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The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Paris breathes easier as refuse workers’ strike called off and rubbish cleared

City is cleaner, though not yet entirely clean, after three-week strike ends but union threatens more action

The Guardian - UK

Beware of sudden protests in central Paris which could turn violent, Britons heading to France warned

Britons warned of potential of violent protests in central Paris

Evening Standard

Clean up begins as Paris rubbish collectors suspend work stoppage

Refuse collectors in Paris on Wednesday suspended a three-week strike that has seen thousands of tonnes of rubbish pile up on the streets of the French capital.

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Cambridge museum to surrender 19th century painting stolen by Nazis

The 1862 work La Ronde Enfantine depicts a forest scene and was stolen from Robert Bing’s apartment in occupied Paris because he was a Jew.

The Independent UK

Cambridge museum should give looted painting to Jewish owner’s family – panel

The Spoliation Advisory Panel found the oil landscape by French realist Gustave Courbet was seized from Robert Bing in occupied Paris in 1941.

The Independent UK

Jason Smyth announces his retirement after glittering career

Paralympic gold medal winner brings curtain down on his career after 17-year unbeaten record

Belfast Live

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth calls time on his monumental career

Smyth saved the best until last, winning the 100m in Tokyo against Algeria’s Skander Djamil Athmani, the fastest qualifier for the final, by .01 of a second

Irish Mirror

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London copes better than rivals with less vacant office space recorded

Leading global cities are continuing to feel the hit from the pandemic’s home working boom, but research shows London’s office sector is faring better than in New York and Paris.

Evening Standard

Paris Trash Strike Ends, Smaller Pension Protest Turnout

Sanitation workers in Paris are set to return to work Wednesday amid heaps of trash that piled up over their weekslong strike as protests against French President Emmanuel Marcon's controversial pension bill appeared to be winding down. Trash mounds of up to 10,000 tons along the French capital’s streets —…

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Charles III Makes World Debut as Tour Starts in Germany

Britain’s new king will make his debut on the world stage Wednesday, three days later and 550 miles (885 kilometers) northeast of where he had intended. Although King Charles III will be greeted with a hearty “willkommen” in Berlin rather than “bienvenue” in Paris, his goals remain the same: to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris trash strike ends, smaller pension protest turnout

Paris authorities are cleaning up debris from the French capital's streets following fresh anti-pension reform protests that appear to be winding down, as striking sanitation workers are set to return to work

The Independent UK

Berthe Morisot, Shaping Impressionism at the Dulwich Picture Gallery review: a phenomenal show

The painter, who helped shape Impressionism, was at the centre of the Paris art world at its most exciting

Evening Standard

France approves algorithmic video surveillance to safeguard Olympics

France has legalised the use of intelligent video surveillance for major events including the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics – despite warnings the technology is a blatant breach of privacy that violates civil liberties.

Radio France Internationale

IAEA chief warns of ‘increasing’ military activity at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived on Wednesday for a visit to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, where he warned of “increasing” military activity around the plant. He added that the UN nuclear watchdog was working on a plan of “realistic measures” to…

France 24

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Sugar traps put damper on cockroaches' sex life

PARIS - Humans using sugar in cockroach traps has inadvertently led to female roaches being turned off by the sugary "gifts" males use to entice them into mating.

Radio France Internationale

Protests continue as French government rejects talks proposal on pension reform

The French government rejected demands Tuesday for a "pause" in pension reform plans to allow for a mediation period. This as clashes with law enforcement, skirmishes, and other acts of vandalism marred demonstrations against pension reform in several cities, including Paris.

France 24

French prosecutors raid banks in tax fraud case

Five of France's biggest banks are facing scrutiny in an ongoing investigation into possible tax fraud. BNP Paribas and Société Générale were among the lenders whose Paris offices have been raided by French prosecutors. They're accused of helping facilitate tax avoidance related to dividend payments. Also in the show -…

The Guardian - UK

French protesters and police clash in marches against pension changes

Police use teargas and water cannon against hooded protesters on the margins in some cities

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Prosecutors raid French banks in multi-billion-euro tax fraud investigation

French authorities have raided the Paris offices of five banks suspected of tax fraud as part of a widening European investigation of a scheme that allowed investors to avoid paying billions of euros in tax.

Radio France Internationale

Olympics supremos clear return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to competition

Russian and Belarusian athletes took a step closer to taking part in next year's Olympics in Paris after the top brass at the event's ruling body on Tuesday backed plans to allow them to compete in international competitions under a neutral flag.

Newsroom.co.nz

Backstroker happy to stay in the Bay to reach Paris

Emma Godwin aims to be just the second Kiwi female from the provinces to swim at a senior long course world champs, and become an Aquablack. And she's determined to get to the Paris Olympics, but not to move to a big city to do so.

The Independent UK

Brueghel work found in dim French TV room sells for $845,000

One of Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s largest known works, whose discovery behind the television room door of a house in northern France amazed the art world, has fetched 780,000 euros ($845,000) at auction in Paris

The Independent UK

French authorities search 5 banks in Paris in tax fraud case

French prosecutors say authorities have raided the Paris offices of five banks on suspicion of tax fraud

The Independent UK

Into orbit: Sadiq Khan plans London ‘Superloop’ transport route to rival Paris and Tokyo

Unlike Metro line 15 around the French capital, Sadiq Khan’s plan involves seven connecting buses and a break for the Thames

Glasgow Live

The Glasgow park ideal for walkers with its own Paris-style lovelock bridge and waterfall

A short jaunt to the southside is worth the trip for this beautiful park with plenty of exciting food and drink options as well as a garden centre, nature trail and a waterfall.

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