On Friday 12th June, five men were arrested amid Black Lives Matter protests for attempting to reclaim a 19th Century funerary pole from the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, France. The scene was captured on film by the five men, who were all members of Les Marrons Unis Dignes et Courageux, a pan-African organisation…
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Police remove 1,600 migrants from Paris camps
Following promises of increased immigration crackdowns and controls, two of Paris’ large migrant camps, one at Porte de la Chapelle and one at Seine-Saint-Denis, were raided on Thursday 7 November. The dismantling of the camps came just a day after the French president Macron declared that the government would work towards closing down all makeshift…
Arts
Degas at the Opera
I visited Paris over the Halloween weekend, and one of my stops throughout the city was the Musée d’Orsay. This museum is in a beautiful building that was previously a train station built in 1900, which now houses mostly French art from the late 1800s and early 1900s. To my delight, I found that the…
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Paris: My time in the city of love
The city of love, home to the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe, and last but not least, my summer destination this year. Paris was the city that my boyfriend and I chose for our first holiday together and also somewhere to celebrate my 21st birthday. It was a perfect fit – providing a rich…
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Fire at Notre Dame
Fire ravaged one of France’s most famous buildings on April 15. The exact cause is still unclear, but is thought to be related to ongoing rebuilding works. Most of the building retained integrity however the spire and roof were both destroyed. Important artefacts, such as the crown of thorns, were saved but others suffered…
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€3 million fails to get delivered
A French cash delivery man has been arrested after a van with €3 million had vanished. A team of three were completing cash deliveries on the outskirts of Paris, where it is believed one of them drove off in the security van. The vehicle was recovered nearby, but with both the driver and an estimated…
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Are typical romantic destinations overhyped?
Paris, Venice, London, the Maldives; a few examples of where many couples retreat to for romantic getaways. But is it really worth it? I’ve visited the Eiffel Tower before, and let’s just say, it’s almost impossible to savour the romance when hundreds of tourists are bustling around you. It’s not that romantic locations are bad,…
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Are famous cities worth visiting?
Pick up any travel guide and you will see certain destinations repeated time after time. Paris, Barcelona, New York – these major cities hold almost untouchable positions as must-see travel spots. It is time to stop and think whether these metropolises genuinely deserve the status they hold. Are you really visiting Paris to see Paris,…
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Trump pulls USA out of Paris accord
On 1 June, Donald Trump announced that the United States would be pulling out of the Paris Climate accord. Developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the accord is backed by all in the framework apart from Syria, Nicaragua, and now the US. The news sparked widespread concern in the international…
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