Paris
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Olympics 2024: is Paris ready to party?
Talking Point Build-up to this summer's Games 'marred' by rows over national identity, security and pollution
By The Week UK Published
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The birth of impressionism
The Explainer Now iconic, the style of art characterised by airy colors and undefined brushstrokes was criticised in its early days
By The Week UK Published
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Take a Champagne-drinking tour across the globe
The Week Recommends Pop off at one of these seven Champagne-centric bars
By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published
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Office Christmas parties give us sleepless nights
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Diamond in the dust: mystery of the missing Ritz Paris ring solved
Speed Read A £640,000 ring feared stolen from a hotel room is found – in a vacuum cleaner bag
By The Week UK Published
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SUVs: the scourge of the streets?
Talking Point 'Hulking vehicles' are more dangerous and polluting than smaller cars but offer a sense of safety
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Snake pizza launched in Hong Kong
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Le Meurice review: the 'Versailles of today'
The Week Recommends Located right in the heart of Paris, Le Meurice feels more like a palace than a hotel
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Last updated
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Paris has an Olympic-size bedbug problem
Under The Radar The insects are invading the city with less than a year to go until it hosts the Summer Olympics
By Justin Klawans Published
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Paris bans e-scooter rentals
Talking Point Electric vehicles were popular with younger residents but older Parisians swung the crucial referendum
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Man parachutes off Eiffel Tower
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Electric flying taxis: pie in the sky or climate panacea?
Talking Point Race is on to develop ‘quieter, cheaper and emission-free aircraft’ that can land in city centres
By The Week Staff Published
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Councils fine locals for picking up stones
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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A tour of Alain Ducasse’s chocolate factory in Paris
Under the Radar Star chef has spent a decade transforming chocolate – now it’s coffee, ice cream and biscuits
By Jo Davey Published
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