Category: Paris

People Gather in Support of Elected Officials After Attack on Paris Suburb Mayor’s Home

People gather in support of elected officials in front of the town hall of the Paris suburb of L’Hay-les-Roses, whose mayor’s home was targeted by rioters, putting in danger his wife and two children. …


After Paris Blast Crumples Building in Left Bank, Rescue Workers Still Searching for 1 Person

PARIS—French rescue workers searched Thursday for a person feared missing after a powerful blast brought down a building on Paris’ Left Bank, injuring more than 30 people, six of them critically. Investigators were working to determine the cause of Wednesday’s explosion. A possible gas leak was one of the theories under investigation. The blast near…


24 Injured in Explosion in Paris

PARIS—A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, injuring at least 24 people, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital’s monuments and prompting an evacuation of other properties, authorities said. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast. The facade of the building in…


Dozens Injured in Explosion in Paris

PARIS—A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, injuring at least 24 people, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital’s monuments and prompting an evacuation of other properties, authorities said. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast. The facade of the building in…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 21): Special Counsel John Durham Testifies on FBI’s Trump-Russia Probe; Dozens Injured in Paris Explosion

Special counsel John Durham testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the morning of June 21 about his report on the FBI’s handling of the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation. A fiery gas explosion in central Paris resulted in injuries to at least 29 people and drew hundreds of firefighters to the scene. Crews searching for the…


NTD Evening News (June 21): Special Counsel John Durham Testifies on FBI’s Trump-Russia Probe; Dozens Injured in Paris Explosion

Special counsel John Durham testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the morning of June 21 about his report on the FBI’s handling of the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation. A fiery gas explosion in central Paris resulted in injuries to at least 29 people and drew hundreds of firefighters to the scene. Crews searching for the…


Peyton Stearns Jolts Former Champ at French Open

Peyton Stearns highlighted a day of upsets by recording a 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 win over 17th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday, May 31, at the French Open in Paris. Russians Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva also knocked off seeded foes to advance at Roland Garros. Stearns, a former player at the University…


Morgan Stanley to Increase Paris Staff to 500 by 2025

PARIS—Morgan Stanley’s plan to increase headcount in France by 200 by 2025 would bring its total staff in the country to 500, with the new Paris-based bankers mostly devoted to sales and trading of so-called macro products and stock derivatives. Macro products usually refer to the trading of fixed income and currency-related securities. The investment…


Shen Yun Can ‘Bring a Lot of Serenity, Peace, and Understanding,’ Says Former Company Director

PARIS—Gilbert Moracchini came all the way from Corsica to Paris to attend Shen Yun Performing Arts on Sunday, April 30, with his wife and mother-in-law “who love this kind of show,” his wife having practiced dance. “I am astounded by the artistic quality of the dancers,” said the former company director enthusiastically. You can see…


‘When the Divine Touches the Human, We Arrive at Shen Yun,’ Says a Company Director

PARIS—On Saturday, April 29, a joyful crowd at the Palais des Congrès was eager to discover the best of classical Chinese dance and music. Dominique Dolé is a business manager in Paris. For him, Shen Yun constitutes, “another vision of dance, it is a vision that is more complete, more complex, and it is particularly…