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News Bedbug panic was stoked by Russia, says France France shut several schools in October last year over concern about bedbug infestations. France has blamed the Kremlin for spreading misinformation about the pests.

Published yesterday at 12:40 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 12:47 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News French farmers protest near Paris's Arc de Triomphe, 66 arrested Farmers gathered around the monument on the Champs-Elysées avenue at 3 am.

Published yesterday at 9:59 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 10:16 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Eiffel Tower set to reopen on Sunday After a five-day strike meant that tourists were not able to visit the Paris landmark, a deal has been reached with unions.

Published on February 24, 2024, at 4:03 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Eiffel Tower to remain closed Saturday morning, unions say Staff voted to extend the strike over the monument's management and what unions say is insufficient investment.

Published on February 23, 2024, at 5:38 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Eiffel Tower closed on fourth day of staff strike Tower workers' unions have denounced 'untenable' maintenance costs and fees. The tower's operator has advised ticket holders to check its website for updates, or to postpone their visit, and will reimburse tickets.

Published on February 22, 2024, at 12:31 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Panthéon heroes Missak Manouchian and his wife Mélinée entered the Parisian monument in a ceremony attended by roughly 2,000 figures and presided over by President Emmanuel Macron.

Published on February 21, 2024, at 9:10 pm (Paris), updated on February 21, 2024, at 9:56 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Eiffel Tower closed for third day due to strike The monument's operator has advised ticket holders to check its website before showing up, or to postpone their visit.

Published on February 21, 2024, at 2:41 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Interview Subscribers only 'With Manouchian, it is every foreign resistance fighter who is entering the Panthéon' As Armenian resistance fighter Missak Manouchian is to receive France's highest honor on Wednesday, historian Denis Peschanski argues that it is high time to recognize the crucial role played by foreign communist resistants against the Nazi occupation.

Published on February 21, 2024, at 11:54 am (Paris), updated on February 21, 2024, at 3:09 pm Michel Lefebvre

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Feature Subscribers only Paris' Père-Lachaise cemetery, where the living have found a home among the dead Between its tombs and gravestones, the 43-hectare Parisian cemetery is also a playground for parakeets and foxes, orchids and wild carrots. Its curator, Benoît Gallot, explained how nature is gradually retaking control.

Published on February 20, 2024, at 8:00 pm (Paris) Anne-Lise Carlo

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News Eiffel Tower closes as staff go on strike The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, according to unions.

Published on February 19, 2024, at 10:51 am (Paris), updated on February 19, 2024, at 1:13 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Feature Subscribers only Discovering Paris's Bois de Vincennes with mycologist Marc-André Selosse Biologist Marc-André Selosse first found his passion in this large Paris region forest. He explores the wildest part of the wood, in search of polypores, leucopaxillus and other treasures.

Published on February 17, 2024, at 11:51 am (Paris), updated on February 18, 2024, at 12:00 am Anne-Lise Carlo

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News Google AI research hub set to open in Paris The new institute will host at least 300 researchers, the French government said.

Published on February 15, 2024, at 11:06 am (Paris), updated on February 15, 2024, at 11:08 am Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris booksellers: Macron to the rescue The open-air bookshops set up along the banks of the Seine will not have to move during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.

Published on February 14, 2024, at 9:59 am (Paris) Nicole Vulser

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News Paris Olympics 2024: Macron rules booksellers should be 'preserved' In the absence of a 'consensual solution,' Emmanuel Macron decided to abandon the relocation of Paris booksellers' stalls, which the Paris police prefect and city hall had planned for critical security reasons.

Published on February 13, 2024, at 7:18 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Long Read Subscribers only In search of Conchita Lopez, the mysterious woman of the Paris metro letters Letters found in a garbage can on line 6 of the Paris metro and the work of a persistent amateur detective reveal a hidden post-war Paris – one of lesbian cabarets and passionate love stories.

Published on February 12, 2024, at 8:37 pm (Paris) Denis Cosnard

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News Paris station knife attacker sought to 'target French people,' says prosecutor The man who injured three people at Gare de Lyon on Saturday has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with a weapon.

Published on February 6, 2024, at 4:10 pm (Paris), updated on February 6, 2024, at 5:30 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Paris police investigate motive behind train station knife attack A 32-year-old Malian man suffering from a psychiatric disorder, armed with a knife and hammer, injured three people at Paris's Gare de Lyon on Saturday.

