The bike outperformed car as a means of getting around Parisin full efforts of the city to promote the sustainable mobility, according to a study, which places them behind public transport and walking. “10 years ago, who could have predicted that in Paris the bicycle would surpass the car? Well we have done it”the Mobility […]
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Do you want to play games? A questionnaire to learn about Olympic history
The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad will be inaugurated in Paris on July 26, 2024. To entertain the wait, EFE proposes a weekly question and answer questionnaire with the aim of learning about Olympic history and its great protagonists. 1. The Portuguese athlete Francisco Lázaro is the first athlete to die in an Olympic competition, […]
The Olympic Games, a gold medal for the suburbs of Paris?
Less than 500 meters separate the Stadium from France of the Francs-Moisins neighborhood, devastated by the poverty and crime, in the suburb of Saint-Denis north of Paris, that with the Olympic Games could experience its long-awaited rebirth. Samia Achoui, a secretary who lives in one of the gray blocks hit by drug trafficking, does not […]
Couturier Karl Lagerfeld’s Parisian apartment sold for 10 million euros
He apartment designer parisian Karl Lagerfeld260 m2 with a dressing room of more than 50 m2, was sold on Tuesday at auction in Paris for ten million euros (11.1 million with expenses, about US$ 12.5 million), announced the notary office in charge of the sale. The starting price was 5.3 million euros, according to the […]
Chanel walks the woman along the seashore, Louis Vuitton launches her into the future
Home Chanel organized a parade on Tuesday “like a velvety winter by the sea”with large beach hats, wide and comfortable dresses and nightgowns. The show revolved around the theme of the weekend getaway, illustrated on the big screen by a black and white dialogue of a certain erotic intensity between Brad Pitt and Penélope Cruz […]
Paris, capital of women’s fashion starting Monday
Paris starting Monday the Women’s Fashion Week and the autumn-winter 2024/2025 collections of the great Parisian houses, such as Dior, Chanel and Hermès, as well as new promises, such as the Spanish Paloma Wool and Paula Cánovas del Vas. During these nine intense days, at least 71 parades and 38 presentations of collections throughout the […]
Insert coin and play: time travel with arcade machines in Paris
Inserting coin and playing are the two basic actions before starting a game in an arcade machine with which Paris Through an exhibition, it offers a journey through time to explore the evolution of this form of leisure. La Monnaie de Paris, the same institution that designed the Olympic medals, hosts the exhibition ‘Insert Coin’ […]
Conference in Paris will warn Russia that Europe is not giving up on Ukraine
About twenty world leaders will meet this Monday in Parisat a conference sponsored by the French president, Emmanuel Macronwhich will send a clear message to Russia that Europe will not give up Ukraine and that will not allow a victory for Vladimir Putin’s regime. Among those attending this meeting, which will be held at the […]
France summons the Russian ambassador in Paris after Navalni’s death
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Stéphane Séjourné, reported this Monday that the Government of Emmanuel Macron has summoned the Russian ambassador in Paris after the death of the Russian opponent Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny. “I requested the summons of the Russian ambassador today, at 6:30 p.m.”said the French minister at a press conference in […]
Paris decides whether to restrict SUV vehicles, which sell as much as they pollute
After having opposed electric scooters in 2023, the 1.4 million Parisian voters are called to the polls this Sunday to rule on another mobility issue: should we restrict SUV vehicles, the best-selling vehicles on the market, but especially polluting? The socialist City Council of Anne Hidalgo proposes up to tripling the parking fee to put […]