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French ex-army chief in charge of Notre-Dame rebuild dies

A former French army chief in charge of restoring Paris's emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral following a devastating 2019 fire has died during a mountain hike, prosecutors told AFP on Saturday.

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Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here's why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal

The first Olympic Games since the ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic open in a year in France’s capital

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron describes Jane Birkin as ‘French icon’ following death at 76

The singer and actress was found dead at her home in Paris, according to French media

Evening Standard

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Seine to open for public swimming after Paris Olympics, mayor says

Three monitored river bathing zones in the French capital will open in 2025, said the mayor, Anne Hidalgo

The Guardian - UK

Paris city hall 'not worried' riots will affect 2024 Olympics

Paris city hall has said Monday it is "not worried" about knock-on effects from almost a week of riots on next year's Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is lit

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments and 400 towns over 68 days before the cauldron is lit

The Independent UK

Paris mayor confident that Paris Olympics still on track for 2024

The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says the 2024 Olympics is "on budget and on time". She was responding to concerns expressed recently by a senior Olympics official.

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France unveils security plan for Olympics opening ceremony in central Paris

The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium – instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. The plan is not without risks,…

France 24

Paris Mayor rejects ‘ridiculous’ PSG offer to buy Parc des Princes

Paris Saint-Germain want to secure ownership of the Parc des Princes, their historic home in the capital. But negotiations with Paris city council are at a standstill. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has dismissed the Qatar-owned club's reported 38-million-euro offer.

Radio France Internationale

The city that pioneered electric scooters will take them off the street—and big rental operators are fuming

Lime, Dott, and Tier Mobility SE all said they believed Paris officials deliberately designed a referendum that seemed guaranteed to result in a ban.

Fortune

Rental e-scooters banned in Paris after residents vote overwhelmingly against the service

E-scooter schemes have not been without controversy

Bristol Post

Paris bans e-scooters in landmark vote

Roughly 15,000 electric scooters will be removed from Parisian streets

The Independent UK

Overwhelming vote to ban e-scooters in Paris after mini-referendum

Around 15,000 e-scooters could vanish from central Paris at the end of August

Evening Standard

Parisians Massively Vote to Banish for-Hire E-scooters

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets. The 15,000 opinion-dividing mini-machines are now expected to vanish from central Paris at the end of August when the city's contracts with the three operators expire. The question City Hall asked voters in a…

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Paris votes to become first EU capital to ban rental e-scooters

Paris voted overwhelmingly Sunday to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, delivering a blow to operators and a victory for road safety campaigners. But turnout was low.

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Parisians overwhelmingly vote to expel e-scooters from their streets

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire e-scooters from their streets, in a mini-referendum the mayor said sent a "very clear message."

The Independent UK

Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital’s ubiquitous for-hire e-scooters from their streets, in a mini-referendum the mayor said sent a “very clear message.”

France 24

Parisians vote to ban self-service e-scooter rentals from French capital

Parisians voted Sunday in a referendum to ban self-service e-scooter rentals in the French capital. While they have become commonplace since they were first introduced in 2018, a rising accident toll has hardened attitudes towards the "trottinette".

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The Independent UK

No more room for vroom? Paris votes on banishing e-scooters

The wheels may be about to come off Paris’ experiment with for-hire electric scooters

France 24

'A polarised debate': Paris to vote on banning self-service e-scooters

Self-service e-scooters have become commonplace on the streets of Paris since they were first introduced five years ago, but irresponsible use and a rising accident toll have hardened city hall’s attitude towards the popular mode of transport. On April 2 residents in the capital will vote on whether to ban…

Evening Standard

Macron v the masses — will the president survive as Paris burns?

Just how long can Emmanuel Macron ignore the fury over his pension changes? Agnès Poirier reports

The Independent UK

Paris aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditioners

The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners

Radio France Internationale

Striking Paris garbage collectors ordered to clear 7,000 tonnes of rubbish

Striking refuse collectors are set to be forced to remove thousands of tonnes of rotting rubbish on Parisian streets after a top policeman took charge of the clean-up.

The Guardian - UK

The ratpocalypse: why Paris is awash with vermin – and the mayor isn’t stepping in

Refuse collectors in France have downed tools as part of the countrywide protests against pension changes, leaving the capital full of rubbish and rodents

France 24

Rubbish piles up in streets of Paris as France’s pension battle enters final stretch

A protracted strike by rubbish collectors has added a new twist to France’s festering dispute over pension reform as the battle over President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular reform enters a make-or-break week with tonnes of uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.

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