Politics
Paris’ Olympic promise falls short for unhoused people
PARIS — French authorities are ridding the capital of “everything that doesn’t fit into the ‘Emily in Paris’ postcard” ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games,…
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Politics
‘Hit them in the face,’ Lukashenko tells Belarusian athletes ahead of Olympics
Athletes from Belarus who compete in this summer’s Olympic games in Paris should be fierce and tough, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday. The International…
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World
Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit in Greece
Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled on Tuesday at the site of the…
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World
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics…
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Politics
Paris bedbugs: We’re worried too, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
Something’s keeping Sadiq Khan up at night. The risk of bedbugs spreading from France to London is “a real source of concern,” the U.K. city’s…
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General
French bedbug panic: Officials respond as Paris school infested
France’s government is working hard to contain a national panic over bedbugs, as a Paris school becomes the latest building hit by a reported infestation.…
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Sports
Paris 2024Q: Eleven Ghanaian boxers out, one still in contention
Eleven Ghanaian boxers have been eliminated at the African Boxing tournament, with one still in contention for a slot at the 2023 Olympic Games in…
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Politics
Paris police ban memorial rally over concerns about violence
Parisian authorities on Saturday banned a memorial rally dedicated to Adama Traoré, a young black man who died in police custody in 2016, that was…
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General
Paris riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
Riots have broken out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation…
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Politics
In pictures: France burns
OPTICS IN PICTURES: France burns Violent unrest following the death of a teen killed by police has spread to Paris suburbs and elsewhere. A car…
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