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Police respond to hostage situation in Paris

A hostage situation is taking place in Paris in the 10th arrondissement. Police are at the scene and said the incident does not appear to be terror-related.

12/06/2018

France

An early painting by Vincent Van Gogh has sold for more than € 7m

The "Women Mending Nets in the Dunes" was bought by an American collector. A bidding war pushed the price above its estimate of € 3m-€ 5m

05/06/2018

France

An unidentified dinosaur sells for over 2 million Euros at Paris Aucti

An unnamed French art collector has bought the relic and it's understood he'll be presenting it to the public

05/06/2018

France

Two illegal migrant camps are being cleared in Paris

They'll be going to various shelters in and around Paris

04/06/2018

France

Police clear Paris migrant camp

Riot police stood by as hundreds of migrants were moved from the camp and escorted to temporary shelters

30/05/2018

France

Paris police don pyjamas for protest over working conditions

Demonstrators said their long hours would soon force them to sleep at work.

29/05/2018

France

Libya's rival leaders agree to hold elections in December

The breakthrough came at an international conference in Paris

29/05/2018

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Migrant climbs an apartment block in Paris to save a dangling boy

Mamoudou Gassama is to be made a French citizen

28/05/2018

France

Immigrant who saved child from balcony fall given path to citizenship

An immigrant was dubbed the ‘Spider-Man of Paris’ after climbing a building to save a four-year old child that was clinging from the outside of a fourth-floor balcony. Now President Emmanuel Macron has begun the process of making him a French citizen.

28/05/2018

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VivaTech conference: SeaBubbles flying taxi on La Seine River in Paris

SeaBubbles, a ground-breaking flying taxi that operates on water, zoomed across the River Seine in Paris on Wednesday, ahead of the VivaTech conference, which brings together tech CEOs and startups from around the world.

23/05/2018

Living

Exploring Taste of Paris, the festival of gastronomy in Paris

We tour the festival of flavours and meet the best Chefs in the French capital beneath the glass dome of the Grand Palais.

21/05/2018

Living

Specialty coffee is taking Paris by storm

What is specialty coffee and how has it become the most trendy drink in the French capital?

17/05/2018

France

Paris attack: arrests in Strasbourg

Focus of inquiry into ISIL-claimed fatal stabbing switches to eastern French city

14/05/2018

France

Eyewitnesses describe the panic as the Paris stabbings unfolded

A man killed a 29-year-old in the French capital's Opera district on Saturday and wounded four others, before being shot dead by police.

13/05/2018

France

French anti-terror unit to investigate Paris knife attack

An assailant shouting "Allah Akbar" killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.

13/05/2018

France

Gilliam's 'Quixote' heads to Cannes

The film has been dogged by disaster since Gilliam first decided to bring Cervante's novel to the big screen 20 years ago

09/05/2018

United Kingdom

Top European cities to study in

These are the best cities in Europe to be a student

09/05/2018

France

Paris museum opens its doors to nudists

Naturists described the development as a breakthrough in one of the world's cultural capitals

06/05/2018

France

Watch: Students at Paris occupation caused thousands of euros worth of damage, says university president

Damage to the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris after a student occupation will cost hundreds of thousands of euros to repair, according to its president.

21/04/2018

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Parisians enjoy summer temperatures in the middle of spring

Visitors enjoyed cones of ice cream while they sun bathed in Paris' parks, as temperatures soared on Wednesday.

19/04/2018