Articles tagged with "paris news"
Tainted Contact Lense Solution Scare in France
By Parisgirl | September 24th, 2007 |
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Le Figaro newspaper’s English translation doesn’t have any news about upcoming strikes, but here’s an article “Poisoning Haunts Antiterrorism” currently posted which deserves attention.
More Strike News
By Parisgirl | September 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
So today, CGT confirms, what Parislogue had already surmised, “We don’t want to perturb the Rugby World Cup,” CGT stated in today’s Le Figaro (September 21, 2007).
However the... [Read this entry]
Tourist Abductions in France
By Parisgirl | September 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What are the odds of a tourist getting abducted in France? It might depend on what kind of car you decide to rent.
Strikes in France
By Parisgirl | September 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
As a traveler to France, one of the important words you need to learn is ‘greve’ or strike.
Two times of the year most likely for strikes would be spring... [Read this entry]
Insatiable thirst for Harry Potter
By Parisgirl | August 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
BBC reports that a French teenager has been sued for translating the latest Harry Potter book into French on the internet. Aside from the issue of protecting authors copyrights... [Read this entry]
No more room at Notre Dame!
By Parisgirl | August 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Julie Cloris reports for today’s Le Parisien ‘Fait du Jour’ that almost 5000 showed up to pay their respects to the recently deceased Archbishop Jean-Marie Lustiger.
Sarkozy 101
By Parisgirl | August 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Parislogue readers, you know I’ve been devoting a number of posts to France’s new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, even though I’m not normally a politically-minded person - I’m more interested in... [Read this entry]
Stolen Picassos Recovered in Paris
By Parisgirl | August 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
You’ve got to love the French police when it comes to tracking down art thieves. It could have been a scene form a Pink Panther movie with all the... [Read this entry]
Saying Goodbye to Archbishop Lustiger at Notre Dame
By Parisgirl | August 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A different kind of crowd gathered last night at Notre Dame de Paris - far different from the cynical lot portrayed in David’s famous painting of Napoleon crowning himself emperor... [Read this entry]
Never on Sunday
By Parisgirl | August 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You’d think at least France’s president could have a quiet swim in the lake surrounded by family and friends - without the paperazzi - but here’s what I don’t understand:... [Read this entry]
