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The starting line for the 2023 World Triathlon pre-Olympics test event floating on the Seine River in Paris

The starting line for the 2023 World Triathlon pre-Olympics test event floating on the Seine River in Paris

Sports

Seine pollution forces cancellation of third Olympics test event

The swimming stage of a triathlon in Paris's Seine River was cancelled on Sunday due to pollution, organisers announced.

AFPAugust 20, 2023

Unlike most Paris parks which close during the night, the Champ de Mars can be accessed round-the-clock

Unlike most Paris parks which close during the night, the Champ de Mars can be accessed round-the-clock

World

France releases pair detained over suspected rape of Paris tourist

French police have released two men who had been detained on suspicion of taking part in an alleged gang rape of a Mexican tourist...

AFPJuly 29, 2023

Swimmers leap into the Seine at the Ile Saint-Denis in July

Swimmers leap into the Seine at the Ile Saint-Denis in July

Sports

As Olympics brace for Seine dip, rogue swimmers say water’s fine

The 2024 Olympic Games organisers plan to hold the triathlon and the open-water swimming events in the Seine river.

AFPJuly 4, 2023

The cabaret, founded in 1889, has now bowed to pressure from Paris officials and campaigners

The cabaret, founded in 1889, has now bowed to pressure from Paris officials and campaigners

Entertainment

Paris’s Moulin Rouge cabaret draws curtain on snake act

The storied Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris said Tuesday that it had dropped a long-running snake act under pressure from animal rights groups. Management...

AFPMay 9, 2023

Critics say the proliferation of rental e-scooters has clogged up public pavements

Critics say the proliferation of rental e-scooters has clogged up public pavements

Business

Boon or blight? E-scooters around the world

The for-hire electric scooters that have become ubiquitous in Paris and other cities worldwide are under scrutiny in the French capital, where residents vote...

AFPApril 1, 2023

Riding an e-scooter with another person is illegal but commonplace on Paris's streets

Riding an e-scooter with another person is illegal but commonplace on Paris's streets

Business

Paris votes on whether to ban e-scooters for hire

Voters in Paris are set to decide Sunday on whether to banish electric scooters for rent from the streets of the French capital, which...

AFPApril 1, 2023

Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Paris as the strike against pension reform bites

Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Paris as the strike against pension reform bites

World

Rubbish piles up in strike-bound Paris

Thousands of tonnes of garbage has piled up on streets across the French capital after a week of strike action by dustbin collectors against...

AFPMarch 12, 2023

All traffic from the station, which serves Germany, eastern France and is a key local train commuter hub, was cut for the entire day

All traffic from the station, which serves Germany, eastern France and is a key local train commuter hub, was cut for the entire day

World

Cable sabotage cuts all traffic from busy Paris station

One of the busiest train stations in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a major signal malfunction.

AFPJanuary 24, 2023

Life

Indian designer evokes mysteries of the ‘Cosmos’ in Paris

Monday's Fashion Week debut of "Cosmos" became the latest showcase for one of Asia's leading stylists.

AFPJanuary 23, 2023

For the French, their local bakery is a symbol of the national way of life and a focal point for many communities

For the French, their local bakery is a symbol of the national way of life and a focal point for many communities

Business

French bakers protest over surging power prices

Dressed in aprons and brandishing baguettes, hundreds of bakers demonstrated in the streets of Paris on Monday.

AFPJanuary 23, 2023

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