An extremely rare, well-preserved dinosaur skeleton will be sold at an auction in Paris next month. The reptile, dated to be 150 million-year-old is a camptosaurus, going by the nickname 'Barry'.

Barry, a 150-million-year-old rare dinosaur to be auctioned in Europe

In an effort to reduce home inflationary pressures, the French government intends to temporarily waive a ban on merchants selling fuel below cost, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told newspaper Le Parisien.

France to permit sale of fuel below cost to combat inflation

On the same day Apple launched its flagship devices at its annual event in Cupertino, California, the French regulators ordered the company to halt sales of its older iPhone 12 models.

France halts Apple iPhone 12 sales for above-threshold radiation levels

Paris has revoked its highest honour conferred upon Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas after his remarks on Holocaust. The office of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris told AFP news agency that Abbas could no longer hold the Grand Vermeil medal after he "justified the extermination of the Jews of Europe" in World War II.

Paris revokes medal awarded to Palestinian president over his Holocaust remarks

The return of Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics continues French President Emmanuel Macron has now insisted that the Russian flag will not fly in Paris during the Olympic Games.

Paris Olympics 2024: No Russian flags at Paris Olympics

A teenager lost his life late on Wednesday (September 7), after a collision between his motorbike and police vehicle west of Paris, said the police sources. The 16-year-old is reportedly accused of failing to comply with police officers, said a police source, further adding that he was being "followed at a distance" by a police car through Elancourt, a town around 30 kilometres (almost 20 miles) outside Paris.

France: Teenager dies after bike's collision with police vehicle

General Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, died on Friday in the Pyrenees mountain range straddling the France-Spain border, said the prosecutor's office in the southern French city of Foix.

France: Former army chief entrusted with Notre-Dame reconstruction found dead

A man was arrested on Thursday (August 17) after he jumped off Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower with a parachute on, said the monument's operator and the police. The man, who as per news agency AFP was an experienced climber, entered the monument's perimeter shortly after 5.

Man jumps off the Eiffel Tower with parachute, gets arrested

Two drunken tourists from the United States were on Monday (Aug 13) discovered sleeping atop the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris after evading security the night before, said the monument's operator on Tuesday.

Drunk American tourists found sleeping atop Eiffel Tower after dodging security

The Eiffel Tower and also its surroundings in the French Capital Paris were evacuated and this was done as a precautionary measure following a bomb threat. Now the French police have said that this was a false alarm and people were allowed to go back inside after the bomb disposal experts gone through the tower.

False bomb alarm prompts brief Eiffel Tower closure in Paris, France

According to a report by Reuters citing French police sources, the Eiffel Tower in the capital city of Paris was evacuated and closed to the public on Saturday (August 12) as a precautionary measure following a bomb threat.

Eiffel Tower in Paris briefly evacuated after bomb threat: Reports

A pre-Olympic swimming competition in Paris was cancelled, due to poor water quality in the river Seine, casting a doubt over the French government's plan to clean up the river before next summer. The event was going to serve as a test for next year's Paris Olympics.

Seine river pollution fears trigger Olympics swimming test's cancellation

Five people were injured on Saturday in an explosion at a residential building in the north of Paris, police and emergency services said. The blast recalled another in the French capital in June, when three people died in an explosion that caused a building to burst into flames and collapse in an area near the centre of the city popular with tourists.

Five injured in explosion at residential building in Paris

Heavy rainfall in the French capital has dwindled Paris' plans on testing the readiness for swimmers to take a dip and participate in a race in the River Seine at next year's Summer Olympics.

Degrading quality of water due to heavy rains tests Paris' readiness for Olympics

Too hot for the Olympics? Paris 2024 Olympics organisers remain vigilant as blistering temperatures bake Europe.

Europe heatwave worries Paris 2024 organisers

A military coup took place on July 26th in Niger. The military took power and Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum, who was a staunch ally of the West was ousted. While the west is aghast - not everyone is hostile to the coup in Niger. Amid a rising Russia sentiment in the region, Junta led Burkina Faso and Mali have declared that any foreign military intervention in Niger against coup leaders would be considered a declaration of war against them, too.

262 evacuees from Niger lands in Paris and Rome

An armed gang who dressed in stylish cloths allegedly robbed a luxury store in the French capital city, on Tuesday (August 1) and stole millions of dollars worth of goods in broad daylight, said police and prosecutors, according to AFP.

Stylish, armed robbers storm luxury watch shop, steal over $16 million in Paris heist

Thousands of pro-junta demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday and gathered outside the French embassy in Niger's capital city Niamey after Paris suspended development aid as well as budgetary support to Niger over this week's military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum, as per news agency AFP reports.

Demonstrators protest outside French embassy in Niger capital after Paris suspends development aid

The River Seine in Paris will very soon witness swimmers and divers back after almost a century as it is in the final stage of a historic clean-up, as per BBC reports.

Seine river in Paris to finally open for swimmers and divers after Olympics, says mayor

UNESCO on Sunday released a statement condemning Russia's "brazen" attack on Ukraine's Odesa, which targeted many sites in the port city's World Heritage Centre.

UNESCO condemns Russia's 'brazen' strike on Odesa

Champion-in-waiting Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France peloton into Paris on Sunday on the final day of a storied race animated by a tense tussle with two-time former winner Tadej Pogacar.

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard leads Tour de France back to Paris

As Europe bakes, organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic games are paying attention to long-term weather models. France has escaped the worst of the blazing temperatures so far the world meteorological organization said that the heatwave which has engulfed the northern hemisphere is set to intensify. Next year's Olympic games will be held in Paris between 26 July and 11 August.

The Paris 2024 Olympic games organisers pay attention to long-term weather polls

About 107 years ago in 1916, 15 years before New Delhi arrived on the global map as India's capital -- that too under British imperial rule -- the Indian troops marched down Champs-Elysee avenue in Paris after a decisive fight against German forces during the First World War.

The Capitals: Delhi's 'defence' march with Paris, Kyiv fails its NATO admission for now, and more

The French government has come up with a pathbreaking idea to encourage people to repair and reuse clothing items instead of throwing them. AFP reported Wednesday that people in France might soon get monetary incentives for having their clothes and shoes repaired.

Get paid for getting clothes repaired: French govt’s new plan to rein in textile waste

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