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Gustave Eiffel: French Tower Builder Who Sparked Skyscraper Frenzy

French engineer and entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel will forever be remembered for building the much-loved tower that has dominated the Paris skyline for over a century.

International Business Times

Road to Paris starts Down Under for Italian superstar

Two-time world time trial champion Filippo Ganna is heading Down Under for the Adelaide road races as part of his preparations for the Paris Olympics.

AAP

Elliott Erwitt obituary

American photographer and member of Magnum who captured celebrities, politicians and the incongruities of life in his work

The Guardian - UK

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If e-scooter riders are breaking the law, it's mostly because they don't know what it says

Paris has become the first European capital to outlaw rental e-scooters. Deputy mayor David Belliard has said the ban, which came into effect on September 1 2023, is about opting for peace on the city’s streets: “We’re choosing to simplify and declutter the public space.”

The Conversation

A wildcat strike shuts down English Channel rail services, causing misery for Christmas travelers

The train operator Eurostar says it's canceling all trains to and from London starting at noon Thursday “until further notice” due to a wildcat strike by the staff of Eurotunnel

The Independent UK

Year in review: top 10 design stories of 2023, as selected by Wallpaper* design editor Rosa Bertoli

With her top 10 design stories of 2023, Bertoli whisks us to (possibly) the world’s most beautiful office and behind the scenes of Rhianna’s Super Bowl halftime show set

Wallpaper

100 years on, Hotel San Régis continues to glisten with Golden Age glamour

Hotel San Régis is the discreet and luxurious Paris bolthole to bookmark for your next travel to the French capital

Wallpaper

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More than 570,000 'starving' as Gaza Strip faces risk of famine, UN report says

More than half a million people in Gaza are starving due to insufficient food entering the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, a UN report said Thursday. Earlier, the UN's human rights office said it has received reports that Israeli troops "summarily killed" at least 11 unarmed Palestinians…

France 24

Controversy lingers as Paris Olympics push ahead with surfing tower

Paris Olympics organizers face opposition from the International Surfing Association over the construction of a tower at the surfing venue in Tahiti. Despi...

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Paris Olympics chief defends prices and insists tickets are cheaper than London

The head of the Paris Olympics, Tony Estanguet, has hit back at Sebastian Coe’s comments that tickets are too expensive by claiming they are cheaper than London 2012

The Guardian - UK

New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti blowing up again as problem issue for Paris Olympic organizers

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti

The Independent UK

Football for free: will Paris FC’s brave policy raise profile of women’s game?

Club estimate scheme will lose them €1m as it includes the men’s team too but the women have already set an attendance record

The Guardian - UK

Paris hotels angry over tourist tax hike ahead of Olympics

Paris hoteliers are furious over a government plan to triple the tax paid by visitors on nights at hotels next year when the capital hosts the Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

A Rwandan doctor gets 24-year prison sentence in France for his role in the 1994 genocide

A Rwandan doctor has been sentenced by a Paris court to 24 years in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide in his home country

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Gérard Depardieu accused of rape by Spanish journalist

Spanish journalist and author says French star assaulted her during an interview in Paris

France 24

Netanyahu rules out Gaza ceasefire until 'elimination' of Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday there would be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip until the "elimination" of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The announcement came as Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was in Cairo for talks aimed at brokering a new truce. A UN Security Council vote on…

AAP

Para paddling star McGrath to be tested by Paris wind

Curtis McGrath is looking to continue his kayak domination at the Paris Paralympics but says conditions on the course could prove tricky for paddlers.

International Business Times

Paris Hotels Angry Over Tourist Tax Hike Ahead Of Olympics

Paris hoteliers were up in arms on Tuesday over a government plan to triple the tax paid by visitors on nights at hotels next year when the capital hosts the Olympics.

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Gérard Depardieu accused of rape by Spanish journalist and author

Ruth Baza, 51, said previous allegations against Depardieu provoked ‘flashes’ of memory of alleged 30-year-old assault

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Jake Paul partners with USA Boxing to build interest ahead of Paris Olympics

USA Boxing is turning to one of the sport’s most popular figures, Jake Paul, to boost excitement going into the 2024 Summer Olympics.

France 24

French Jews speak out amid rising anti-Semitism

Since the October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's crushing response in the Gaza Strip, more than 1,500 anti-Semitic acts have been recorded in France – three times as many as in the whole of 2022. For many French Jews, this outpouring of hatred has awakened a feeling of vulnerability. We…

The Guardian - UK

In a flat in Paris, my Christmas tree speaks of friends, nature – and snowy Ohio winters

Even if you live far from your childhood home, wrestling a tree back through crowded city streets can bring as much joy as ever, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

Radio France Internationale

Athletics supremo Coe hits out at high ticket prices at Paris Olympics

Organisers of next year's Olympic Games in Paris were under pressure on Tuesday to reconsider the cost of tickets during the two-week extravaganza following a warning from top athletics administrator Sebastian Coe that high prices could leave embarrassing gaps in stadiums.

France 24

Multimillion selling Japanese rock star Yoshiki talks about his musical mission

As he presents his first film "Under the Sky" in Paris and prepares to launch his fashion line, Japanese superstar Yoshiki speaks to Eve Jackson about being both a heavy metal rock god selling out arenas since the 1980s with his group X Japan, as well as a classical composer…

France 24

UN Security Council vote on ceasefire resolution delayed again as talks continue

The UN Security Council delayed a vote on a ceasefire resolution for a second time on Tuesday, with the vote –originally scheduled for yesterday – now set for Wednesday. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched a spate of attacks on cargo ships and tankers in the Red Sea in recent…

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