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Added on the 04/07/2023 12:10:02 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Crowds flock to the opening of the doors of the Printemps Haussmann department store in Paris for the kick-off of the winter sales. Retailers were hit hard in the run up to Christmas by the transport strike in the capital, so shopkeepers hope that the four weeks of promotions will help replenish their cash registers. IMAGES
An Argentine court allowed two French rugby players held for almost two months on rape charges, to return home pending the conclusion of their case. Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou -- both 21 -- were arrested in Buenos Aires two days after winning their first international caps against Argentina in Mendoza in early July. IMAGES
The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics, the first to be held on French soil, begins between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde, signalling the start of 11 days of competition in the French capital with a plume of blue, white and red smoke. IMAGES
Images from inside Gare de l'Est train station in Paris following attacks on the French high-speed train network, which rail operator SNCF says will affect about 800,000 passengers. IMAGES
French troops take part in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris. This year, the ceremony is in a reduced format and took a different route due to the upcoming Olympic Games. IMAGES
Voters put their ballot papers in the ballot box at a polling station in Sainte-Adresse (Seine-Maritime), near Le Havre, for the second round of the legislative elections, a historic election in which the Rassemblement National could emerge victorious, although there is considerable uncertainty about its ability to win an absolute majority in the Assembly and form a government. IMAGES
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