News on Paris (France)

Paris bitten by New York-style bed bug scare

2010-11-16T11:30:34Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Tiny, bloodthirsty and relentless, the insect pest that became a nightmare for millions of New Yorkers has found its way to Paris, spreading fear of an outbreak that could turn into the ultimate tourism-killer.

Bed bugs, known in French as "punaises de lit," or "bed drawing pins," were a rarity in Heavy Penalty for Ikea Highlights Mounting Battle Over French Laws Against Working on Sundays

Ikea was ordered to pay more than $700,000 last week for staying open on Sundays in a Paris suburb. A big French home repair chain was sued for nearly as much — also for violating a 102-year-old requirement to shut up shop on Sunday.

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YE Ode to 2010

2010-12-25T11:01:36Z

FILE - This June 6, 2010, file photo shows Spain's Rafael Nadal reacting after defeating Sweden's Robin Soderling during the men's finals match for the French Open tennis tournament, in ...

France Weather

2010-12-09T05:32:08Z

Tourists walk under a red ribbon restricting the slippery plaza covered with ice at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, one day after the snow fell on the French capital.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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France Chile Trial

2010-12-08T04:01:23Z

Bernard Alexandre Chanfreau, shows a photo of his brother Alphonse Rene Chanfreau who disappeared under the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile, prior of the opening of the trial in absentia of 14 former Chilean officials at the French Criminal Court in Paris, France, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The 14, mostly former high-ran...

France Concorde Crash

2010-12-06T15:00:41Z

FILE - This Aug.31, 2000 file photo shows a photo taken from the preliminary report posted on the Internet by French investigators into the July 25, 2000, crash of Air France Concorde flight 4590, shows a 16 inch metal strip found on the runway at Charles De Gaulle airport in

France Lebanon

2010-12-03T11:35:46Z

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, right, greets his Lebanese counterpart Saad Hariri prior to their meeting at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)