Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
Paris (France) (AFP) - The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched ...
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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Shein set to open first physical store in Paris
Paris (AFP) - Controversial online fast-fashion seller Shein will open its first bricks and mortar store in the world in ...
New Picasso portrait unveiled at Paris auction house
Paris (AFP) - A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one of his lovers was revealed on Thursday after ...
Iconic Paris hotel Lutetia taken over by Mandarin Oriental
Paris (AFP) - The historic Lutetia hotel in Paris, occupied by the Nazis during World War II and after liberation ...
Thousands stranded as massive WWII bomb blocks Paris train station
Paris (AFP) - The unearthing of a 500-kilogramme World War II bomb near tracks outside Paris on Friday halted traffic ...
Paris ‘flying taxis’ scheme misses Olympic debut
Saint-Cyr-l’École (France) (AFP) - Flying taxis could whisk passengers across Paris or help with emergency medical care from December, operators ...
Expect more product placement at Olympics, says IOC
Paris (AFP) - The Olympics is set to feature more and more high-profile product placement in a major departure from ...
France quietly catches rivals in battle for data centre supremacy
Paris (AFP) - At the end of a narrow suburban street north of Paris, a giant structure shrouded in a ...
Paris shops, restaurants say Olympics hammering business
Paris (AFP) - Paris shops, restaurants, bars and clubs are facing an "unprecedented slump in business and footfall", trade groups ...
Have poor and troubled Paris suburbs won Olympic gold?
Saint-Denis (France) (AFP) - Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris ...
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