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France

Parisians enjoy the Champs Elysées sans traffic

Last Sunday in Paris, at the tail end of the summer, the city's most famous avenue became blissfully free of traffic.

16/09/2018

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Activists mark anniversary of 2008 financial crisis with protest outside Paris bank

Activists from anti-globalisation organisation Attac protested in front of a branch of HSBC in Paris on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis.

16/09/2018

France

Author defiant after French booksellers decry selection for top prize

French bookstores have criticised the decision to include his self-published novel on the long-list for this year’s Prix Renaudot because it is only available via Amazon.

15/09/2018

France

Davis Cup: France through to Semi-finals

Veteran pairing Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won the doubles to seal the champions’ 3-0 victory over Spain in their World Group semi-final on Saturday

15/09/2018

France

Visa pour l’image: The story of the world from big food to defecation

Visa pour l’image, an annual festival held in France, celebrates photojournalism for the 30th time.

14/09/2018

Ecotech

Green-powered boating at the 41st Cannes Yachting Festival

The yacht industry has presented its latest energy efficient and hybrid developments in Cannes at the Yachting Festival.

14/09/2018

France

France recognises torture during Algeria war for first time

France recognises systematic torture during Algeria war for first time

14/09/2018

France

French 'Spider-Man' receives French citizenship

Mamoudou Gassama also known as the French "Spider-Man" has received his fast-tracked French citizenship.

13/09/2018

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Laws of science halt Usain Bolt's speed in Zero-G plane

Running legend Usain Bolt discovered that he could challenge the law of gravity, by being rendered weightless in a micro-gravity plane on Wednesday (September 12) above France.

13/09/2018

World

EU Parliament approves controversial copyright law

In European Parliament yesterday, MEPs passed a copyright law that has critics saying it could spell the end of the internet as we know it. The law is intended to update current copyright law to keep up with the the digital age- But parts of the law are not so beloved by fans of online content.

13/09/2018

France

Halal tax idea hopes to mobilise moderate Muslims

Do you think this could work?

11/09/2018

France

What not to miss at one of Europe’s biggest photography events

Rencontres d'Arles is one of the biggest photography events in Europe, taking place in Arles in the south of France. Euronews checked out this year’s 49th edition of the festival and recommends the exhibitions projects and the names you should not miss.

11/09/2018

France

Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' at Paris hotel

Thieves have struck again in one of Paris' richest neighbourhoods.

11/09/2018

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700 dancers perform Akram Khans work in WW1 tribute

700 dancers perform Akram Khan's work outside Paris town hall

10/09/2018

Earth News

Visiting one of the last feather masters

One of Paris' last remaining feather artists Eric Charles-Donatien opened his workshop's doors for Living it.

10/09/2018

Cinema

Deauville pays emotional tribute to Morgan Freeman

44th American Film Festival wraps up with top prizes for debut films.

10/09/2018

Focus

Raging against the dying of the art

Euronews meets the last Feathermaster of Paris, Eric Charles-Donatien, always in demand from the fashion houses, but keen to ensure he is not the last of his kind in the French capital.

10/09/2018

France

Paris knife attack: What we know so far

Seven people have been wounded, four seriously, after a man armed with an iron bar and knife went on a violent rampage in Paris on Sunday.

10/09/2018

France

The French McDonald's beloved by its staff

There's a McDonald's in France that is so popular, its staff started a campaign to stop it closing

07/09/2018

Economy

French tax reform gets green light

French tax reform gets green light

04/09/2018

France

Hulot resignation forces Macron's third reshuffle

Hulot resignation forces Macron's third reshuffle

04/09/2018

Cult

30th VISA Pour L'image photo exhibition

This year the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar and the war in Yemen are marked out as the worst examples of suffering that currently shame our world.

03/09/2018

Earth News

Just opened: foodie hotspots in Paris

Tried and tested: the coolest places to grab a bite in the French capital this season

03/09/2018

Cult

Blues and gospel diva Liz McComb explores the world of symphony orchestra

To commemorate that slavery started around 400 years ago in the USA, blues and gospel diva Liz McComb wants to bring together the musical heritage of her ancestors, like blues, gospel and jazz, and blend it with that of classical music, a music genre rooted in white European culture.

31/08/2018

France

59 migrants previously stranded at sea on Aquarius land in France

They are primarily from Sudan, with some also coming from Somalia, Eritrea and Chad.

31/08/2018

France

French actor Gerard Depardieu denies rape allegations

French actor Gerard Depardieu denies rape allegations

30/08/2018