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Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the...
Renowned actor Forest Whitaker sets up his Peace and Development Initiative in poor Paris suburb
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRenowned actor Forest Whitaker, who has portrayed a dictator, a Mafia hitman and a butler, has taken...
Migrants, Roma evicted from squats ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoCamelia Toldea has packed her family's suitcases ready for a quick exit from an abandoned building where she and dozens of other Roma live, fearful the squat will be next in a wave of evictions ...
Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoParis prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the games. PARIS (AP) — In Paris’ outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl...
The ‘Stratford of Paris’ shaking up a city stuck in its ways
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoParis began as a small island in the Seine and in the 2000 years or so since, the city has been...
Glistening buildings, crisp bed sheets and security worries: Inside Paris’ Olympic prep
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSAINT-DENIS, France — The beds for 10,000 Olympic contestants are already made and the gleaming...
30 Best Things to Do in Paris, According to Locals
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFrom fromageries to private pontoon rides on the Seine, here's how to explore the City of Light. David Henderson/Getty Images After a decade in France, I...
Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, Wants to Redefine the Legacy of the Olympic Games
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTony Estanguet Credit - Philippe Millereau—KMSP Editor’s note: TIME is now accepting submissions for...
25 photos of what Paris looked like the last time it hosted the Olympics
Stacker via AOL· 1 week agoBettmann // Getty Images Following three unsuccessful bids over 25 years, the 2024 Summer Olympic...
1,700 arrests made in ongoing drug raids in France
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrench police have detained 1,738 people in numerous raids on the drug scene across the country in recent days. "We will continue the anti-drug...
