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    Notre-Dame fire under control, Macron vows to rebuild

    16 Apr 2019

    Macron expressed relief that “the worst had been avoided” in a blaze that had at one point threatened the entire edifice, and left France in shock over the damage to a building described as the soul of the nation.

    Stay calm

    16 Mar 2020

    Several newspapers have announced that France has shut down all public places ‘non-essential’ to public life including restaurants and cafes, although allowing tobacconists to stay open.

    VIDEO: Paris movie theatre skirts lockdown with alfresco screening

    26 Apr 2020

    "We said to ourselves: ‘If we can no longer show films to an audience inside a Cinema, let’s take away the walls and show films outside’,” organiser Derek Woolfenden told Reuters on Friday, shortly before the screening of 1955 Western "Man Without a Star” starring Kirk Douglas.

    Syrian dancer takes the spookily empty Paris as her canvas amid the coronavirus lockdown

    26 Apr 2020

    ​With the French capital in lockdown for nearly six weeks because of the coronavirus, the 26-year-old had some of the most visited sites in the world to herself.

    Forget Paris when you are in Kolkata

    14 Nov 2019

    Madhav Prasad — jettisoned by a world that’s never tired of touting social uplift as its driving force and the cornerstone of a principled universe — sleeps under a clear sky each day of his life.

    Mona Lisa’s smile now behind extremely protective glass

    09 Oct 2019

    Visitors to the Louvre should have a clearer view of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" after the museum installed a new, more transparent form of bullet-proof glass to protect the world's most famous painting.

    Double amputee girl aged 9 debuts on Paris fashion catwalk

    28 Sep 2019

    Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre from Birmingham walked for a luxury French children's brand in the show high on the Paris landmark Friday and told AFP the experience "makes me feel pretty and special."

    Double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world: report

    16 Dec 2019

    The report, compiled in collaboration with the World Health Organization, said being overweight can no longer be considered a rich country problem, nor undernourishment a preserve of the poor.

    COVID-19: Paris restaurants, cafes partially reopen post-lockdown

    02 Jun 2020

    The city famed for its vibrant cafe society and coffee culture will get some of its pre-lockdown life back as cafes and restaurants partially reopen Tuesday. The Paris City Hall authorized the opening of outside seating areas, but indoors will remain closed to customers until at least June 22.

    Paris Louvre museum to reopen on July 6 after France eases coronavirus lockdown

    30 May 2020

    The Louvre museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa, is to reopen on July 6 after the government allowed French museums and historic sites to reopen their doors following the coronavirus shutdown.

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