Paris

Image copyrightEPAImage caption The badly-damaged cathedral is now covered in scaffolding The army general overseeing the reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has said the building's chief architect should "shut his mouth". General Jean-Louis G…

By Ruby Prosser Scully A hairy situation Sophie Ware / Alamy Stock Photo Pigeons with mutilated feet are a common sight in cities – and human hair appears to be the grizzly culprit. It turns out that the greater the number of hairdressers on a city block, …

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Protesters gathered at the Lyon university attended by the student Students have marched through cities across France to show solidarity with a student who attempted suicide on Friday. The 22-year-old man set himself on fi…

International media interest also helped the Disgusting Food Museum which opened last fall as a temporary exhibition in Malm, Sweden become permanent this January and organize pop-up versions globally. Despite its name, the exhibition is meant less to provoke…

PARIS (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany said on Monday they would consider a dispute resolution mechanism enshrined in the 2015 Iran nuclear accord that could lead to the reimposition of United Nations sanctions. In a joint statement, the three countr…

Its hard to find a city where e-scooter services have launched without causing some commotion, and Paris is no exception. The shareable rideables first appeared in the French capital in June 2018. By summer 2019, a dozen companies were competing for a share o…

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to scrap a 3-billion euro ($3.32 billion) shopping and leisure complex project that French retail group Auchan and Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda planned to build just outside Paris, the Elysee…

The Église Notre Dame de Lorette, with its gilded ceiling and profusion of paintings and frescoes, is one of the most ornate churches in Paris. Constructed in the neoclassical style of architecture, the austere façade of the church stands in sharp contrast to…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Catherine Deneuve attended the Venice International Film Festival in August French actress Catherine Deneuve is in hospital in Paris after suffering a mild stroke, her family has said. A statement released by her a…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption France currently has strict conditions for employers to take on foreign workers (file pic) France is to impose quotas on the number of foreign workers from outside the EU, as part of measures aimed at addressing con…