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PARIS, France (Reuters) — Do you want to know how fast a tennis ball goes? Zip down a line strung from the second floor of the Eiffel tower, 115 meters above the ground. During the French Open and in association with tennis tournament Roland-Garros, bottled water vendor Perrier allows volunteers to down at 90 km/h, the speed of a tennis ball being smashed. Volunteer Julien Bidet, 39, said he both feared and loved the experience, […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) – Lights were switched off at Paris’ Eiffel Tower just before midnight (2200GMT) on Wednesday (May 31) in honor of the victims of a truck bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan. A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the center of Kabul, killing at least 80 people, wounding hundreds more and damaging embassy buildings in the Afghan capital’s unofficial “Green Zone.” The victims of the explosion […]
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump came under pressure on Wednesday (May 31) from corporate chief executive officers, United States allies, Democrats and some fellow Republicans to keep his country in a global pact to fight climate change, but a source close to the matter said Trump was preparing to pull out of the Paris accord. “The decision by the (US) to walk away from Paris if he makes it, will resound all over the world […]
by Hervé Asquin / Clare Byrne Agence France Presse VERSAILLES, France (AFP) — France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought to improve their countries’ strained ties Monday during talks at Versailles palace the French leader described as “extremely frank.” Their first meeting since Macron took office provided another test of the Frenchman’s diplomatic skills after his memorable vice-grip handshake last week with United States President Donald Trump. This time, the handshake […]
by Hervé Asquin Agence France Presse France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday held their first meeting since the French leader came to office, with differences on Ukraine and Syria in full view. Macron welcomed Putin to the splendor of the Versailles palace outside Paris with a perfunctory handshake — after the 39-year-old made a point of outlasting United States President Donald Trump when they clasped hands at the North Atlantic Treaty […]
TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed leading the fight against terrorism on Friday (May 26) as they met at this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit, hosted in the chic Sicilian resort town of Taormina. May is expected to leave a day early, following Monday’s (May 22) suicide bombing at a concert in northern England that killed 22 people and was allegedly carried out by a […]
GRUISSAN, France (Reuters) — Nicolas Parlier of France beat compatriot Alex Mazella in a thrilling finish to win the prestigious Defi Kite title in Gruissan, France on Tuesday (May 23). More than 250 kite boarders from all over the world took part in the marathon which consisted of five races between Gruissan and Port La Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast covering a total of 140 kilometers (87 miles). With the top kiteboarders averaging speeds of […]
SAINT-JEANNET, France (Reuters) — Slackline aficionados and highline pros gathered near the village of Saint-Jeannet nestled in France’s south on Sunday (May 21), to watch participants in the fifth edition of the French Riviera Highline Meeting (FRHM) attempt to set a new world record. Highlining, an extreme sport practiced by few, is an elevated variation of the so-called slacklining, which refers to the act of walking or balancing along a suspended length of flat webbing […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has named little-known parliamentarian Edouard Philippe from the rightwing Republicans party as his first prime minister, his office announced Monday. The choice of Philippe, a 46-year-old from the northern port city of Le Havre, will be seen as an attempt by Macron to attract other moderates to his new centrist Republique En Marche party (Republic on the Move, REM).
PARIS, France (Reuters) — New French President Emmanuel Macron went for a walkabout outside Paris town hall on Sunday (May 14) to greet well-wishers in the last stop of a busy inauguration day. He was welcomed by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and pledged to nurture success across the French territory during his five-year term in front of an audience of Parisians. Macron took power as president of France on Sunday morning, vowing to restore the […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged French election winner Emmanuel Macron to bridge deep rifts and work together in the face of the “growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism.” “The citizens of France entrusted you to lead the country in a difficult period for Europe and for the entire world community. The growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and the […]
https://youtu.be/HFT2bR1XUUQ The 39-year-old centrist Emmanuel Macron has become France’s youngest president. Founder of the independent ‘On the Move’ movement, has shaken up France’s traditional political divide. He’s won over fellow centrist Francois Bayrou, a leading ecologist, some of Chirac’s ex-ministers and several socialist party heavyweights, including former prime minister Manuel Valls. Macron had never held elected office prior to the election. He was working as an investment banker when he was hired in 2012 […]
