Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum soaks valuable books on ancient Egypt
A water leak at the Louvre Museum damaged several hundred books held in the library of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
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Macron visits ‘sublime’ restored Notre Dame Cathedral
Eight days before the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris to the public, French President Emmanuel Macron has visited the restored cathedral.
Paris Olympics’ AI mass-surveillance system ‘to be made permanent’, media reports
The AI-powered mass-surveillance system put in place to protect the 2024 Paris Olympics is set to be made a permanent part of France's security infrastructure, according…
More Congolese athletes go ‘missing’ in Paris after Olympics
More Congolese athletes have reportedly gone "missing" in France following the Olympic games, local media is reporting.
Congolese athletes ‘missing’ after Paris Olympics
DRC sports minister Didier Budimbu, who had travelled from the capital Kinshasa to participate in the closing ceremony, was reportedly concerned about the disappearance…
France to keep Olympics heavy police presence on streets
France will maintain various forms of heightened security put in place for the Paris Olympics indefinitely, police authorities have announced.
South Korea deploys airport sniffer dog in hunt for Paris bedbugs
South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to reduce the risk of the tiny insects entering the country when…
‘Two athletes sick after swimming in the Seine,’ Portuguese Olympic Committee says
The Portuguese Olympic Committee (COP) has announced that two of its triathletes, Vasco Vilaça and Melanie Santos, fell ill after swimming in the Seine River.
NGO says Olympics committee is withholding Seine water quality data
NGO Surfrider Foundation France has accused the Paris Olympics committee of hiding poor Seine quality figures.
French communication networks victims of ‘sabotage’
In several places in France, vandals have destroyed installations belonging to telephone operators SFR, Free and Bouygues.
France’s Darmanin links far-left to Olympics TGV sabotage
Militant far-left activists could have been behind the sabotaging of France's high-speed rail, interior minister Gérald Darmanin has said.
Macron tells us this is France now, like a gay club in San Francisco in 1980
In the midst of the rain-soaked opening ceremony of the Olympics, President Macron tweeted: "This is France." He was right, though perhaps not in the way he intended.
As Olympics due to start, French high-speed train system ‘under massive attack’
Just hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in France, the TGV network, the country's intercity high-speed rail service, has apparently been deliberately…
France rejects thousands of applications for Olympics jobs
France has rejected thousands of applications for Paris 2024 Olympic Games accreditations over security concerns including the presence of Russian journalists.
France promises Israeli Olympics athletes ‘full protection’ amid left-wing uproar
Israeli athletes taking part in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be granted "full protection", France's government has promised.
Authoritarian Qatar puts 2,000 cops and armoured cars on the streets of Paris
Two weeks before the Olympic Games are set to kick off in Paris, Qatari security forces, equipped with armoured vehicles and urban camouflage livery, arrived in…
Olympics opening ceremony at risk as dancers threaten strike
In France, summer is the season for strikes, and France's trade union for performing artists, SFA-CGT, has filed a strike notice placing the 2024 Paris Olympics…
As Paris Olympics loom, Seine ‘still unsafe for swimming events’
As the Paris Olympics approach, it is unclear if the River Seine will be clean enough for athletes to use.
France arrests Ukraine-Russia national with explosives on terror charges
French police have arrested a 26-year-old Ukrainian-Russian man after he blew himself up with explosive materials in a hotel room north of Paris, a source at the…
Olympics: Paris Mayor pledges to jump into the Seine
Mark your calendar - Socialist Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo told French media she will jump into the River Seine to mark the Olympic Games.
French unions denounce Olympics volunteering as ‘disguised employment’
French labour unions slammed the use of 45,000 volunteers scheduled to work at the upcoming Paris Summer Olympics, labelling it "disguised employment".
Ahead of the Olympics, France to trial AI surveillance systems
The Parisian Police Department announced it will trial new so-called algorithmic video surveillance (AVS) systems at public transportation venues throughout Paris…
France readies 50,000 agents to protect Olympics
French President Emanuel Macron appointed a small army of law enforcement agents to protect the Paris Summer Olympics.
Ahead of Olympics, France unveils new Paris travel rules
France has unveiled a system of compulsory QR-code passes for travel throughout Paris, with the new system reportedly being implemented to reduce the threat of terrorism…
Macron crows as Notre-Dame chicken-topped spire unveiled but missed deadlines may clip his wings
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris unveiled its new spire - topped with a golden rooster.
Olympics 2024 opening ceremony invite-only due to terrorism fears, France declares
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be invite-only - to combat the possible threat of terrorism - the French Government announced.
French President Macron promises to throw himself in river Seine
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to jump in the river Seine as he officially inaugurated the 2024 Olympic village and praised the legacy the Games will leave…
Olympics opening ceremony may be abandoned due to terrorism – Macron
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris may be abandoned over terror fears, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned.
Migrants, Roma evicted from squats ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
Camelia Toldea has packed her family's suitcases ready for a quick exit from an abandoned building where she and dozens of other Roma live, fearful the squat will…
Dutch Government heightens terror alert level for Paris
The Dutch State Department has lifted its travel advisory code for Paris from green to yellow due to increased potential terror threats.