Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban
The River Seine reopened to swimmers on Saturday morning in Paris, allowing people to take a dip in the French capital’s iconic waterway for the first time since 1923.
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A Napoleon From Long Island Meets His Waterloo
An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.
Equatorial Guinea files ICJ case against France over seized Paris mansion
Equatorial Guinea on Friday filed a case with the International Court of Justice against France over a luxury mansion in Paris. Valued at over €100 million, the property, to which Malabo is seeking to regain access, was confiscated by French authoriti…
Should France’s incel threat be treated like terrorism?
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‘We get our river back’: Public swimming returns to Paris’s River Seine
For the first time in more than 100 years, Parisians and visitors will be able to swim legally in the Seine, as three designated swimming areas open on Saturday. Following a €1.4 billion cleanup effort ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, the once-pollu…
Nine in 10 French supermarkets still selling alcohol to underage customers
An undercover investigation has found that major supermarket chains across France are still selling alcohol to minors, breaking the law meant to protect underage drinkers.
China slaps ‘anti-dumping’ taxes of up to 34.9 percent on EU brandy
China has made a final ruling on brandy imports from the European Union saying it would impose “anti-dumping” taxes of up to 34.9 percent on the imports as of Saturday, in a decision likely to embitter relations between the trading partners.
‘Forgotten’ designer of art nouveau Métro entrances to get Paris museum
Fans say opening of museum honouring Hector Guimard, whose work went out of fashion, will right a historic wrongThe “forgotten” designer of Paris’s most iconic Métro station entrances and art nouveau buildings is to be given his rightful place in the c…