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People have spent 402 hours writing negative reviews about the Paris landmark online.
For survivors at Charlie Hebdo trial, wounds are still raw
New York Times: Victims of the 2015 attack told their stories in court this week.
Bad buzz: Man blows up his house trying to swat a fly
The elderly man sparked a large explosion when he tried to deal with the pest.
Superyachts on the Med: Pandemic no barrier for super-wealthy Kiwi travellers
'Bugger it, we're still going to have summer in Europe', one super-wealthy Kiwi said.
Passengers stuck for more than 24hrs in 'Covid on wheels'
Passengers spend night without food, drink or toilet paper.
France's horses killed, mutilated in mysterious circumstances
Attackers are targeting horses and ponies in pastures across France; no-one is sure why.
Topless bathing: France defends 'precious' practice from prudes
The bathers were abashed after a prudish tourist got the French gendarmes involved.
Covid-19: Outbreak at French naturist resort
"Libertines and swingers" at the Cap d'Agde resort flout social distancing rules.
STA Travel insolvency: Anxious wait for would-be travellers, tens of thousands at stake
'It was an extensive trip, we were doing things we didn't have time to do in the past.'
France offers to help Russian opposition leader following alleged poisoning
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma in hospital after falling ill.
Beaten back, the coronavirus regains strength in France
New York Times: French officials are expanding mask rules and warning against complacence.
'Dead man's fingers': Survival instructor's fatal mistake dooms student
A former French soldier has been charged with manslaughter over the death.
Riders on the storm: Cycling world stunned by freak injuries
The cycling world has been left shocked by the gruesome injuries revealed by star riders.
Urgent pumping removes oil from ship grounded near Mauritius
The Japanese ship, MV Wakashio, ran aground on a coral reef on July 25
Race in Mauritius to empty oil tanker before it breaks up
Government criticised for not taking immediate action to avert environmental disaster.
Royal Air Force deployed in attempt to stop migrants crossing Channel
Surge of migrants crossing English Channel has British government worried.
Mauritius declares emergency after ship runs aground
Mauritius declares state of emergency as tonnes of oil spills near sensitive eco areas.
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
Caught in the middle, other world governments are trying to defend their own interests.
Of wine, hand gel and heartbreak
New York Times: French winemakers send excess product to another life as hand sanitiser.
Covid 19 cases surge to record heights around the world
South Korea Covid-19 cases are spiking to their highest daily levels in four months.
The global march of face masks: A mirror on humanity
Face masks are becoming part of the new normal in a Covid-infected world.
Dramatic video: Boys jump from burning apartment, caught by neighbours
"When they jumped, fear disappeared. What mattered was to catch".
Watch: Fire breaks out at French cathedral in Nantes
Fire shattered stained glass windows and sent black smoke into the air.
Frozen in time: Newspapers from 1966 air crash found in glacier
A mountaineer has uncovered litter on a French glacier with an extraordinary history.
France joins Britain in mandating masks
French President Emmanuel Macron said masks will be required by August 1.
Our cash-free future is getting closer
New York Times: The pandemic is propelling a shift toward a cashless society.
Missile battery, miscommunication to blame for Ukraine jetliner shooting - Report
Iran claims miscommunication led to a Ukrainian jetliner being shot down in January.
Lindsay Wright: Our naivety sank with Rainbow Warrior 35 years ago
Comment: On July 10, 1985, a bomb blasted a car-sized hole in the Rainbow Warrior.
'Destined for the scalpel': Puppies sold to testing labs amid pandemic
French breeders selling dogs to testing labs for experiments due to 'excess stock'.
Teenager sentenced for tossing child from atop London museum
A mentally ill 18-year-old has been jailed for at least 15 years after sickening attack.
Found: Epstein madam's bolthole revealed
She's been hunted all over the world - but now her location may have been revealed.
How NZ's Covid-19 death rate stacks up versus the world
Australia and NZ have the lowest Covid death rates in the OECD.