being held over the beating of a Black music producer during an arrest a week ago will remain in custody for now, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz…

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French PM vows to fight radical Islam

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday the government would keep "fighting relentlessly" against radical Islam as he paid tribute to the three victims of a knife attack in…

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Paris bans nighttime food and drink delivery to tackle worsening COVID-19 crisis

Paris will ban delivery and takeaway services for prepared food and alcohol between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Friday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected…

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Police arrest man armed with machete in Paris

A man who walked around the Pere Lachaise area of central Paris armed with a machete on Tuesday has been arrested in his hotel room, a police spokesman said. Bystanders…

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Man decapitated in Paris – Terror probe launched

A man has been found decapitated in the French department of Val-d'Oise, located some 28 km northwest of Paris. The suspect is also reported to have been shot dead. Police…

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Attack on police station in Paris suburb reported

About 40 unidentified people armed with metal bars and using fireworks as projectiles tried to storm a police station in the Paris suburbs on Saturday night, officials said. “Violent attack…

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UPDATED: Blast heard all over Paris was fighter jet sonic boom

A French fighter jet broke the sound barrier as it scrambled to join a commercial jet that had lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday, causing a sonic boom…

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250 arrested as Gilets Jaunes protests return to Paris

French police fired tear gas and arrested more than 250 people in Paris on Saturday as they tussled with "yellow vest" protesters seeking to revive an anti-government movement curbed by…

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Paris police to hand out masks as PSG face Bayern Munich in Champions League final

Paris' Champs Elysee avenue will be pedestrianised on Sunday evening and wearing face masks will be compulsory, officials said on the eve of Paris St Germain taking on Bayern Munich…

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