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Softening business rates blow could save struggling high street firms

Jeremy Hunt has chance to make a big difference for small businesses in his autumn statement

The Guardian - UK

Why COP27 should be the last of these pointless corporate love-ins

It’s a glorious afternoon at a luxury resort in Egypt, with six swimming pools leading to a lovely little stretch of beach on the Red Sea. A salsa aquatic class in one of the pools has several enthusiastic participants. Elsewhere, guests are lounging on deck chairs sipping ice cold cocktails.…

The Conversation

London no longer Europe's largest stock market with gap blown since Brexit

LONDON has lost its crown as Europe’s largest stock market to Paris, with France closing a trillion-dollar market gap since the…

The National (Scotland)

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Made-in-China 'Phryges' toys are surprise mascots for Paris Olympics 2024

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games Committee on Monday unveiled the mascot for the international sporting event. Organisers hope to sell two million of these made-in-China toys in the shape of the 'Phrygian' cap, a symbol of the French republic and revolutionary spirit.

Radio France Internationale

Former train station on banks of Seine to house Giacometti museum

World’s largest collection of Swiss artist’s work will be housed in former Gare des Invalides from 2026

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: Ukrainian liberation a powerful dynamic in war

Amid the death and destruction war leaves in its wake, there are powerful dynamics and narratives: domination, besieged populations, occupation and their counterparts, resistance, freedom and liberation

The Independent UK

Meet the Phryges: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots have been revealed as two Phrygian caps decked out in France’s national colours

The Guardian - UK

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Is flying really quicker than the train? Woman puts London-Lyon journey to the test

Woman pits train against plane in DIY challenge

The Independent UK

London dealt Brexit blow as the City loses equity market title to Paris

An index compiled by Bloomberg showed combined market capitalisation of primary listings in Paris overtook London in US dollar terms

Evening Standard

Paris to build memorial garden for victims of 2015 terror attacks

The Paris city hall has announced that a memorial garden for victims of the 2015 terror attacks will open in 2025 in the heart of the capital. Meanwhile, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne led tributes on Sunday, observing a minute's silence at the sites of the killings in Paris and…

Radio France Internationale

Pianist Kamei wins top prize in intl competition

Japanese pianist Masaya Kamei won joint first prize in the Long-Thibaud Competition, known as a gateway to success for young musicians, in Paris on Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Paris organizers reveal mascot for Olympics, Paralympics

The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed

The Independent UK

Australia still flunks on climate: report

Australia is at the bottom of the class on climate protection, behind the world's biggest emitters, a new index shows.

AAP

France and U.K. sign agreement to curb Channel crossings

The interior ministers of France and Britain have signed a joint agreement in Paris to try to curb migration across the English Channel — a regular source of friction between the two countries

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Mohamed Al Fayed's bond with Princess Diana - son romance and life-changing boat trip

Princess Diana was good friends with Mohamed Al Fayed and his family for about 10 years, striking up a romance with the billionaire's oldest son Dodi, who died by her side in the devastating Paris car crash

France 24

On visit to Kherson, Zelensky calls liberation 'the beginning of the end of the war'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian withdrawal from Kherson “the beginning of the end of the war” on Monday as he met soldiers in the newly liberated city, days after Russian forces were forced to retreat following months of occupation. Read FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the latest…

The Independent UK

French border checks in force over Italy's migrant policy

Lines have formed at one of Italy’s northern border crossings with France following Paris’ decision to reinforce border controls over a diplomatic standoff with Italy about migration policy and humanitarian rescue ships

Evening Standard

Iranian man who lived in Paris airport for 18 years dies

Mehran Karimi Nasseri’s story inspired the 2004 film ‘The Terminal’ starring Tom Hanks

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Radio France Internationale

Stateless man trapped in Paris airport for 18 years dies in terminal

An Iranian whose irregular immigration status obliged him to spend nearly two decades in a Paris airport, inspiring a Steven Spielberg movie starring Tom Hanks, died on Saturday at the terminal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Meets Iranian Rights Activists

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday met a delegation of prominent exiled Iranian rights activists, later hailing the women-led protest movement in the country as a “revolution.” Iran has for the last weeks been rocked by protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the…

The Guardian - UK

Patti Smith: ‘I am who I am with all my flaws’

At 75, the punk poet, singer, artist and author talks candidly about life, loss, loneliness and her acclaimed new photography project

Al Jazeera

Iranian who inspired The Terminal film dies at Paris airport

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, 76, lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years and died of a heart attack in Terminal 2F.

France 24

Locals rejoice over Russian retreat from Kherson as demining carried out

Ukrainians on Saturday hailed Russia's retreat from Kherson, as Kyiv said it was working to demine the strategic southern city, record Russian crimes and restore power across the region. Read FRANCE 24’s live blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

The Independent UK

Iranian man who made Paris airport his home for 18 years and inspired the film The Terminal dies

Bureaucratic bungling and European immigration laws kept him in legal no-man’s land for years

WEKU

The man who inspired 'The Terminal' dies at the airport he long called home

Merhan Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in Terminal 2F at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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