Paris hosts car-free day -- just before major motor show
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One of the biggest motor shows in the world is set to take place in Paris this week -- but not before the city makes another display of its crusade against the car that it hopes will transform the capital into a haven for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Citroen shows off a car with a diesel engine and electric motors, in Paris, while Toyota says pairing the technology is too costly. In Autopia.
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The Paris Motor Show will roar into life next Saturday when international car makers converge on the French capital hoping to wow crowds with prototype models and woo critics with green technologies.
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France&#39;s biggest carmaker, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, unveiled a new system on Tuesday to reduce emissions and save fuel by allowing drivers to cut their engines when they are not moving.
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The automaker is free from a relationship that probably never should have happened.
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An international conference to tackle the issue of children in combat is due to open in Paris.
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The battle for grid positions takes place before the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.
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<img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071024/capt.fc5e5224d7d04d70afc3ea2ce8d0e555.france_environemnt_par101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=OCqHdDExdgc.WJ6j9o.h5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Cars line up on the highway just outside Paris, Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007. France's government began national talks Wednesday aimed at changing the way the French treat the environment, as part of the president's bid to put the country in the forefront of the fight against global warming. The European Parliament proposed tighter emissions limits for car makers but more time to reach them as part of plans to fight global warming. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) \
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Carmakers displaying their wares at the Paris Motor Show are pushing bold, aggressive designs, even on their smallest models.
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Paris is set to have a new monthly guide to what's going on in the City of Lights from restaurants, shopping and cultural events from next week.
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Environmentally friendly tech and hybrids dominate this year's Geneva Motor Show, making fuel efficiency the top theme in a climate of global warming concerns. By the Associated Press.
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Paris just placed more than 10,000 bikes around the city as part of &#145;&#145;an ambitious bike-sharing system.&#146;&#146; The goal? Change the way people move around the city, reduce pollution, and promote exercise. Pick up a bike from one of the 750 self-service points for just 1 euro per day with no cap on the number of rides.
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French national museums including the Louvre in Paris will let in many visitors free in the coming months, in an experiment intended to open up high culture to a wider public.
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A new Mini Cooper was unveiled this week at the Paris Motor Show. You might not notice the difference right away, but, in reality, everything about the little car has been changed.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated Thursday the Frankfurt motor show, with what was billed as the world's biggest collecton of cars and parts placed squarely under the theme of environmental ... via XtraMSN Real Estate
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China's ambition to become a world-class car manufacturer went on display at the Paris Motor Show for the first time, putting a chill into more established vehicle makers.
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Never mind who wins, Tour de France organizers just want their sport to emerge scandal-free from the three-week race which starts from London on Saturday.