Workers block Paris airport terminal as pension protests continue in France
Charles de Gaulle airport targeted, trains disrupted and some schools shut in nationwide day of action French workers angry with a rise in the pension...
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Electric air taxis being developed for Paris Olympics in 2024
Aircraft will take off and land vertically, and carry a single passenger between transport hubs, says capital’s airports operator Athletes are getting in shape for...
France faces another day of strikes ahead of key vote on pension reforms
Rubbish piles up and record number of people take to streets in protest against raising retirement age to 64 French unions have called for a...
Paris Picasso museum reinvents itself to tackle artist’s troubled legacy
French institution targets young audiences by confronting issues of misogyny and colonialism with Paul Smith’s help Vintage floral wallpaper, wonky flyposters, green astroturf and brown...
Paris pushes for second-home tax hike to tackle population drain
Authorities in French capital also want more affordable housing for working- and middle-class families Paris authorities have proposed to combat the population drain from the...
The other Monet: impressionist’s brother is star of new exhibition
A Paris show will focus on Claude’s little-known elder sibling Léon Monet and his impressionist collection The name Monet conjures up pictures of water lilies,...
Police fire teargas at Paris pensions reform protesters – video
More than 1.27 million people have taken part in street demonstrations across France in a second round of coordinated strike action against Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular...
More than 1m people gather in Paris to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks display – video
More than a million people gathered in the French capital to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks display. Crowds massed along the Champs-Élysées to celebrate...
Paris police use teargas on protesters decrying Kurdish centre killings
Hundreds rally after three people allegedly shot by man awaiting trial for refugee camp attack Protesters have clashed with police as they call for justice...
Clashes erupt with French police outside scene of deadly shooting in Paris – video
French police clashed with protesters gathered outside a Kurdish cultural centre where a gunman killed three people and injured three others early on Friday. Le...
