Parisians take a plunge into Seine River after century-long ban
The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river navigation.
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The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river navigation.
France's new law dictates that tobacco must disappear where there are children, and parents, as well as the majority of the country, agree.
The iconic image of a smoking Parisian is becoming a thing of the past as France has banned smoking in most public areas. Ramy Inocencio reports.
The worst heat was felt in southern Europe, while punishing temperatures were forecast to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris and remain unusually high in Belgium and the Netherlands.
A new smoking ban took effect on Tuesday in France, barring smokers from lighting up in outdoor places where children are likely to gather, including beaches and parks. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more details.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut tells "Face the Nation" that while President Biden "did not perform the way we would have liked to have seen him perform," Himes said he is "not so cynical as to believe that the American people are going to choose a president based on a 90-minute debate rather than a four-year record" and French citizens are voting Sunday after centrist President Emmanuel Macron called for a snap election after his party was trounced by the far right in recent European elections — signaling once again the uncertainty about the change ahead.
Two men have been charged with murder after a 27-year-old bride was shot dead at a wedding party in southeastern France, prosecutors said.
French authorities detain 12 people after 145 revelers across the nation reported being in pricked with syringes during the Fete de la Musique national music festival.
One of the attackers was killed, run over by the bride and groom's car as they tried to escape, a source close to the investigation said.
Eight children have come down with severe food poisoning since June 12 after consuming meat products from the two businesses in Saint-Quentin.
Five years after a fire ravaged the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the beloved Paris landmark has reopened. With finishing touches underway, French President Emmanuel Macron told 60 Minutes what it means.
Thanks to DNA sequencing, the discovery of new blood groups has accelerated in recent years.
French authorities closed a handful of Israeli firms' stalls at the Paris Air Show, citing a decision to ban "offensive weapons" being displayed amid the Gaza war.
A spontaneous strike at the Louvre erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts.
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the French town of Giverny, and a view of the water lilies that inspired artist Claude Monet. Videographer: Joan Martelli.
For the first time in 200 years, France’s Notre Dame cathedral will not celebrate Christmas Mass. The building, which is more than 850 years old, is still being restored after a devastating fire in April. Imtiaz Tyab reports on how people in Paris will celebrate Christmas without the annual tradition.
The French government and President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to press ahead with its sweeping reform of the country's pension system. This has sparked outrage and new protests across the country. Elaine Cobbe reports from Paris.
A drone discovered by chance what archaeologists say are the remains of a 16th-century ship more than 1.5 miles underwater off southern France.
President Trump is in London, running elbows with royals and clashing with world leaders. In a tense exchange, he offered the president of France captured ISIS fighters. Ben Tracy reports.
With four decades on television and two dozen cookbooks, chef Jacques Pépin has been influencing American tastes and techniques for generations. Jane Pauley talks with Pépin about his culinary education, which began in Lyon, France at age 13. Seventy years later, he still loves giving cooking demonstrations, with an emphasis on the basics being the foundation for good, great or masterful cooking.
This week on Face the Nation, moderator Margaret Brennan interviews Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Ted Cruz, and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Plus, White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports from Paris where President Trump is commemorating the armistice that ended World War I.
CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is in Paris where President Trump and other world leaders are commemorating the armistice that ended World War I, 100 years ago.
In the south of France is a small museum dedicated to a hat - the beret, that French cap which originated in the Pyrenees about 400 years ago. Making one today draws on the same techniques that have been used for centuries, and yet it's never gone out of style. David Turecamo reports.
Twenty-one-year-old American Coco Gauff won her very first French Open on Saturday, defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in a grueling match.
They may appear on the map to be a part of Canada. But for more than a century, the tiny islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located off Newfoundland, passed back and forth between French and British control until, finally, the islands became permanently French. Conor Knighton visits the islands that were originally made wealthy by cod fishing (and later profited off of American Prohibition), and which today are experiencing a tourism boom among Americans seeking an authentic taste of France on the western shores of the Atlantic.