The Latest Breaking News from Paris

London losing out to Paris and Milan over tourist shopping, says Burberry

British brand’s sales jump by 18% year on year on back of post-Covid bounceback in China

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

While Russia and Belarus will not receive formal invitations, the International Olympic Committee says it will not stop athletes from the two countries from participating as neutral contestants.

WEKU · Jul 14, 2023

France celebrates Bastille Day with pomp, a tribute to India and extra police to prevent new unrest

France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

'Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour': PM Modi conferred with France's highest honour

PARIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the highest honour of France, by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday.

The Times of India · Jul 14, 2023

Aspartame, the much-debated artificial sweetener

PARIS: The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13, 2023

'Expect the unexpected' - Jai Hindley tips Tour de France GC battle to play out until Paris

Bora-Hansgrohe rider 'pretty keen' to take on the Alps but won't divulge the team plan for defining mountain stages ahead

Cycling News · Jul 13, 2023

African voices amplified by continental podcast explosion

Podcasts are on the rise in Africa. The huge sector has been dominated by voices from outside the continent, but more African producers are now turning to the mic to tell their stories. Also the European Court of Human Rights finds that South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya was discriminated…

France 24 · Jul 13, 2023

India's Modi is guest of honor at Paris Bastille Day parade as Macron rebuffs human rights critics

France is staging a seduction campaign for visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, guest of honor at the annual Bastille Day parade Friday, as it looks to further strengthen cooperation on an array of topics ranging from climate to military sales and the strategic Indo-Pacific region

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

‘The Lazy King’ Abdoul Abdouraguimov confident ‘the conquest of the world will start’ at UFC Paris

Hey, UFC, "The Lazy King" is just a phone call away and waiting for a contract so he can set his plan into motion.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 13, 2023

Olympic gold-medal gymnast Gabby Douglas looks to compete at 2024 Paris Games

Douglas announced on her Instagram page Thursday that she is making a comeback attempt, a dozen years after her triumph in London in 2012 and eight years after her last competition, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2023