Paris faces worst pollution in a decade, traffic restrictions introduced
Paris was smothered on Wednesday by its worst winter pollution in a decade, with commuters enjoying free public transport and half of all cars ordered off the road to try to clear the air. The surge...
Paris imposes traffic restrictions to reduce air pollution
The French authorities have decided to restrict vehicle use by imposing alternating traffic on December 6 in Paris and its suburbs after air pollution reached high levels in the region. Only cars...
Apple founder street name shakes Paris suburb to the core
He changed technology and how the world communicates. Now, five years after he died, Apple founder Steve Jobs may be remembered in another way — on a Paris street. “Rue Steve Jobs”...
India ratifies historic Paris climate change pact
India, the world’s third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday on the birthday of the country’s famously ascetic independence leader Mahatma...
Paris mayor bans cars along part of River Seine to fight pollution
Strollers and cyclists can breathe easy on the banks of the Seine after Paris on Monday approved a plan to ban cars on a long stretch of riverside road cutting across the city. Socialist Mayor Anne...
China ratifies Paris climate pact, US tipped to follow
China ratified the Paris climate change accord on Saturday, with the US expected to do so later in a joint stand against global warming by the world’s two biggest polluters. The accord sets...
Belleville: a local side of Paris
A visit to Paris logically includes visits to the fabled sites, but these tell little about the city’s beating heart. A stroll around the Belleville area offers new insights. It may not be the most...
Four things learned from Paris men’s fashion week
As the last of the Paris menswear collections go down runways Sunday, we survey the big themes of the week’s fashion shows. – Fashion (still) loves England – They may have plunged...
