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Category: France
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Paris 2024 Olympics: How to Get Tickets
Next year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris are expected to draw millions of spectators. Here’s how to get tickets if you want to be one of them.
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French Business Titans Top Forbes’s Richest List
Two French business titans, Bernard Arnault of the LVMH empire and Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers of L’Oréal, are named the world’s wealthiest man and woman.
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Aesop, a Skin Care Company, Will Be Acquired by L’Oréal
L’Oréal, the French cosmetics giant, said it would help Aesop, an Australian luxury brand with a cult following, expand in China.
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Prosecutors Raid France’s Biggest Banks in Tax Fraud Sweep
The New York Times – Business:The raids were part of a widening investigation spanning four continents and involving dozens of banks in an alleged scheme to avoid paying taxes.
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I’m Lost All the Time. So I Went on a Labyrinth Vacation.
The New York Times – Travel:The dizzying joys of maze tourism, in Barcelona, Paris and Chenonceaux.
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3 Dogs Die After Eating Poisoned Meatballs at a Race in France
The New York Times – Sports:The poisonings took place at the French canicross championships, in which people run or cycle while attached to their dogs.
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‘The Innocent’ Review: A Heist With a French Accent
The New York Times – Movies:A light, enjoyable confection of a film that is built upon an amusingly absurd premise.
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French Protesters Rally in Last Angry Push Before Pension Bill Vote
The New York Times – Business:Many believe the legislation to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 will pass Parliament, and they are looking beyond the vote to fight on.
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‘Lumière’: An Actress Destined to Be in the Light
The New York Times – Movies:Jeanne Moreau’s first film as a director is showing for a week at Film Forum, newly restored and seven minutes longer than its 1976 U.S. release.
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Unions Vow to Bring France to a ‘Standstill’ Over Macron’s Pension Plan
The New York Times – Business:Travel, schools and services were disrupted by nationwide strikes and protests for a sixth time as the battle over the retirement age intensified.