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$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan
Read full article: $55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco planNotre Dame is gearing up to reopen its doors in December as Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival.
Cleaning up the Seine: the Olympics boosts a Parisian dream, but it's still far from fully achieved
Read full article: Cleaning up the Seine: the Olympics boosts a Parisian dream, but it's still far from fully achievedFrench authorities vow that cleanup efforts on the Seine River will allow Parisians to finally open up as a summertime swim spot.
Open water swimmers train in Seine River ahead of 10-kilometer Olympic marathon races
Read full article: Open water swimmers train in Seine River ahead of 10-kilometer Olympic marathon racesOlympic open water swimmers have trained in the long-polluted Seine River after Paris organizers determined it was safe to dive in.
Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River
Read full article: Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine RiverA test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway.
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
Read full article: Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water qualityThe Olympic triathlons were held Wednesday after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns in the Seine River.
Paris officials are confident water quality will improve to let Olympians swim in the Seine
Read full article: Paris officials are confident water quality will improve to let Olympians swim in the SeineThe swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon has been canceled because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River.
Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains
Read full article: Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rainsDays before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes are holding out hope that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming.
Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events
Read full article: Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic eventsAfter months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics.
French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
Read full article: French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris OlympicsFrench sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
Read full article: US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental planThe U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
Read full article: Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residentsSpecial anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route.
Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine
Read full article: Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River SeineParis mayor Anne Hidalgo said she is confident water quality will be up to the Olympics standards this summer.
Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
Read full article: Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before OlympicsParisians have voted to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park starting next September.
Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on Holocaust
Read full article: Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on HolocaustParis has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust.
Luxury group LVMH joins top-tier French sponsors of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
Read full article: Luxury group LVMH joins top-tier French sponsors of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ParalympicsThe world’s biggest luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has announced a sponsorship deal with the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is lit
Read full article: The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is litThe Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments and 400 towns over 68 days before the cauldron is lit.
Fans will need to pre-register for free tickets to Paris' gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremony
Read full article: Fans will need to pre-register for free tickets to Paris' gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremonyFrance’s government has for the first time publicly laid out some of the gritty details of its security planning for the unprecedented opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
IOC responds to Paris mayor on Olympic plan for Russians
Read full article: IOC responds to Paris mayor on Olympic plan for RussiansThe International Olympic Committee has pushed back against the mayor of Paris by insisting there are no plans for "a Russian or Belarusian delegation” at the 2024 Games while also acknowledging that some athletes from those countries could be welcomed.
France 'profoundly shaken' by schoolgirl's slaying in Paris
Read full article: France 'profoundly shaken' by schoolgirl's slaying in ParisThe French government says the slaying of a 12-year-old girl whose body was found inside a plastic box in a Paris building courtyard has left France “profoundly shaken.”.
Amid energy squeeze, Paris' Champs-Elysees trims shop lights
Read full article: Amid energy squeeze, Paris' Champs-Elysees trims shop lightsThe committee governing Paris’ Champs-Elysees says it is switching off shop lights on the famed avenue hours earlier each night to help save energy as the war in Ukraine squeezes the electricity market in Europe.
Valentino gets 'pretty in pink' in bold Paris show
Read full article: Valentino gets 'pretty in pink' in bold Paris showIt was “la Vie en Rose” for Valentino who headlined Sunday’s segment of Paris Fashion Week with a daring co-ed pink collection — as VIP guests including Lewis Hamilton and Zendaya had to negotiate arrivals during a car-free day in the capital’s center.
French presidential contenders adapt campaign to pandemic
Read full article: French presidential contenders adapt campaign to pandemicThe conservative candidate in France's presidential race says she will adapt her campaign to coronavirus conditions, focusing on social media and staging small gatherings with voters instead of big rallies.
Macron unveils EU agenda before French presidential race
Read full article: Macron unveils EU agenda before French presidential raceFrench President Macron has vowed to work to make Europe “more powerful” as France’s turn in the European Union’s rotating six-month presidency starts Jan. 1 and overlaps with the country’s presidential election.
French investigate violence that erupted at far-right rally
Read full article: French investigate violence that erupted at far-right rallyFrench prosecutors have opened an investigation into violence that erupted at the first official campaign rally of a far-right candidate who has shaken up France’s presidential race.
Many world leaders express hope, relief after Biden win
Read full article: Many world leaders express hope, relief after Biden winA passer-by takes a selfie with an extra newspaper reporting on President-elect Joe Biden's win in the U.S. presidential election, in Tokyo Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. Other leaders who sent congratulations included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Prime Minister Janez Jansa was the only world leader who congratulated Trump even before all the votes were counted, and showed support after Biden’s win was announced. Many people, particularly in nations with turbulent politics, took Biden's win as improving the outlook for respect of democracy. In Egypt, where the government is cracking down on dissent, pro-democracy activists welcomed Biden’s win.
Suspect claims prophet caricatures prompted Paris stabbings
Read full article: Suspect claims prophet caricatures prompted Paris stabbingsFrom the left, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, anti-terrorism state prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard , and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin answer reporters after a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Friday Sept. 25, 2020 in Paris. French terrorism authorities are investigating a stabbing of two people outside the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and two suspects have been arrested, authorities said. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)PARIS – The chief suspect in a double stabbing in Paris told investigators he acted out of anger over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad recently republished by the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, France's counterterrorism prosecutor said Tuesday. The two brothers involved in the 2015 attack targeted Charlie Hebdo because they believed the newspaper blasphemed Islam by publishing the same Muhammad caricatures. Charlie Hebdo lost 12 employees in an al-Qaida attack in 2015 by French-born extremists who had criticized the prophet cartoons.