France braces for holiday travel chaos amid pensions strike
December 21, 2019 | 10:36
Cancelled trains, packed roads, frazzled nerves: Travellers scrambled across France on Friday (Dec 20) to begin Christmas vacations upended by a weeks-long transport strike over a pensions overhaul that unions have vowed to defeat.
France braces for holiday misery as pension strike persists
December 14, 2019 | 09:09
French commuters endured a ninth day of public transport strikes on Friday (Dec 13), with little relief expected in coming days as unions vow to keep up their protest against a pension overhaul through the holidays unless the government backs down.
Tens of thousands march in France to protest femicide levels
November 24, 2019 | 20:35
Tens of thousands marched in Paris on Saturday (Nov 23) calling for an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been killed by current or former partners this year.
Victoria's Secret to cancel annual fashion show
November 23, 2019 | 13:00
US lingerie brand Victoria's Secret said it was cancelling its annual fashion show which usually draws millions of TV viewers, saying it was shifting its marketing strategy following criticism and weak financial results.
Heavy snow leaves one dead, 300,000 homes without power in France
November 16, 2019 | 09:50
Heavy snowfall across a large swath of southeast France has left one person dead and cut power to some 300,000 homes, with icy conditions snarling train and road traffic Friday (Nov 15).
Paris launches works on 2024 Olympic village
November 05, 2019 | 10:26
The French government on Monday (Nov 4) launched construction on a massive project to build from scratch the village for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, a development that aims to reinvigorate the poorest area in the country.
33 hurt as Paris-London bus overturns in France
November 04, 2019 | 14:52
Thirty-three people were injured on Sunday (Nov 3), at least four seriously, when a Paris-London bus with passengers from nine countries overturned in northern France, local authorities said.
Paris thief swipes US$840,000 watch from Japanese man's wrist
October 09, 2019 | 10:30
A Japanese man who stepped out of his Paris hotel for a cigarette was robbed of his US$840,000 Swiss watch by a thief who snatched it off his wrist, police sources said Tuesday (Oct 8).
'Moment of truth' at key UN climate summit
September 24, 2019 | 09:09
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Some 60 world leaders convene on Monday (Sep 23) for a UN summit on "climate emergency" aimed at reinvigorating the faltering Paris agreement, at a time when mankind is releasing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than at any time in history.
Paris Tutankhamun show sets new record with 1.42m visitors
September 23, 2019 | 14:01
A blockbuster Tutankhamun show set a new all-time French record on Sunday (Sep 22), with 1.42 million visitors flocking to see the exhibition in Paris, the organisers said.
Notre-Dame works resume in Paris after lead scare
August 20, 2019 | 09:36
French workers on Monday (Aug 19) resumed efforts to secure the cathedral of Notre-Dame following the devastating April fire, after a three-week pause due to the risk of lead contamination.
Paris launches Notre-Dame lead decontamination work
August 14, 2019 | 09:04
French workers on Tuesday (Aug 13) began efforts to remove lead from the area around Notre-Dame cathedral which was contaminated by the devastating April fire, sparking public health concerns and forcing the suspension of restoration work.
French NGO files lawsuit over lead risks from Notre-Dame blaze
July 30, 2019 | 08:00
A French environmental group said Monday that it had filed a lawsuit accusing officials of failing to move quickly to contain the risks of lead contamination after the fire that ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris in April.
Paris braces for record heat as Europe scorched again
July 23, 2019 | 16:37
Parisians were on Monday (Jul 22) bracing for potentially the hottest ever temperature in the French capital this week as a new heatwave blasted into northern Europe that could set records in several countries.
In Paris, cars forced to make way for the two-wheel revolution
July 13, 2019 | 15:46
With the wind rushing through their hair, they zip past on bikes, electric scooters and mono-wheels, effortlessly passing lines of hot-and-bothered drivers stuck in the endless Paris traffic.
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