Published on February 5, 2024, at 12:05 pm (Paris), updated on February 5, 2024, at 2:18 pm Samuel Laurent

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News Paris voters back proposal to triple parking fees for SUV drivers The French capital's mayor hailed a 'clear choice of Parisians' in favor of a measure that is 'good for our health and good for the planet.'

Published on February 4, 2024, at 11:29 pm (Paris), updated on February 5, 2024, at 9:20 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only When celebrities are robbed in Paris, from Kim Kardashian to Axl Rose and a Saudi prince On January 26, while visiting the capital, Emirati pop star Ahlam was robbed of two suitcases with an estimated value of €100,000. Her misfortune added to the list of celebrities whose belongings have been stolen during their stay in the City of Light.

Published on February 4, 2024, at 5:13 pm (Paris), updated on February 5, 2024, at 9:52 am Yann Bouchez

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News Subscribers only SUVs in the Paris political spotlight Parisian municipal officials are criticizing these vehicles for their pollution, taking up too much public space and increasing the severity of traffic accidents. On Sunday Paris City Hall is organizing a citizens's vote on the subject of 'heavy, bulky and polluting personal cars.'

Published on February 3, 2024, at 5:21 pm (Paris), updated on February 17, 2024, at 10:22 am Jean-Michel Normand

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News Paris: Several people injured in Gare de Lyon knife attack, one man arrested According to a provisional police report, the attack left one person seriously injured, with a non-life-threatening prognosis, and two slightly injured. The attacker's motives are still unknown.

Published on February 3, 2024, at 10:29 am (Paris), updated on February 3, 2024, at 3:32 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Paris Marie Curie building will be moved, not demolished The Pavillon des Sources, part of the two-time Nobel winner's labs, was to be replaced by a modern building housing a cancer center. After outcry, Culture Minister Rachida Dati said a compromise had been found.

Published on January 31, 2024, at 11:04 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Paris Olympics: Government cuts Seine opening ceremony crowd to 300,000 Around 300,000 ticketed spectators will be able to attend, said Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Previously, he had said 600,000.

Published on January 31, 2024, at 10:46 am (Paris), updated on January 31, 2024, at 4:46 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News French rights body to probe Paris homeless clean-up before Olympics The transfer of people from Paris to temporary accommodation centers in provincial France has caused tensions and demonstrations in some towns and rural areas.

Published on January 30, 2024, at 10:04 am (Paris), updated on January 30, 2024, at 10:05 am Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only Asian coffee shops are the latest Paris craze Thanks in part to the K-pop, manga and Asian cuisine craze, Vietnamese, Filipino, Taiwanese and Japanese coffee shops are carving a niche for themselves amid Paris bistros.

Published on January 30, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on January 30, 2024, at 10:36 am Wassila Belhacine

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News Tennis: Paris Masters to relocate from Bercy to La Defénse Arena in 2025 The French tennis federation said the move was taking place to comply with ATP requirements. The new venue can seat up to 23,000 spectators.

Published on January 29, 2024, at 2:48 pm (Paris), updated on January 29, 2024, at 2:48 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Paris's Centre Pompidou: Employees' three-month strike ends Two labor unions signed an agreement on Monday to end the dispute at the modern art museum, which is set to close for renovation between 2025 and 2030.

Published on January 29, 2024, at 2:30 pm (Paris), updated on January 29, 2024, at 2:54 pm Roxana Azimi

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News 'What is more important? Art or the right to sustainable food?' said activists, splashing soup on Mona Lisa casing The activist group behind the protest, the latest in a string of similar attacks against artworks, demanded 'the social security of sustainable food.' A timely request, as French farmers protest across the country to demand better pay and fewer regulations.

Published on January 28, 2024, at 11:31 am (Paris), updated on January 28, 2024, at 2:41 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News French PM offers protesting farmers key concession on diesel tax The prime minister announced his measures on a visit to a cattle farm in the Haute-Garonne department in southwest France, scene of the first roadblocks.

Published on January 26, 2024, at 6:26 pm (Paris), updated on January 26, 2024, at 10:34 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Three Paris metro stations have high air pollution, study shows The Paris transport authority has downplayed these findings, which they released in the first study of its kind. Activist groups have said the study should have included more detail on other harmful microparticles.

Published on January 22, 2024, at 10:54 pm (Paris), updated on February 17, 2024, at 10:25 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only With Paris mayor's rival named culture minister, their duel moves to new ground There are plenty of cultural and heritage issues on which Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and her challenger, Culture Minister Rachida Dati, risk locking horns again.

