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Redeveloping Les Halles market in French capital - a big mistake for many Parisians
13/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

Redeveloping Les Halles market in French capital - a big mistake for many Parisians

Paris is not the kind of capital city where historical buildings are torn down to make way for shiny new developments. But in the 1970s, the city council authorized the destruction of the ...

We're only 'ere pour ze beer
09/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

We're only 'ere pour ze beer

La Goutte d'Or district in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement is home to large immigrant communities from western and northern Africa.

French parliament discusses new employment laws amid record jobless figures
03/04/2013 - On-the-spot France

French parliament discusses new employment laws amid record jobless figures

Last month, unemployment rose for the 22nd consecutive month in France. With the growth rate in France close to zero, prospects for the jobless do not look good.

Carousel takes a turn in Paris
31/03/2013 - Culture in France

Carousel takes a turn in Paris

This week the Broadway hit musical Carousel was on show at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris.

India's Mahabharata through a Japanese eye
10/02/2013 - Culture in France

India's Mahabharata through a Japanese eye

A Japanese theatre company has revisited the Mahabarhata epic from India.

New young artists join oldtimers at Montmartre's Place du Tertre in Paris
21/01/2013 - On-the-spot France

New young artists join oldtimers at Montmartre's Place du Tertre in Paris

Paris City Council is launching a project to encourage new young artists to join the regulars painting in the Place du Tertre, the small square in the heart of Montmartre.

Filming classes for homeless people in Paris
16/01/2013 - On-the-spot France

Filming classes for homeless people in Paris

Thousands of men and women live on the streets in Paris. Some of them find refuge in the several emergency housing centres that welcome them in the French capital.

Nepal's kung fu nuns fight rape
09/01/2013 - On-the-spot France

Nepal's kung fu nuns fight rape

Protests following the death of a woman who was gang-raped on a bus in India have spread to neighbouring Nepal.

Christmas rush at Paris's wholesale food market
20/12/2012 - On-the-spot France

Christmas rush at Paris's wholesale food market

In just six days France will be celebrating Christmas, a time when workers take a rest and families gather to share a meal.

We're only 'ere pour ze beer
24/10/2012 - On-the-spot France

We're only 'ere pour ze beer

La Goutte d'Or district in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement is home to large immigrant communities from western and northern Africa.

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