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Taxpayers ride to rescue of Paris bike-hire scheme...project after 26,000 bicycles are stolen or wrecked A Parisian woman makes the most of the self-service bike hire scheme The city of Paris has been forced to pump taxpayers' money into the deflated tyres of its widely-copied,... In this article: Paris, Jcdecaux, Bertrand Delanoe, Africa, Europe, London, and Australia |
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boston.com - Latest news | 2 days ago
Paris debates plans for new subway
...large egos, they are hard to resist: grand urban projects meant to secure their legacy in the popular imagination. Napoleon III had Paris torn down and rebuilt along neat boulevards. Late president Francois Mitterrand commissioned, in...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Ile-de-France, All rights reserved, Fossil fuel, and Recession
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GlobalPost | 2 days ago
Spending the night in Paris' murky underground
Most of Paris' catacombs aren't open to tourists - but that doesn't mean no one visits them. PARIS, France - The city of lights has an old, dark secret. Beneath its bustling streets, a pitch-black labyrinth of centuries-old subterranean...
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment
...(AP) ??? A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. Daul Kim was found dead Thursday by her boyfriend, who...
In this article: Suicide, Seoul, South Korea, Choi Jin-sil, Christopher Kane, Topshop, and Dries van Noten
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Times Online | 5 days ago
Too much snogging, not enough plot, in viral Paris film
...campaign, the attempt to prove that Paris isn't passe could have gone much farther. The hidden, multicultural Paris isn't really exposed, and the city may have to reveal a little more to reawaken the passion of tourists for "le nouveau Paris".
In this article: Yvan Attal, Rufus Wainwright, Muted, YouTube, Serge Gainsbourg, and Tom Cruise
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Top SKorean model found dead at Paris apartment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday. Daul Kim, 20, was found dead Thursday by French police, a Foreign...
In this article: Suicide, Seoul, South Korea, London, Choi Jin-sil, Christopher Kane, and Topshop
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 7 days ago
Paris fights for right to party as nightlife dies
...culture, letting people live," said Lionel Bensemoun, head of Baron, a popular club. For its part, the Paris mayor's office has set up a Web site, parisnightlife.fr, to buff up the city's nocturnal image. Representatives of party goers,...
In this article: Bertrand Delanoe, Ernest Hemingway, Jim Morrison, Louvre, Barcelona, and Amsterdam
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Paris (pronounced: /ˈpærɪs/ in English; [paʁi] in French) is the capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (also known as the "Paris Region"; Région parisienne). The city of Paris, within its limits largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,167,994 (January 2006), but the Paris aire urbaine (or metropolitan area) has a population of over 11 million, and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe.
An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. According to 2005 estimates, the Paris urban area is Europe's biggest city economy, and is fifth in the world's list of cities by GDP.
Paris and the Paris Region, with €533.6 billion (US$731.3 billion) in 2007, produces more than a quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP) of France. The Paris Region hosts 38 of the Fortune Global 500 companies in several business districts, notably La Défense, the largest purpose-built business district in Europe. Paris also hosts many international organizations such as UNESCO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the informal Paris Club.
- Type:
- Cultural
- Region:
- Île-de-France
- Department:
- Paris (75)
- Mayor:
- Bertrand Delanoë
- Total Area (km):
- 86.9
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