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France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design.
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Paris is hosting its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes diving from a 20-meter platform near the Eiffel Tower
| Keywords | parisseinehigh-divingeiffel-towerfrancesportsswimmingriver-cleanupathleticscompetitiontourismurban-regenerationextreme-sportswater-safetyreclamation |
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.
The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.
A model scout who allegedly recruited young women internationally for Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his home outside Paris, French authorities confirmed to ABC News.
| Keywords | jeffrey-epsteinfranceparismodel-scouthuman-traffickingcrime-newsdeathinvestigationsexual-misconductrecruitmentinternational-crimejustice-systemlegal-updatesbreaking-newspedophilia |
Thieves stole crown jewels from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum in October, forcing its closure. Tourists finally returned on Wednesday.
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Until recently, France’s forest fires were mostly in the south. This week, fires are raging much farther north. France is having to rethink its firefighting strategy.
The oldest bridge in Paris was draped in fabric last month to appear like a mountain cave, in an installation by the artist JR. Unlike a real cave, though, it didn't provide respite from a brutal heat wave.
| Keywords | parisfrancejrart-installationpont-neufheat-wavepublic-artmodern-artculturetourismtravelriver-seinelouvreartsstreet-artcreativesummerweathereuropeurban-art |
Hundreds of firefighters are battling two blazes in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris
In a show of collective strength, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted European allies at the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Yet Europe is still a hostage to America’s foreign policy.
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