Published on January 22, 2024, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on January 22, 2024, at 10:22 am Roxana Azimi

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Published on January 21, 2024, at 2:26 am (Paris) Le Monde

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News Paris Fashion Week: From Pharrell Williams to Grace Wales Bonner, fashion returns to its roots Designers are drawing on their heritage to blend their shows with political messages: Vuitton's Wild West-inspired show acknowledges Native Americans while Botter integrates environmental messages and Caribbean influences.

Published on January 20, 2024, at 11:34 pm (Paris) Elvire von Bardeleben Maud Gabrielson

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Investigation Subscribers only As Marie Curie's Paris lab faces demolition, stakeholders look for alternatives The planned demolition of the site associated with the work of the Nobel Prize double laureate, to make way for cancer research laboratories, has been suspended following intervention by national heritage defenders.

Published on January 19, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris) Emeline Cazi Florence Rosier

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News Netflix's 'Emily in Paris' and 'Lupin' drive tourism, says French film center Four out of five foreign tourists to the French capital got an urge to visit after seeing a movie or TV series filmed in the city, according to a new study by France's national cinema body.

Published on January 18, 2024, at 9:53 am (Paris), updated on January 18, 2024, at 10:00 am Le Monde with AFP

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Feature Subscribers only At the Louvre, foreign visitors don't seem deterred by price hike Since January 15, art lovers have had to pay €22 to push the Pyramid's doors, a 30% increase in ticket prices.

Published on January 18, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on January 18, 2024, at 10:43 am Djaïd Yamak

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News Freshly named French culture minister to run for Paris mayor in 2026 Rachida Dati, the mayor of the French capital's 7th arrondissem*nt, defected from the right-wing Les Républicains just last week to join Emmanuel Macron's government.

Published on January 17, 2024, at 12:45 pm (Paris), updated on January 17, 2024, at 12:49 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024 Olympics: Seine bouquinistes' anger still unabated The police is proposing to dismantle and then reinstall 428 of the 932 boxes owned by booksellers along the Seine river, on which the opening ceremony will take place. No agreement has been reached for compensation.

Published on January 16, 2024, at 2:48 pm (Paris), updated on January 16, 2024, at 2:49 pm Nicole Vulser

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News Paris's Louvre museum hikes prices almost 30% The price of tickets to enter the world's most visited museum rose from €17 to €22. It cited rising energy costs as a justification.

Published on January 15, 2024, at 4:05 pm (Paris), updated on January 15, 2024, at 4:10 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News NBA in Paris: Cavs beat the Nets behind a season-high 45 points from Donovan Mitchell The Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday evening easily defeated the Brooklyn Nets 111-102 in the third NBA regular season game held in the French capital.

Published on January 11, 2024, at 11:28 pm (Paris), updated on January 12, 2024, at 8:02 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only NBA in Paris: Brooklyn Nets model their global strategy on PSG's The basketball club, which takes on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night in Paris, is developing a global brand based on its city, just like football's Paris Saint-Germain.

Published on January 11, 2024, at 4:10 pm (Paris) Clément Martel

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Feature Subscribers only Stepping inside Paris's historic taxidermy paradise With its framed butterflies, insects in glass domes and mounted animals, the Deyrolle store has been delighting enthusiasts of all ages and artists in search of inspiration for almost two centuries. True to its credo of combining nature, art and education, its owner, Louis Albert de Broglie, is striving to diversify the institution's activities.

Published on January 9, 2024, at 5:30 am (Paris) Elise Karlin

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris 2024: Olympic venues are overall delivered on schedule Solideo, the company set up to build or renovate the facilities for the competition in record time, has generally met its deadline, delivering 84% of the projects.

Published on January 1, 2024, at 1:53 pm (Paris) Emeline Cazi Nicolas Lepeltier

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Review Subscribers only 'The Metro! Grand Paris in motion': An underground epic of the Greater Paris transit network The Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris is devoting an exhibition to the Ile-de-France network's evolution and the urban transformations it has generated, from its beginnings at the end of the 19th century to the Grand Paris Express today.

Published on December 30, 2023, at 11:28 pm (Paris), updated on December 31, 2023, at 11:02 am Isabelle Regnier

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News Eiffel Tower closes as workers strike on 100th anniversary of founder's death The strike was declared ahead of contract negotiations with the city of Paris, which owns the 134-year-old monument.

Published on December 27, 2023, at 2:14 pm (Paris), updated on December 27, 2023, at 2:40 pm Le Monde with AP and AFP

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Selection Subscribers only Lunch in Paris? Our selection of 10 affordable and (highly) recommended restaurants Golden falafel, spicy herring acras, chicken thighs with caramelized onions... For around €25, here are 10 unique establishments where you can enjoy a delicious meal without breaking the bank.

