Pop superstar Celine Dion has announced that she’s returning to the stage with a series of concerts in Paris. The announcement of her comeback has her fans going wild. In a new record, nine million people registered for a chance to purchase one of 450,000 tickets available. We speak with music journalist Jasmine Shemesh about Dion’s enduring popularity.
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The new mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko held a rally against racism in front of his city’s town hall. His election has sparked a national debate on racial discrimination, and he says he’s been the target of racist abuse.
Tensions show no sign of easing between Washington and Paris, after US President Donald Trump mocked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron’s relationship with his wife.
And, Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, pledged to prioritize preventing sexual violence in after school-programs- after allegations that poorly recruited school monitors abused preschool pupils.
