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  Eiffel Tower reopens; COVID passes required as of next week

  World | July 16, 2021 18:45 IST

  Its reopening comes four days after President Emmanuel Macron announced new measures aimed at warding off a fourth surge, including mandatory vaccinations for health workers and mandatory COVID-19 passes to enter restaurants and venues such as the Eiffel Tower.

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  COVID: France urges vigilance against Delta variant

  World | June 24, 2021 8:52 IST

  "There is a threat (of epidemic resurgence) linked to the Delta variant," Attal told RMC radio, Xinhua news agency reported. "We can see that things can go very quickly, and that requires individual and collective vigilance."

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  Super 100: Serena Williams out of French Open 2021 after straight sets defeat

  News | June 07, 2021 16:20 IST

  Serena Williams out of French Open after straight sets defeat by Rybakina · American loses 6-3, 7-5 against Elena Rybakina in Paris.

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  Paris: Gunman opens fire outside hospital, kills 1

  World | April 12, 2021 18:48 IST

  Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire Monday near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another.

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  Bengaluru world’s fastest growing tech hub; London 2nd, Mumbai in 6th spot

  Business | January 14, 2021 12:07 IST

  Bengaluru has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem in the world since 2016, followed by the European cities of London, Munich, Berlin and Paris.

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  2 dead in hostage-taking incident near Paris

  World | December 18, 2020 12:28 IST

  At least two people were killed following a hostage-taking incident in the French region of Val-d'Oise, about 20 km north of Paris, according to reports.

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  700-km long jam in Paris as people leave to countryside ahead of new lockdown | Watch

  World | October 31, 2020 18:33 IST

  A 700-km (approx 435 miles) long jam at a stretch was witnessed in France when Parisians attempted to flee to the countryside as the new month long lockdown came to place on Friday.

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  France: 3 killed in attack at Nice church, attacker shouted 'Allah Akbar'

  World | October 29, 2020 19:09 IST

  An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, authorities said. It was the third attack in two months in France.

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  Popular Paris mosque shut for 6 months as French authorities probe teacher beheading

  World | October 21, 2020 9:36 IST

  A well-known mosque in a northern suburb of Paris is going to be shut down by French authorities as part of their clampdown on Islamist groups and suspected extremists after a history teacher was beheaded last week outside his school.

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  French teacher had received threats before being killed: Reports

  World | October 18, 2020 11:17 IST

  The teacher who was beheaded in a street in France had received threats after showing controversial cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his pupils, French media reported.

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  Suspect in teacher's beheading in France was Chechen teen

  World | October 17, 2020 14:16 IST

  A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris Friday was an 18-year-old Chechen, police said.  

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  Paris teacher, who allegedly displayed caricatures of Prophet Mohammed in class, beheaded

  World | October 17, 2020 8:33 IST

  In a gruesome incident, a high school teacher, who allegedly displayed caricatures of Prophet Mohammed to his students during a class, was decapitated by an attacker Friday afternoon. The French Police shot the suspect in a nearby town, killing him.

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  Paris bars to shut completely for 2 weeks

  World | October 05, 2020 23:08 IST

  Bars across Paris will be shut completely for two weeks from Tuesday onwards as part of the French government's new stricter measures in the wake of a spike in the number of fresh coronavirus cases.

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  3 injured in knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo office in Paris

  News | September 25, 2020 20:23 IST

  At least three people were wounded after a knife attack took place near former Charlie Hebdo newspaper office in Paris.

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  2 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested

  World | September 25, 2020 16:52 IST

  At least two people were wounded in a knife attack Friday near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, police said Friday. A suspect has been arrested.

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  Major fire at Paris railway station, people evacuated

  World | February 29, 2020 6:58 IST

  A large fire broke out at a major Paris train station on Friday, with reports that firefighters were being prevented from extinguishing it, reports said.

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  Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest in Paris

  News | February 09, 2020 13:07 IST

  A large number of Pashtuns living in France and Europe gathered outside Pakistan embassy in Paris on February 08 to protest against the abduction of Manzoor Pashteen.

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  Loud noise diverts Las Vegas-Paris flight

  World | January 10, 2020 10:10 IST

  A Paris-bound flight from Las Vegas was diverted to Boston because of a "loud noise", it was reported on Friday.

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  Rome's Colosseum, Paris's Louvre Museum among top global attractions in 2019

  Lifestyle | December 16, 2019 14:43 IST

  Colosseum, the ancient amphitheater built in Rome under the Flavian emperors, and the Louvre Museum in Paris were among the top attractions for tourist activities, according to a travel platform.

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  Train station in Paris evacuated after bomb threat

  World | November 30, 2019 9:18 IST

  The bomb threat comes amid a heightened alert following a stabbing attack in London, earlier in the day.