Algorithms combing through satellite photos found over 20,000 unreported swimming pools in a few regions, yielding an expected $10 million in taxes, and the system will soon go nationwide.
Author: AURELIEN BREEDEN
France Faces ‘Most Severe’ Drought as Heat Persists in Europe
A lack of rain and a string of heat waves have caused devastating wildfires and left farmland parched in the country and much of the continent.
A French University Confronts Medical Crimes and Its Nazi Past
A report on the University of Strasbourg’s takeover by Nazis during World War II and on medical crimes they committed there sheds light on a period that had been mostly scrubbed from official memory.
Firefighters in France Battle Wildfires Amid Sweltering Heat
Firefighters struggled to contain two blazes as a heat wave hit with full force on Monday.
Emmanuel Macron Seeks to Dispel Worries of Second-Term Drift
In a televised Bastille Day interview, the French president sought to reassure a country buffeted by rising inflation, scorching temperatures and uncertain political waters.
Bad Planning and Errors, Not Fans, Led to Champions League Chaos, Report Says
A French Senate inquiry faulted the authorities for blaming large crowds of supporters instead of owning up to their failures, after violence and confusion marred the match near Paris.
Bad Planning and Errors Led to Champions League Chaos, Report Says
A French Senate inquiry faulted the authorities for blaming large crowds of supporters instead of owning up to their failures, after violence and confusion marred a final near Paris.
French President Macron Adjusts His Cabinet, Seeking a Fresh Start
The new appointments by President Emmanuel Macron of France are unlikely to help him push his agenda through a fragmented lower house of Parliament.
Redesign Around Notre-Dame to Keep Tourists Moving and Lower Temperatures
Plans call for more trees around the famed Paris cathedral, which is being rebuilt after a devastating 2019 fire, and for a cooling system in front of the building.