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Added on the 15/03/2020 09:07:09 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
On the 17th day of France's lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Champs-Elysées, a tourist hot spot which is usually teeming with vehicles, remains virtually deserted. IMAGES
The Champs-Elysées in Paris is almost deserted on the 5th day of confinement in France. 900 million people around the world are confined to their homes in the hope of stopping the coronavirus pandemic, which has already claimed more than 11,400 lives. IMAGES
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and actor Gilles Lellouche inaugurate the Christmas lights on the Champs-Elysees avenue, where hundreds of people have gathered for the occasion. IMAGES
Paris's most famous street the Champs-Elysees was transformed into an open-air mass "dictation" spellathon Sunday, pitting thousands of France's brainiest bookworms against one another. IMAGES
French actor Tahar Rahim launches the holiday season in Paris as the Christmas lights are turned on on the Champs-Élysées. This year's lights will go out a week earlier than usual as the country faces an energy crisis. IMAGES