A woman looks at the photograph she just took of a recent artwork by street artist Banksy in Paris on Jun 24, 2018. (Photo: AFP/Philippe Lopez) The world's best known graffiti painter apparently "blitzed" the French capital over the last few days, leaving as many as six works on walls across the city. None of the works were signed - as has been Banksy's wont in recent years - but experts told AFP that they look genuine. The most political takes issue with France's tough anti-migrant policy, with nearly 40 makeshift camps razed in Paris in the last three years and President Emmanuel Macron determined that the city does not become a magnet for refugees. In the mural a young black girl sprays a pink wallpaper pattern over a swastika on a wall next to her sleeping bag and teddy bear in an attempt to make her patch of pavement more cosy. The image is on a wall in northern Paris next to an official refugee shelter which was controversially closed in March despite protests from the city's … [Read more...] about Banksy needles France on migrants with Paris mural blitz
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Man arrested in Disneyland Paris hotel with two handguns: police
PARIS - A man carrying two handguns, ammunition and a Koran was arrested Thursday at a hotel in Disneyland Paris, a police source said. The man was "detected upon his arrival at the hotel on the Disneyland site where he had a reservation. Hotel security found two handguns, a Koran and ammunition on him," the source said. Disneyland Paris said the guns were picked up by routine scanning of the man's bags at the hotel entrance. Police arrested the suspect and secured his vehicle. A police source said preliminary investigations did not point to terrorism, and that the man had said he was carrying the guns because he feared for his safety. They then arrested a woman, believing her to be his girlfriend, but released her after realising they had the wrong person, one of the police sources said. A view of the hotel in Disneyland Paris where a man carrying two handguns, ammunition and a Koran was arrested. AFP Photo Papers found on the suspect indicated that he lived in Paris, but no … [Read more...] about Man arrested in Disneyland Paris hotel with two handguns: police
Disneyland Paris faces pricing probe
Disneyland Paris is facing a pricing probe following accusations that UK and German customers are being frozen out of certain price promotions. The Financial Times said people in the UK were paying 15% more for one day tickets. The European Commission told the BBC that it had "received a number of complaints" from customers. A Disneyland Paris spokesman said promotions were seasonal. The newspaper said in a report that in some cases French consumers were paying €1,346 for a premium package, while British visitors were charged €1,870 and Germans €2,447. The European Commission is concerned that Disneyland Paris is stopping consumers in some member states from shopping around for the best deals, EC spokeswoman Lucia Caudet told BBC Business online. Under European law, firms can not stop consumers from doing this, she said. The BBC understands that consumers in countries including the UK, Germany and Italy have made pricing complaints. The problem potentially lies in, for … [Read more...] about Disneyland Paris faces pricing probe
Ngan golden in Paris Open win
Ngan golden in Paris Open win (24-01-2007) Golden girl: Karate artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan performs in the women's kata event of the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, last December. Ngan took the gold medal in the Paris Open. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Truong HA NOI — Nguyen Hoang Ngan held all the cards in the Paris Open women's kata (performance) competition, taking the gold medal after her disappointing Asian Games execution. The two-time Southeast Asian Games champion, who won Viet Nam's first-ever silver medal in the World Karate Championships last October in Finland, failed to take her first Asian Games gold last December in Qatar after narrowly losing to Japan's contestant in the final. But the 22-year-old, who won the Kobe Osaka World Championship gold in Greece earlier last year, began the year with a solid victory title in Paris, where she dominated to clinch a 4-1 victory over Venezuelan Riera Scarlett in the final on Sunday night. Ngan, who started to train in … [Read more...] about Ngan golden in Paris Open win
Disneyland Paris turns 20, with mixed results
PARIS - Disneyland Paris fetes its 20th anniversary Thursday, but while Mickey Mouse now draws nearly twice as many visitors as the Louvre's Mona Lisa, his fantasy park is not yet out of the financial woods. French theme parks in general have done well amid Europe's debt crisis, offering a fairly low-cost escape for families, and Disney reported a record 15.7 million visitors in its fiscal year that ended on September 30 2011. That compared with 8.4 million visitors to the Louvre art museum, and 6.6 million to Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower. "It's magic, we're in France, but it feels like we're in another country altogether," a Belgian tourist named Christelle told AFP. Britons Jojo and Jake added: "We're students so we work very hard most of the time so it's really nice to come away and do something really childish but really fun." But Disney, which bet heavily on a site east of Paris prone to damp, chilly winters, posted a net loss of 55.6 million euros ($72.8 billion) … [Read more...] about Disneyland Paris turns 20, with mixed results