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Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the Olympics
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoA French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday and the attacker was...
France's annual Bastille Day parade highlights Olympic flame relay, D-Day landings
France 24 via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoFrance traditionally celebrates its annual national holiday marking the storming of the Bastille and...
Simon Calder reveals how to get a travel bargain during the Olympics – as tourists shun Paris this...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoAir France says “traffic to and from the French capital [is] lagging behind other major...national...
Fire at France's Rouen cathedral extinguished
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoThe fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city Rouen has been extinguished, local fire services said, with no...
Paris Police Are Cracking Down on Counterfeit Luxury Goods Ahead of the Olympics
Robb Report via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoThe Seine-Saint-Denis suburb, for example, is where the..., police have previously voiced concerns...
France's sports minister takes dip in Seine in boost for Olympics organisers
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoThe 46-year-old former tennis champion was accompanied by para-triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant, who...
Motor Racing Was an Olympic Sport 124 Years Ago. Here’s What It Was Like.
Robb Report via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoThe big car race of the 1900 Games was from Paris to Toulouse and back. All the major races of the...
My son and I spend half the year in France. His biggest culture shocks are the Coca-Cola, the gas...
INSIDER via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoCoca-Cola is better in France, Dr. Pepper is worse If there is one thing all three of us agree on,...
Seine met swimming standards for past several days, Paris says ahead of Olympics
France 24 via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThe Seine has been clean enough to swim for most of the past 12 days, Paris city hall said Friday,...
Poop protests and political turmoil: Paris facing many messes as Olympics nears
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoAmid complaints about ticket prices, a 2023 poll suggested that 44% of residents in and around Paris...