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A poetic journey with "Ciboulette" at the Opéra Comique in Paris

Back on the stage of the Opéra Comique in Paris, is “Ciboulette”, an operetta Reynaldo Hahn composed in 1923. Intended as a nostalgic homage to

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Firefighters are still battling a warehouse fire outside Paris that has been raging since Friday afternoon. Roads and train lines were closed for

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Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had his four-match domestic suspension reduced to three games by the French league. The 33-year-old was

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Nokia has confirmed that it intends to acquire the ailing French telecom company Alcatel-Lucent. The Finnish firm has got its sights set on becoming

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Barcelona will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-2 draw against Sevilla in la Liga when they take on Paris Saint Germain in the first

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Paris Saint Germain and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been banned for four League One games following a foul-mouthed outburst about match

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The French government is promising to hunt down hackers who knocked out channels belonging to a French TV station and posted material on its social

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A major Parisian exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a look at the monumental impact Napoleon had on the life

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In what it does best, Paris’ Grand Palais is showcasing one of the most comprehensive displays of works by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Appointed

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The French topflight is one of Europe’s most fiercely fought contests this season and Paris Saint Germain kept themselves one point clear at the top

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The number of vehicles clogging up the roads in Paris was sharply reduced on Monday due to anti-pollution measures, according to the authorities. The

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The Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week was living proof that Hedi Slimane’s rebranding of the iconic Paris fashion house was the best thing

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A pop-up brasserie named after Chanel’s founder Coco, whose real name was Gabrielle, was the latest creation by Karl Lagerfeld to show off his

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Paris Fashion Week is also a chance for newcomers to show their latest collections. Thirty-eight-year old Christophe Guillarmé has always had a soft

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Four people, including a policewoman, have been detained over suspected links to the deadly attacks that brought terror to Paris in January. One man

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Dior Paris fashion Week and Belgian designer Raf Simons took inspiration from the 1970s for his latest Dior Autumn-Winter

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