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A raffle in France is offering the chance to win a portrait by Pablo Picasso for €100 per ticket, with proceeds benefiting Alzheimer's research. The painting, Tête de Femme, was created in 1941 and will be displayed at Christie's in Paris ahead of the draw.

Liverpool face a daunting task in their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday at Anfield, trailing 2-0 from the first leg amid fan protests and managerial scrutiny. The match comes after a period of poor form for Liverpool, while PSG arrive with a strong record against English teams.

A charity raffle in Paris offers participants the chance to win a Picasso artwork for a €100 ticket to raise funds for Alzheimer's research. The artwork 'Tête de Femme' will be displayed publicly at Christie's Paris galleries ahead of the draw.

CF Montréal has fired head coach Marco Donadel and some assistants following a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union, marking another coaching change amid a turbulent period for the club. The dismissal comes as the team struggles with a points-per-game rate of 0.88 after seven games this season.

A French court has fined cement group Lafarge over €1 million and sentenced former CEO Bruno Lafont to six years in prison for paying nearly €5.6 million to Islamic State and other terror groups to maintain operations in Syria from 2013 to 2014. The presiding judge said Lafarge established a genuine commercial partnership with IS.

A conference in Paris marks the ten-year anniversary of France's law against sex purchase, building on Sweden's two-decade-old similar legislation and a 2019 joint strategy to combat human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

A couple in their late 50s were held at knifepoint and forced to transfer cryptocurrency by attackers posing as police in a Paris suburb. Similar incidents in the UK and previous kidnappings in France highlight escalating threats against cryptocurrency owners.

French tax authorities are investigating former footballer Samir Nasri for suspected tax evasion, alleging he has been living in Paris despite being officially resident in Dubai. Evidence includes 212 Deliveroo orders to his Paris residence in 2022.

Céline Dion has announced a major concert comeback in Paris, marking her return to the stage after being forced to cancel her world tour due to a diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome. The singer revealed she will perform a series of shows at La Défense Arena beginning in September.

The exhibition 'Matisse: 1941-54' at the Grand Palais in Paris, a collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, is hailed as the most magnificent exhibition of the spring, presenting the aging artist in full figure during a period when he created some of his most unforgettable works around the age of eighty.

French police thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris over the weekend, arresting several suspects and uncovering a large homemade explosive device. The incident has been linked by officials to the war in the Middle East, prompting heightened security measures across the capital.

HBO's anthology series The White Lotus will move to the French Riviera for its fourth season, set in Paris and Saint-Tropez, with casting announcements and production details emerging amid some timeline contradictions.

Disneyland Paris is opening World of Frozen later this month, marking a key milestone in a multi-billion euro transformation. The new land is located in Walt Disney Studios Park, which will rebrand as Disney Adventure World on the same day.

The Confederation of African Football has stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title and awarded the victory to Morocco, citing a walk-off protest during the final. Senegal has appealed the decision and defiantly paraded the trophy in Paris.

Paris Saint-Germain's defeat to Monaco jeopardizes their Ligue 1 title lead, with Luis Enrique saying PSG were 'clearly struggling' and reports indicating players lack confidence and cohesion.

Demonstrations across multiple countries marked International Women's Day, with protests against gender-based violence, threats to reproductive rights, and conservative political shifts.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for increased nuclear power investment at a Paris summit on March 10, citing energy security vulnerabilities, while facing opposition from some member states and defending the EU's carbon pricing system.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing new appeals in the 'Libyan case' for charges including corruption, embezzlement, illegal campaign financing, and criminal association. This comes as he navigates multiple definitive convictions and a request to merge sentences from other cases.

Paris-based AI companies Waiv and AMI have reportedly secured major funding, while Swedish AI firms Agaton and a new venture by Jan Erik Solem also raised capital, highlighting interest in oncology, robotics, and advanced AI models.

Actress Helen Hunt made a rare public appearance at the Stella McCartney show during Paris Fashion Week, joined by her daughter.