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Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams

Paris is a city where motor vehicles have long been king

The Independent UK

Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on Holocaust

Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust

The Independent UK

Palestinian president loses French honour for anti-Semitic remarks

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital's highest honour after he made remarks about the Holocaust that echoed anti-Semitic tropes, her office said on Friday.

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Azerbaijan slams French 'interference' on Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan summoned France's ambassador Thursday and condemned its "direct interference" in Nagorno-Karabakh after several French councils sent a humanitarian aid convoy to blockaded Armenians in the enclave.

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Paris ban on 'nuisance' rental e-scooters comes into force

Paris on Friday became the first European capital to ban free-floating electric scooters, or trotinettes, from city streets – leaving fans frustrated but the majority of residents glad to be rid of them.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Radio France Internationale

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

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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

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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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.

Bristol Post

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

E-scooter schemes have not been without controversy

The Independent UK

Paris bans e-scooters in landmark vote

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

Evening Standard

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

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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…

Radio France Internationale

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.

WEKU

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".

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…

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