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Missing for 80 years, Holocaust victim's artwork is finally returning to Paris: Works by the early 20th-century Jewish artist Ary Arcadie Lochakov are being sent ...
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Missing for 80 years, Holocaust victim's artwork is finally returning to ...
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Waiters race for glory as Paris revives century-old tradition: Some 200 aproned competitors will take their places on the starting blocks Sunday for a tradition ...
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Waiters race for glory as Paris revives century-old tradition
Quick Glance: Parisian Waiter Race Before Olympic Games
  • Paris revives 110-year-old waiter race ahead of the Olympic Games.

  • Waiters and waitresses serve as crucial ambassadors for the French hospitality sector.

  • The race signifies Paris' readiness for the upcoming Olympics.

  • Highlighting the significance of cafes and restaurants in Parisian life.
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France will help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines, Macron says: President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would help Brazil develop nuclear ...
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France will help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines, Macron says
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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in ...
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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks
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French far-right leader Bardella: ‘My heart leans toward Trump’ in U.S. presidential race
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French far-right leader Bardella: ‘My heart leans toward Trump’ in U.S ...
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Will Paris really host the first gender-equal Games?: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it had achieved full gender parity for the first time ...
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Will Paris really host the first gender-equal Games?
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Cargo ship lost power before colliding with Baltimore bridge; 1 body recovered: A massive container ship lost power early Tuesday before crashing into the ...
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Cargo ship lost power before colliding with Baltimore bridge; 1 body ...
Quick Glance: Wife of Baltimore bridge collapse survivor reveals workers' situation during tragedy
  • The wife of a construction worker who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse describes it as a miracle that he survived as he cannot swim.

  • Julio Cervantes was one of eight construction workers on the bridge when the Dali cargo ship crashed into a support pillar, causing the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River.

  • Search teams successfully located two individuals in the Port of Baltimore related to the bridge collapse incident.

  • President Joe Biden has committed to rebuilding the bridge promptly, with the National Transportation Safety Board conducting an investigation into the incident.
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Paris museum takes visitors back 150 years to Impressionism's birth: The Orsay Museum in Paris is marking 150 years of Impressionism from Tuesday with an ...
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Paris museum takes visitors back 150 years to Impressionism's birth
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Manatee cow finds new home, pressure to breed, in French zoo: A Paris zoo has welcomed a young manatee cow from a zoo in central France, hoping it will breed ...
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Manatee cow finds new home, pressure to breed, in French zoo
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Notre-Dame rebuild 'meeting deadline and budget': Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on December 8th ...
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Notre-Dame rebuild 'meeting deadline and budget'
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group: France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday ...
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group
Quick Glance: France Increases Terror Alert After Deadly Attack in Russia
  • France's government increased its security alert posture to the highest level on Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and Islamic State's claim of responsibility.

  • President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency security meeting after Friday's attack in a Moscow suburb killed over 130 people and was claimed by an Islamic State affiliate.

  • France was already on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this year, expected to draw millions of visitors. Security concerns are notably high for the opening ceremony on July 26, with boats on the Seine River and large crowds watching from the embankments.

  • The country has been previously targeted by deadly Islamic State attacks, such as the Bataclan theatre massacre in 2015 where extremists shot concertgoers and held hostages for hours. French forces have also taken action against extremists in other regions.
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Olympic Flame lghting ceremony to take place on April 16: The Olympic Flame lighting ceremony ahead of the Paris Olympic Games will take place at the ancient ...
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Olympic Flame lghting ceremony to take place on April 16
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Comment: France threatens to become a risk for Europe: The French deficit for 2023 is 5.5 percent, well above estimates. Now President Macron's lax budget policy ...
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Comment: France threatens to become a risk for Europe
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Flying bells and giant omelettes: 8 ways the French celebrate Easter: Food, drink, family gatherings and egg hunts all feature at Easter in France - plus some ...
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Flying bells and giant omelettes: 8 ways the French celebrate Easter
Quick Glance: Opening Hours Over the Easter Weekend in Germany
  • The Easter weekend in Germany starts on Friday, March 29. Maundy Thursday falls on March 28, while Good Friday is a public holiday.

  • On Holy Saturday, normal opening hours apply. Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are holidays when shops are closed.

  • Schools are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, as well as doctor's offices and pharmacies. Tourist attractions usually have altered opening hours.

