Ballet Dancers Down Tutus in Longest Strike Ever at Paris Opera
Paris Opera has lost more than $13.3 million in a month-long strike by ballet dancers fighting to cling onto pension rights that date back to the “Sun King” Louis XIV.
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No Christmas at Notre Dame, as Fire Forces Mass Into Exile
Notre Dame Cathedral is unable to host Christmas services for the first time since the French Revolution, because the Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year’s fire.
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Process Can Begin of Pulling Out of Paris Accord
For more than two years President Trump has talked about pulling the United States out of the landmark Paris climate agreement. Starting Monday he finally can do something about it.
Read moreTime Is Money: Paris Thief Swipes $840K Watch From Japanese Man’s Wrist
A Japanese man who stepped out of his Paris hotel for a cigarette was robbed of his $840,000 Swiss watch by a thief who snatched it off his wrist, police sources said Tuesday.
Read moreJeff Koons ‘Saddened’ by French Resistance to His Giant Tulips
American pop artist Jeff Koons said Tuesday he was “saddened” by the negative reaction in France to a controversial sculpture he had gifted to Paris after the 2015 terror attacks on the city.
Read moreParis Celebrates Its Liberation From Nazis, 75 Years on
Paris celebrated the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago on Sunday, unleashing an eruption of kissing, dancing, tears and gratitude.
Read moreEpstein Rape Probe
The chief Paris prosecutor announced Friday that he will investigate the rape of minors, age 15 and older, as well as other charges linked to the case of the late wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Paris Downplays Notre Dame Lead-Poisoning Fears
Paris officials on Tuesday downplayed the risk of lead poisoning from the massive fire that tore through Notre Dame cathedral in April, as tests continue to show worrying levels of the toxic metal at nearby schools.
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Notre Dame’s Melted Lead Prompts Deep Clean for Schools
The city of Paris has ordered a deep cleaning for schools nearest to Notre Dame, whose lead roof melted away in the cathedral’s devastating fire in April.
Read moreParis Prosecutor: No Sign Notre Dame Fire of Criminal Origin
The Paris prosecutor’s office says that there is no evidence from a preliminary investigation to suggest that a fire that destroyed large parts of Notre Dame Cathedral was criminal.
Read moreEiffel Tower Closed Down After Intruder Tries to Climb Up
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated and closed down on Monday after a man began scaling the Paris monument, eventually stopping his climb near the top but apparently refusing to come down.
Read moreScuffles Break Out at May Day Rally in Paris
French protesters and police clashed briefly in Paris as thousands of people gather for a May Day march. Demonstrators were arrested at several rallies in Russia and workers’ celebrations were held around the world.
Read morePolice Official: Short-Circuit Likely Caused Notre Dame Fire
Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, a police official said Thursday, as France paid a daylong tribute to the firefighters who saved the world-renowned landmark.
Read more66 Minutes: The Frantic Race to Save Notre Dame
Fueled by a lattice of centuries-old timbers, the fire moved hungrily across Notre Dame’s rooftop toward the cathedral’s iconic spire. It belched yellow smoke, spitting out gritty particles of wood, stone, lead and iron and wanted more. Far below, their vision obscured by fumes and tears, firefighters, priests and municipal workers passed treasures hand-to-hand, hoping the speed of desperation could outrun the flames.
Read moreOfficial: Notre Dame Faced ‘Chain-Reaction Collapse’ in Fire
Notre Dame Cathedral would have burned to the ground in a “chain-reaction collapse” had firefighters not moved as rapidly as they did to battle the blaze racing through the beloved landmark building, a French government official said Wednesday.
Read more$1 Billion Already Raised to Rebuild Notre Dame After Fire
Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the French president set a five-year deadline to get the work done.
Read moreApartment Inferno Kills 10; Deadliest Paris Fire Since 2005
Paris’ deadliest fire in over a decade claimed at least 10 lives Tuesday, sending fleeing residents to the roof and clambering across balconies as flames rapidly engulfed their nine-story apartment building.
Read moreBody Found in Rubble Brings Toll to 4 in Paris Bakery Blast
Paris Fire Department said rescuers have found a woman’s body under the rubble of a bakery in Paris that was blown apart by a powerful explosion, bringing the overall death toll to four.
Read more2 French Policemen Accused of Raping Tourist Go on Trial
Two anti-gang French policemen are going on trial on charges of gang-raping a Canadian tourist at Paris police headquarters.
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