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France

Vive le Tour! With young winner Pogačar, thrilling race defies virus

For towns and villages across France the Tour was a liberating and invigorating experience against the sombre backdrop of the pandemic.

21/09/2020

Musica

Perpetual Music: Rolando Villazón and Renaud Capuçon mesmerise Paris

Rolex Perpetual Music is a concert series designed to help performers during the difficult time caused by the pandemic. Musica takes a trip to Paris' wonderful Palais Garnier to see the third and final concert in the series.

17/09/2020

France

Former athletics chief Lamine Diack jailed over corruption charges

The guilty verdict in a Paris court represented a spectacular fall from grace for the 87-year-old Diack, who was the powerful head of the IAAF from 1999-2015.

16/09/2020

Cult

Art Paris spring fair finally goes ahead

57,000 art lovers attended and around 900 artists had their work displayed as the Art Paris art fair finally went ahead at the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées after initial cancellation and an online version.

15/09/2020

World News

Annual MIPIM Awards Ceremony honours some of the world's best hotels

Four hotels based in Europe and beyond will find out if they are to be crowned the winner of the best hotel and tourism resort award

15/09/2020

France

Yellow Vests stage comeback with protests across France

In Paris, where police used tear gas after some protesters left an authorised route, a car and rubbish bins were also set on fire.

12/09/2020

Travel News

Notre-Dame's crypt reopens after 18 months with Victor Hugo exhibition

The crypt is the first site situated close to the cathedral to reopen since the fire of April 2019 destroyed the spire and much of Notre-Dame's roof.

10/09/2020

France

Coronavirus: France declares Paris and Marseille 'at-risk zones'

The French health service has made the move after a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections in the country's two largest cities.

14/08/2020

World News

Football's Champions League resumes tonight with knockout tournament

It's the biggest club level prize in European football. Here's what you need to know.

12/08/2020

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Paris Plages opens with floating cinema on the Seine

With an unusual alternative to indoor movie theatres in the time of COVID-19, Paris Plages has this year opened with an open-air cinema set on the banks of the River Seine.

19/07/2020

France

Watch: France honours COVID-19 frontline heroes on Bastille Day

There may be masks and cutbacks to the celebrations but Bastille Day festivities are still going ahead in France.

14/07/2020

France

Notre Dame cathedral: Spire to be rebuilt exactly as it was

The French President had initially suggested a modern architectural touch could be added to the edifice but ruled that the spire's reconstruction should be faithful to the 19th century design.

10/07/2020

France

Thousands march in Paris to celebrate gay pride and protest violence

Thousands marched in Paris to for pride. They also protested police violence and demanded more political actions to support marginalised communities.

04/07/2020

France

Green wave as environmentalists win key French cities

It came amid a record abstention rate of 59% across the country.

28/06/2020

France

Hundreds overlook virus rules to mark France's summer music festival

After months of silence, the French capital's streets were packed at the weekend for the annual Fête de la musique — even though some people flouted coronavirus rules.

22/06/2020

France

Black Lives Matter: Tear gas fired as thousands defy ban on gatherings

Despite gatherings of more than 10 people remain banned in Paris, thousands took to the streets to protest against police brutality on Saturday.

13/06/2020

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French police throw handcuffs away in protest at claims of racism

Police in Bordeaux throw handcuffs away in an angry gesture while others protested in Paris against the government's response to mounting criticism of police violence and racism.

12/06/2020

Spain

Prado and Versailles among Europe's museums to re-open to visitors

The Prado in Madrid and Palace of Versailles were able to re-open on Saturday after coronavirus lockdowns in Spain and France were loosened.

06/06/2020

France

Notre Dame forecourt opens to public after long cleanup

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo described this moment as a "renaissance". Restoration works will continue at least until 2024.

31/05/2020

France

In pictures: how have French cities changed amid the pandemic?

Two weeks since France began easing its strict lockdown measures, life is still very far from "normal". Browse through the photographs to see how the coronavirus pandemic is influencing life in France's biggest cities.

23/05/2020