  • Public transport operates throughout the holiday period, with a reduced schedule on Sundays.
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Paris houseboats pump sewage onshore to help Olympic swimmers: As Paris races to clean up the River Seine for the Olympics, houseboat owner Stephane Bachot is ...
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Paris houseboats pump sewage onshore to help Olympic swimmers
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Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris apartment sells for $10.8 million: A Paris apartment owned by the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has sold for €10 ...
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Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris apartment sells for $10.8 million
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Conjoined twin who shot to fame in 1996, now married: Conjoined twin Abby Hensel, is married. According to news reports from a number of international media ...
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Conjoined twin who shot to fame in 1996, now married
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Budget deficit: France's government has a financing problem: The French budget deficit is significantly higher than expected. Domestic political pressure on ...
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Budget deficit: France's government has a financing problem
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Event caterer Stolzenhoff in Lünen turns 75: "The customers have made us great": Event caterer Stolzenhoff from Lünen also caters for guests in London ...
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Event caterer Stolzenhoff in Lünen turns 75:
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Paris: headscarf dispute - School principal resigns after death threats: At the end of February, a school principal in Paris got into an argument with a student ...
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Paris: headscarf dispute - School principal resigns after death threats
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Medieval Christian misogyny shapes how we judge women today, says scholar: Cambridge talk claims early male writers introduced idea real beauty is within to ...
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Medieval Christian misogyny shapes how we judge women today, says scholar
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Moscow attack raise fresh concerns for Paris Olympics: The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for ...
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Moscow attack raise fresh concerns for Paris Olympics
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SailGP's first day cancelled after dolphins spotted on course: Racing has been abandoned entirely after a dolphin that earlier delayed the start did not move on.
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SailGP's first day cancelled after dolphins spotted on course
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If aliens arrive, how will we talk to them? These experts have some answers: Humans have long been fascinated by how aliens could communicate — it's the plot of ...
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If aliens arrive, how will we talk to them? These experts have some ...
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Olympics 2024: 45,000 volunteers have been selected: Paris 2024: Training has begun for the 45,000 volunteers selected for the Olympic Games ...
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Olympics 2024: 45,000 volunteers have been selected
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98: Laurent de Brunhoff, whose father created the “Babar” series before dying of tuberculosis ...
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98
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Successful auction: Karl Lagerfeld's apartment is no longer for sale: Three, two, one ... off the market. Anyone who would have liked to snatch up the apartment ...
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Successful auction: Karl Lagerfeld's apartment is no longer for sale
Quick Glance: Karl Lagerfeld's Paris Apartment: Auction and Insights
  • Karl Lagerfeld's last Parisian apartment was auctioned for nearly 10 million Swiss Francs.

  • The 260-square-meter apartment on Quai Voltaire was his home with his cat Choupette.

  • The apartment, overlooking the Seine and the Louvre Museum, housed Lagerfeld's carefully curated designer furniture.

  • The auction required a one million Swiss Franc upfront payment, and the anonymous buyer was represented by a lawyer on-site.
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France beefs up cybersecurity ahead of Paris Olympics : With Paris gearing up to host the 2024 Olympics the French armed forces are reviewing their cyber ...
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France beefs up cybersecurity ahead of Paris Olympics
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Ukraine launches strikes on Crimea, claims it hit two Russian warships : Ukraine early on Sunday (Mar 24) launched attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula and ...
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Ukraine launches strikes on Crimea, claims it hit two Russian warships
Quick Glance: 'Massive' Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine and Kyiv; Poland Reports Airspace Violation
  • Russia and Ukraine engaged in deadly aerial attacks, including the seizure of the Ukrainian village of Ivanivske by Russia.

  • Kyiv and Lviv regions were attacked, with Poland raising its military readiness.

  • No casualties or damage were reported, and the city's air defenses intercepted about a dozen missiles.

  • The US and Poland demand explanations from Russia, while Ukraine targeted Russian ships in Crimea.
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France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly removing headscarf
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France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly ...
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Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics: Putin said he would consider the request if it was a serious move to build 'peaceful ...
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Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics
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For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes' historic stadium regains its former lustre: One of France’s most historic sporting venues, the Colombes stadium northwest of ...
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For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes' historic stadium regains its former ...
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'Disturbing': Rough sleepers removed from Paris ahead of Olympics : Hundreds of migrants and rough sleepers have been relocated from Paris to regional ...
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'Disturbing': Rough sleepers removed from Paris ahead of ...
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Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free: France is scrambling to make sure that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe ...
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Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free
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Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been lauding itself for having achieved full ...
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Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?
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Matildas face tough road to maiden Olympic medal in Paris: Already almost certain to be without captain Sam Kerr, Australia have the might of Germany and the USA ...
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Matildas face tough road to maiden Olympic medal in Paris
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Excitement or dread? Public enthusiasm for Olympic Games low in France: The general attitude towards the major sporting event is distinctly unenthusiastic ...
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Excitement or dread? Public enthusiasm for Olympic Games low in France
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow massacre: Deadly attack in Russian concert hall heightens French fears with the Paris Olympics 4 months away.
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow massacre
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Paris: France declares highest security level after attack near Moscow: Following the attack on a concert hall in Moscow that left more than 130 people dead ...
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Paris: France declares highest security level after attack near Moscow