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Stabbed under the Eiffel Tower: How France's deradicalisation hurts Muslims

The French government's policy of 'deradicalisation' is sowing the seeds of hatred in wider French society, as the country's Muslims have become usual suspects.

Racism is being recorded - and that’s why the French want cameras banned

Several French lawmakers are now compelled to hinder accountability, not racial injustice.

From Eiffel Tower to Moulin Rouge, Paris landmarks close in virus clampdown

The French government banned gatherings of more than 100 people to curb the spread of coronavirus.

From Eiffel Tower to Moulin Rouge, Paris landmarks close in virus clampdown

France is stepping up its effort to contain the virus, but the precautions shut the doors of some of the top tourism landmarks in the country, including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum, and Paris' famed Moulin Rouge cabaret.

Eiffel Tower climber held by police after sparking evacuation

The man, who was not immediately identified, "is in the hands of the emergency teams" deployed to the tower, which will reopen to visitors as normal early on Tuesday, the company operating the structure said.

Indian artists turn scrap into the seven wonders of the world

How a group of artists turned a landfill site into an upcoming tourist attraction.

Yellow vest protests wreak havoc on French economy

Described as the worst upheaval since the 1968 student riots, the country's economy has received a battering worth one billion dollar.

Tear gas, mass arrests as new yellow vest protests hit Paris

Shouts of "Macron, resign" mingled with the tear gas near the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, the scene of the worst rioting in Paris for decades last weekend.

Outcry over mass teen roundup as France braces for more protests

A French interior ministry official says that authorities are bracing for "significant violence" on Saturday, based on indications that protesters on both the far right and far left are planning to converge on Paris.

Stairs from Eiffel Tower sell for 169,000 euros

A piece of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower, Paris's most famous attraction, was sold for 169,000 euros ($190,885) on Tuesday, a spokesman for auction house Artcurial said, three times the initial estimate.

Lights go dark across the globe for Earth Hour to highlight climate change

While the lights-off event is a symbolic gesture, Earth Hour has led successful campaigns over the past decade to ban plastics in the Galapagos Islands and plant 17 million trees in Kazakhstan.

Caricature of Thai scholar raises money for political dissidents

A historian critical of the nation's monarchy, Somsak Jeamteerasakul's potrait was sold in an internet auction. Insulting the monarchy is punishable by three to 15 years imprisonment per offense.