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Added on the 20/07/2016 17:05:38 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Vehicle barriers and police patrols are part of the heightened security surrounding the Paris Plages that opened on Wednesday, coming less than a week after the deadly Nice attacks
Heightened security measures are put in place for the Paris Plages beach festival after the recent attack in Nice while President Francois Hollande is calling on the operational military reserve to relieve security forces who have been working overtime. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Red carpet, evening gowns and an array of photographers: the symbolic edition of Cannes 2020, the world's most prestigious film festival, opens for three days with the screening of Emmanuel Courcol's film "The Big Hit" ("Un triomphe" in French), with the ambition of giving life to a sector suffocated by the health crisis. IMAGES
France begins voting Sunday under heavy security in the first round of the most unpredictable presidential election in decades, with the outcome seen as vital for the future of the beleaguered European Union. IMAGES of security measures in a polling station in Nice
This Christmas surely will be a special one in France following the Paris attacks. Strasbourg's Christmas market, one of Europe's most popular, is going ahead amid tight security and fear among visitors.
City officials estimate 3.5 million spectators will crowd New York City to watch Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, held under tight security two weeks after the attacks in Paris. Jillian Kitchener reports.