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Paris AI Action Summit: Who’s attending?

Next week, Paris will host a major global summit on artificial intelligence, bringing together leaders from governments, tech giants, and research institutions to discuss the future of AI. The event, co-hosted by France and India on February 10 and 11, aims to address key challenges and opportunities in AI development, from energy consumption to ethical concerns.

Not everyone’s struggles become televised drama: Johnny Dep

Johnny Depp’s most recent directorial effort, “Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness”, was recently showcased at the San Sebastian Film Festival. In a press conference, Depp discussed the nearly 30-year gap since his previous directorial project, 1997’s critically panned “The Brave”, according to a report by Variety.

Paris to honour murdered Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei

The city of Paris will honour slain Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her, the French capital's mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.

Lady Gaga introduces Michael Polansky as fiancé at Paris Olympics

Lady Gaga, the musician-turned-actress, is presently in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where they delivered a performance at the Opening Ceremony on Friday evening and have been seen attending various events throughout the weekend. 

Teams sail down Seine in rain-soaked Olympics opening ceremony

Thousands of Olympic competitors cruised down the River Seine in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Paris Games on Friday that celebrated French history and culture to the delight of a crowd undeterred by persistent rain.

Mbappe and PSG aim to seize moment in Champions League semifinal

The only time PSG have previously appeared in the biggest match in club football turned out to be a depressingly flat occasion, with the French side losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich behind closed doors in Lisbon in 2020, at the height of the pandemic.

Paris mayor says Russian, Belarusian athletes 'not welcome' at Olympics

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday Russian and Belarusian athletes "were not welcome" at the Olympics being staged in the French capital this year.

'Rue David Bowie': Paris to name street after rock icon

The city of Paris will on Monday name a street after rock music icon David Bowie, officials said, a first in honour of the singer eight years after his death.

MTV Europe Music Awards cancelled amid Israel-Gaza crisis

Next month's MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris has been cancelled, organisers said on Thursday, citing "the volatility of world events" amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza.

August 6, 2023
August 6, 2023

Pre-Olympics swimming test event in Seine axed due to pollution

The pre-Olympics swimming test competition due to take place Sunday in the Seine in Paris has been cancelled due to pollution of the river, the international swimming federation said after analysis of the latest water samples.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

Browsing les bouquinistes of Paris

It was impossible to explore all the kisoks in a single outing, with there being 900 of these bookstalls in total hosted by around 200 sellers, straddling both sides of the Seine riverbank.

April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

Messi scores stunner as PSG beat title rivals Lens

A brilliant Lionel Messi goal helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win over Lens on Saturday to surely end any doubt about the outcome of this season's Ligue 1 title race, after an early sending-off left the visitors with a mountain to climb.

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

UEFA to refund Liverpool fans for Paris Champions League final chaos

UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who attended last year's Champions League final in Paris, Europe's soccer governing body said on Tuesday after an independent report said they were responsible for the chaos outside the stadium.

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

Messi feels 'more comfortable' in Paris now

Messi has now admitted he needed some time to settle after his departure from Barça.

December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022

Mbappe, Neymar back for PSG as Ligue 1 reboots

Normal service is set to resume in France on Wednesday with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both set to feature for leaders Paris Saint-German as they restart their Ligue 1 season, 45 days after it was popped on ice for the World Cup, with a home game against struggling Strasbourg.

December 22, 2022
December 22, 2022

Around the world in bookstores

Spectacular is the bookstore in Buenos Aires El Ateneo Grand Splendid; a former opera house built in 1903 and now shelved with books in a massive remodelling exercise.

December 14, 2022
December 14, 2022

Police in France prepare for high-stakes World Cup match with Morocco

Police in France geared up for the country's World Cup soccer semi-final against Morocco on Wednesday, after scuffles which followed last week's Moroccan quarter-final win over Portugal.

November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022

Loneliness, and what I gained from a Creative Writing degree

The workshops were the sessions I’d look forward to. Someone actually reading your work, studying it, telling you what you do well, telling you what you can improve on, all phrased constructively (“I like this!” was a banned phrase). If you’re pursuing writing, workshopping—on some level or another—is what you’ll need.

September 26, 2022
September 26, 2022

Pedestrian and cycling friendly cities

Four cities — Paris, Milan, Bogotá, and San Francisco — have adopted the climate friendly pedestrian initiative and are encouraging its citizens to walk around on foot.