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EXCLUSIVE-Olympics-Paris 2024 plans Games relay changes, fewer torches-source

Paris 2024 Olympic torchbearers may not all get to keep their torches as a cherished memento of the Games because organisers plan to cut down on the number made in the name of sustainability, a source told Reuters.

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From Paris to the countryside: Urban exodus, three years after lockdown

In March 2020, Paris emptied as the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced. City dwellers fled and sought refuge in the countryside. Three years later, what has become of those Parisians who embarked on a new way of life? And how has the arrival of these "neo-rurals" affected the local landscape?…

France 24

Israeli Finance Minister Denies Existence Of A Palestinian People In Paris Speech

Bezalel Smotrich on denied the existence of a Palestinians, saying that it was Jews such as his that were the true Palestinians

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Macron to give television interview as anger simmers over pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised interview on Wednesday, his office announced, just a day after his controversial pensions reform is to be signed into law. The government fended off two no-confidence votes in parliament on Monday evening, prompting angry protests in Paris and other cities.

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French Government Survives No-confidence Votes Over Pensions

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. But the bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers' approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Talks with Japan’s prime minister ‘productive’, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had held "productive talks" with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday. The visit came as China's President Xi Jinping met Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a second day of talks in Moscow. Follow our blog to…

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Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbol

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Government of French President Emmanuel Macron survives no-confidence votes over pensions

PARIS — The French government survived two no-confidence motions Monday to enable the immediate adoption of President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform bill without holding a full vote in parliament.

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French government survives no-confidence votes over pension reform

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government.

France 24

Protesters, police clash as French gov’t survives pension votes

Gov’t survives two motions to protest against President Macron’s decision to bypass parliament to raise retirement age.

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France riots: Emmanuel Macron survives no-confidence votes over retirement age furore

Rioters have taken to the streets over plans to bypass parliament and raise France’s retirement age

Evening Standard

Paris aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditioners

The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner enter their WAG fashion era

Football stadiums from London to Paris have been lit up by the reality TV sensations

Evening Standard

Flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers protest pension reform

The French civil aviation authority asked airlines on Monday to cancel 20 percent of their flights at Paris-Orly and Marseille-Provence airports for Tuesday and Wednesday, due to a strike by air traffic controllers against pension reform.

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Kim Kardashian sends four-word Arsenal message after Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi visit

Arsenal news as Kim Kardashian takes her son and friends to watch Paris Saint-Germain in action against Rennes on Sunday

France 24

Protests erupt in France as govt adopts new pension law

Protests erupted across France on Monday night, hours after the government adopted deeply unpopular pension reforms after surviving two no-confidence votes. Opposition lawmakers have vowed to continue their fight against the new law. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time…

Reuters

Protesters set rubbish on fire as French govt barely survives no-confidence vote

Protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in central Paris on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday over a deeply unpopular pension reform.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Being multilingual is no longer a liability for students. That’s good for the US

The Netflix show “Emily in Paris” portrays a young Midwesterner struggling to adapt to a new culture after a serendipitous promotion sends her to France. She got the job despite not speaking French, a highly unlikely scenario in real life.

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Travel warning for holidaymakers heading to Paris as French strikes continue

The Foreign Office has warned holidaymakers that there might be significant disruption

Daily Mirror

The Crown branded 'sick' as Netflix show scenes of Princess Diana's mangled car

The Crown has been slammed as they prepare to show the aftermath of Diana, Princess of Wales' fatal crash in Paris in the latest series of the Netflix hit

Evening Standard

French politicans receive death threats ahead of government facing no-confidence vote over pension age rise

Threats have been sent to politicians who could support Emmanuel Macron’s government after pushing through pension reforms without a vote

France 24

Ukraine says Russian cruise missiles destroyed by explosion in Crimea

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia's Black Sea fleet. This came as the US announced $350 million in new military aid to Ukraine. All times are Paris time [GMT+1].

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France's government survives no-confidence votes as pension reforms move ahead

The motions were filed by lawmakers angry with President Macron for forcing through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. It's been 60 years since a no-confidence motion passed.

Reuters

Europe's hopes for busy post-COVID summer dim as Chinese tourists stay away

Urs Kessler, who runs Jungfrau Railways, a train that takes tourists up the highest mountain in Switzerland, was excited for the return of Chinese tourists after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted late last year.

Tribune News Service

Visiting Denmark promises a worthy alternative to bucket list Europe

Paris, Rome, New York, Venice: According to data from Virtuoso, a global network of travel advisers, the most-booked cities for 2023 contain few surprises.

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