PARIS, March 24 — Parisians yesterday voted in a referendum to pedestrianise a further 500 of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by the French capital's left-leaning town hall to curb car usage and improve air quality.

SYDNEY, March 23 — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fought back tears on Thursday as he revealed the question the government wants to put to a vote in a proposed federal referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.