Published on December 21, 2023, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on January 6, 2024, at 11:43 am Léo Pajon

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News Subscribers only Movie clubs are making a comeback in Paris Faced with falling attendance, independent movie theaters are relying on the revival of movie clubs events to build audience loyalty and boost their programming.

Published on December 21, 2023, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 9:28 am Hanneli Victoire

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Review Subscribers only Hermann Nitsch's colors take over the Musée de l'Orangerie The splendid final paintings by the Austrian artist – who died in 2022 – stand next to Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' in a powerful tribute exhibition.

Published on December 21, 2023, at 3:30 am (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:14 pm Philippe Dagen

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News Paris hotels angry over tourist tax hike ahead of 2024 Olympics The government is set to triple the tax paid by visitors on nights at hotels, which currently ranges from €0.25 to €5 a night.

Published on December 19, 2023, at 7:36 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Paris barge owners still don't know what to expect for 2024 Olympics Despite the presentation of safety and traffic plans at the end of November, operators of floating restaurants, bars and nightclubs on the Seine are still unsure about the conditions under which they will be able to operate during the Olympic events.

Published on December 18, 2023, at 6:00 pm (Paris) Emma Barets

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Selection Subscribers only For a stylish end to the year, three must-see fashion exhibitions in Paris At the Galerie Dior, the Palais Galliera and the Maison de la Photographie, three exhibitions celebrate haute couture and fashion photography to end 2023 on a high note.

Published on December 17, 2023, at 3:59 am (Paris), updated on December 17, 2023, at 8:45 am Maud Gabrielson

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News Notre-Dame's new spire crowned with a golden rooster The new rooster, designed by chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, replaces the old rooster that crowned the Viollet-le-Duc spire, which will be housed in a new museum.

Published on December 16, 2023, at 2:44 pm (Paris), updated on December 26, 2023, at 4:25 pm Le Monde with AP

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News Paris: Petition against Serge Gainsbourg metro stop gathers pace More than 10,000 people have signed a petition to stop a Paris metro station being named after the French singer, arguing he was 'violent towards women' and a 'pedo-criminal.'

Published on December 14, 2023, at 2:26 pm (Paris), updated on December 14, 2023, at 2:28 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Feature Subscribers only In Paris, pregnant women and mothers with newborns are left without emergency accommodation The French government has reduced the number of places available for emergency accommodation. In and around the capital, priority shelter-seekers are ending up on the streets or remaining in overcrowded maternity wards.

Published on December 13, 2023, at 7:00 pm (Paris) Claire Ané Minh Dréan

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News Notre-Dame de Paris to be equipped with a unique fire protection system Philippe Jost, president of Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris, explained the 'complete rethink of its fire protection' to a parliamentary commission. The cathedral is due to re-open on December 8, 2024.

Published on December 13, 2023, at 4:51 pm (Paris), updated on December 22, 2023, at 11:18 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Berlin-Paris night train completes maiden trip The 14-hour overnight connection from the German to the French capital will run three times a week, and is scheduled to become daily from October next year.

Published on December 12, 2023, at 1:23 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Profile Born Bad Records, Paris' rock'n'roll haven The French capital's most famous record store is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Mark Adolph, the manager and drummer of the edgy band Frustration, has lost none of his enthusiasm for showcasing the diverse world of rock culture.

Published on December 12, 2023, at 4:41 am (Paris), updated on December 12, 2023, at 10:31 am Lionel Paillès

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News Macron invites pope to Notre-Dame reopening, announces creation of museum President Emmanuel Macron visited the Parisian cathedral, one year ahead of its scheduled reopening. He said a museum would be opened to mark its reconstruction after the 2019 blaze.

Published on December 8, 2023, at 12:53 pm (Paris), updated on December 22, 2023, at 11:18 am Le Monde with AP

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News PSG sells minority stake to US firm Arctos Partners Qatar Sports Investments sold part of the club to the investment firm, which has experience in more than 20 professional sports organizations.

Published on December 7, 2023, at 4:35 pm (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 4:55 pm Le Monde with AP and AFP

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News French government locks horns with Paris city hall over plans to lower ring road speed Mayor Anne Hidalgo's contested plan is to lower the speed limit from 70 km/h to 50 km/h after the 2024 Olympic Games.

Published on December 7, 2023, at 4:17 pm (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 4:21 pm Le Monde with AFP

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