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MYSTERIOUS: Left bank | Mind Blowing Facts

Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris

Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris’s Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift his family out of poverty and earned him a knighthood – a testament to a local legend, and the end…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 2, 2025

Government nod for hydrokinetic power project

Kerala Govt. approves hydrokinetic turbines in Left Bank canal of Moolathara regulator. EMC to replicate project in other potential sites. Hydrokinetic projects produce electricity from kinetic energy of flowing water. Power Dept. gave go-ahead to EMC in June 2021. Draft Kerala Small Hydro Policy 2022 aims to increase small hydropower…

The Hindu · Nov 5, 2023

Search for person feared missing after Paris explosion is complicated by debris, unstable building

The Paris prosecutor says rescuers are struggling to reach a person feared trapped in a Left Bank building that partially collapsed this week after a violent explosion

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

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After Paris blast crumples building in Left Bank, rescue workers searching for 1 person

French rescue workers are searching for a person feared missing after a powerful blast brought down a building in Paris’ Left Bank

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Explosion hits a building in Paris, injuring four people. Police are trying to determine the cause

Police say a strong explosion has hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank, leaving four people injured

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

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