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Happy 130th birthday, Eiffel Tower: Laser show for Iron Lady Paris wished the Eiffel Tower a happy birthday Wednesday with an elaborate nighttime laser show retracing the monument’s 130-year history.

Notre Dame: €600m raised to help restore fire-damaged Paris cathedral Huge sums of money are being donated to restore the famous Parisian landmark, as investigations into the blaze continue.

Photos: Frenchman shares home with 400 scaly, scary reptiles In an unassuming house on France's River Loire, a cobra lives on the coffee table, a 50 kg tortoise roams the garden and a seven-foot alligator sleeps in the owner's bed while another keeps watch at the door. Over two decades, 67-year-old reptile enthusiast Philippe Gillet has amassed a collection o...

Urban farming: Shipping containers used to grow strawberries in Paris Agricool, a Paris-based startup, is growing strawberries in the city using old shipping containers. The initiative, which uses 99 percent less water than tradition farming and has a much smaller carbon footprint, produces seven tonnes of fruit per year.