paris
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Facebook’s ‘Safety Check’ Lets You Locate Loved Ones In Paris
A Facebook feature implemented to help track people after natural disasters has been launched tonight to help people connect with their friends and family after the Paris attacks.
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This Is What Paris Looks Like Without Cars
Pedestrians and bicyclists took over the streets of Paris a few days ago for the Journée Sans Voiture (Day Without Cars) event. Paris banned cars from large parts of the city center, including the famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées, as part of an effort to draw attention to the city’s dire pollution problem, especially in advance…
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Paris Gets Its First Skyscraper In 42 Years, And It Was Worth The Wait
In 1972, Paris approved a hulking 210m skyscraper that dwarfed the rest of the city and looked like it was designed by Darth Vader on the back of a cocktail napkin. It’s no wonder it’s taken the city 42 years to give tall buildings another shot.
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Slightly Radioactive Drone Spotted On Japanese Prime Minister’s Roof
There are plenty of things you might welcome on your roof: squirrels, tasteful weathervanes, Santa. But a radioactive drone probably isn’t one of them. Disturbingly, that’s exactly what was found atop Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Tokyo office Wednesday morning.