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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.
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French Authorities Confirm 8 Migrants Died In Channel Crossing Attempt
Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said, less than two weeks after the deadliest such disaster this year.
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Child Among 5 Migrants Dead Trying To Cross English Channel To UK
At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain on their overcrowded small boat, local authorities said.
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Popular French Island Limits Tourists Due To "Overcrowding"
The small French island of Brehat, a popular north coast tourist destination, is restricting the number of visitors this summer after seeing as much as 15 times its population arrive at its rocky shores in a single day.
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France Plans Prison Expansion To Tackle Overcrowding, Islamist Radicalisation
France unveiled plans on Thursday to build 33 new jails and renovate older ones in a bid to ease chronic overcrowding that justice officials say breeds conditions for Islamist radicalisation of prisoners.
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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.
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French Authorities Confirm 8 Migrants Died In Channel Crossing Attempt
Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said, less than two weeks after the deadliest such disaster this year.
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Child Among 5 Migrants Dead Trying To Cross English Channel To UK
At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain on their overcrowded small boat, local authorities said.
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Popular French Island Limits Tourists Due To "Overcrowding"
The small French island of Brehat, a popular north coast tourist destination, is restricting the number of visitors this summer after seeing as much as 15 times its population arrive at its rocky shores in a single day.
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France Plans Prison Expansion To Tackle Overcrowding, Islamist Radicalisation
France unveiled plans on Thursday to build 33 new jails and renovate older ones in a bid to ease chronic overcrowding that justice officials say breeds conditions for Islamist radicalisation of prisoners.
