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It is estimated that 164 waiters and waitresses took part in the annual Course des Cafés in Paris this year.

Tourists in the narrow streets of Paris's historic centre next month may find themselves dodging swarms of servers with trays of coffee and croissants, as a long-defunct waitering contest is revived.Running will be banned as they each bear a tray with a croissant, a coffee and a glass of water over a two-kilometre (1.2 miles) route through the tight medieval streets of the Marais district -- all, hopefully, without spilling a drop.

Tourists in the narrow streets of Pariss historic centre next month may find themselves dodging swarms of servers with trays of coffee and croissants, as a long-defunct waitering contest is revived.

The move aims to reduce environmental and noise pollution

After taking a few steps back to get a running start, Hadj Benhalima dashed toward the building, pushed against its wall with his foot, propelled himself upward and stretched out...

As an energy crisis looms, nimble young activists are using superhero-like moves to switch off wasteful lights that stores leave on all night.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced an array of measures to reduce the capitals energy bill by 10%. As a symbolic measure, the Eiffel Towers lights are now turned off an hour earlier.

Many of the world’s waterways were built over during the nineteenth century – and long forgotten. Now activists are ‘daylighting’ them for a new era.

France uses more air conditioning than you might expect, with a quarter of households using some kind of device. That number is on the rise, but faced with the effects of global warming and looming energy…

Many of the world’s waterways were built over during the nineteenth century – and long forgotten. Now activists are ‘daylighting’ them for a new era.