Tourists could not ascend the tower on Wednesday, the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel, the civil engineer after whom it was named.
Author: Victor Mather
A British Boy, Missing for 6 Years, Turns Up in France
Alex Batty, of Oldham, England, now a teenager, was found by a delivery driver walking on a rainy night in Chalabre. His mother and grandfather are wanted in connection with his disappearance.
A City-Size Iceberg Is Moving Out of Antarctic Waters
Next up, a yearslong ramble through the Southern Ocean and, eventually, a big melt.
Thief in Australia Steals Truck With 10,000 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
A woman thought she was stealing a van. She got thousands of doughnuts as well.
A Three-Year Cruise Is Canceled for Lack of a Ship
Passengers will not be visiting Machu Picchu, the Pyramids of Giza or indeed be going anywhere.
CBC Radio Drops Its Daily Report of the Correct Time
After 84 years, changes in technology mean that CBC Radio will no longer broadcast the correct time once a day. Many Canadians are mourning the loss.
Wrexham Wins Promotion for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
The soccer club bankrolled by the actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds won its league over the weekend. Here’s what comes next.
Karpov, Former Chess Champion, Is Injured After Fall in Moscow
Mr. Karpov has been a loyal defender of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, and the invasion of Ukraine. But he has also expressed sympathy for the war’s civilian victims on both sides.
Ukraine aims to restart soccer leagues on its own soil in August.
In an interview with The Associated Press, the leader of Ukraine’s soccer federation said President Volodymyr Zelensky had approved the decision.