Eiffel Tower Reopens In Paris After A 3-Month Shutdown
It was the landmark's longest closure since World War II. But the tower's highest point is still not open — and for now, visitors will need to take the stairs.
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France Announces Further Reopening Amid Declining Number Of Coronavirus Cases
In a national address, French President Emmanuel Macron said beginning Monday restaurants and cafes would be allowed to fully reopen and people could resume visiting family in nursing homes.
'We're Not Racist': French Police Say They're Being Unfairly Criticized
Earlier this week, police gathered in front of precincts across France and threw down their handcuffs in a symbolic gesture.
'No Justice In France, Either': French Protest Police Killings In U.S. And At Home
Demonstrators this week said they were rallying for "our brother" in the U.S. as well as Adama Traoré, who died in police custody in 2016.
France Eases Some Pandemic Restrictions And Will Reopen Restaurants, Bars And Parks
"It will be so nice to be able to go lie on the grass in a park and have a picnic or to sit at a sidewalk cafe again," says a Paris resident. Restaurants and bars will reopen with restrictions June 2.
3-Star Michelin Chef Guy Savoy Has Begun Offering Takeout In Paris
As France emerges from two months of lockdown, restaurants still have no reopening date. Among other dishes, Savoy is offering a poultry ballotine with foie gras in a truffle vinaigrette for takeaway.
French Drug Giant Sanofi Takes Heat After Suggesting U.S. May Get 1st Vaccine Access
An uproar followed comments by Sanofi's CEO that if the company develops a vaccine, doses would likely go to Americans first. The board president later insisted, "Any vaccine will be a public good."
French Education Minister Says School Reopenings Will Be Done 'Very Progressively'
France's minister of education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, talked with NPR about the gradual reopening of schools, which will be voluntary. Still, many parents and administrators are against the plan.
In 'Dirt,' Bill Buford Is Able To Offer An Authentic Adventure In French Cooking
As a longtime Paris resident, at first I feared Dirt might be yet another expat tale of moving to France en famille, with all its tedious clichés. I should have known better.
In France, A New App Is Helping Doctors Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely
The Covidom app allows thousands of patients with non-critical cases of COVID-19 to ride the virus out at home. They answer questions on a range of health indicators and doctors follow up by phone.