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The Ritz Paris is pleased to announce that Laurent Herschbach has been appointed General Manager of the hotel. Born in Luxembourg, Laurent Herschbach joined the Ritz Paris in 1997, gradually rising through the ranks, from front desk to Deputy Director of Rooms and, later, Director of Food and Beverage in his 25 years with the hotel. He was…

While the government says such systems are needed to manage millions-strong crowds and spot potential dangers, critics see the draft law as a gift to French industry at the cost of vital civil liberties.Last week, around 40 mostly left-leaning members of the European Parliament…

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A low-cost transatlantic flight that starts with chilled champagne and ends with omelette fromage as the sunrise peaks through the shades? On a recent French Bee flight from Newark to Paris Orly, that's the treatment my three-year-old daughter Mimi and I enjoyed (with fresh-pressed OJ for her). While French Bee’s economy seats promise a…

Peggy Sirota Nancy Meyers is still searching for a new home for her film after parting ways with Netflix over budget concerns. But in the meantime, the director of rom-com classics like 2006’s The Holiday and Something’s Gotta Give has dropped some hints on Instagram, revealing details about her movie, confirming the title, and…

PARIS, March 18 — Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.The growing unrest and strikes have left President Emmanuel Macron facing the gravest challenge to…

Air Tahiti Nui has unveiled plans to extend its existing twice-weekly service from Papeete (PPT) in French Polynesia to Seattle Airport (SEA) to continue to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). The new SEA-CDG leg will be sold as a stand-alone service, with Air Tahiti taking advantage of its status as a French carrier to connect the South…

PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas at protesters on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, where some 7,000 people demonstrated against the government's pension changes in a spontaneous and unplanned rally. A demonstrator holds a CGT labour union flag during a protest after French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne used the article 49.3,…

PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers kicked off the individual ticketing program Wednesday for next year’s Games, after an initial round of package sales left many buyers feeling frustrated at high costs.Would-be spectators can sign up now through April 20 for a lottery for millions of tickets for Olympic events, which run July…

Supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, have installed a replica of his prison cell on a square near the Louvre Museum in Paris to raise awareness of his situation.According to organizers of the event, visitors can venture inside the makeshift cell “to assess the conditions” in which President Vladimir Putin’s…