Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be daring, joyful, organisers say
Paris, France Reuters The Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony next Friday will be a joyful, daring and atypical show in which artists and athletes together celebrate Paris, France and the Games alongside the river Seine, the ceremony’s organisers said. Unlike for previous Olympics, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Instead, […]
The Louvre moves its treasures as climate change brings more floods to Paris
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation When the River Seine that runs through Paris overflowed this month, officials at the Louvre Museum were relieved some of their most valuable items were safely stored in northern France. The world’s largest and most visited museum, with almost 10 million visitors annually, had already transported some 100,000 at risk […]