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Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron wants Nakamura to sing at Games despite 'racist' backlash
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed shock on Monday at a "racist" backlash to the possibility of Franco-Malian pop star...
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Macron says Plan B, Plan C possible for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Paris, April 15 - The organisers have prepared alternatives to staging the highly-anticipated Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on the...
Apr 14, 20241 min read
G7 leaders to discuss Iranian attack in Sunday video call
ROME - Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, has called a video meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday to discuss Iran's...
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike
JERUSALEM - Israel on Friday nervously awaited an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for the killing last...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Notre-Dame nears re-opening five years after fire
PARIS - Five years after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral is nearing completion as the world's eyes turn to...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Athletics - Kenya's Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
PARIS - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at this year's Games in...
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic
As the July opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics draws closer, U.S. broadcaster NBCUniversal is seeing renewed interest from...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Athletics-Athletics' Olympic prize money plan unfair to other sports, Redgrave says
World Athletics' (WA) decision to give prize money to Olympic gold medallists is unfair to other sports that cannot afford to do the...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Olympics - French artist in race against time to finish monumental piece
SAINT-OUEN, France - A couple of months ago, Baptiste Chebassier quit his consulting job to fully focus on his art project - writing...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Athletics-Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Olympics
LONDON -Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing on Wednesday that the 48 gold...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Soccer-Champions League host nations tighten security after Islamic State threats
PARIS/MADRID - France and Spain will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals in Madrid and Paris on Tuesday...
Apr 10, 20244 min read
Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic
As the July opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics draws closer, U.S. broadcaster NBCUniversal is seeing renewed interest from...
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