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May 7, 20243 min read
Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
N'DJAMENA -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began...
May 5, 20242 min read
France's Macron set to press visiting Xi on trade, Ukraine
PARIS - China's President Xi Jinping heads to Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron set to press...
May 4, 20243 min read
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
May 2, 20242 min read
Olympics-Giant reservoir ready for service as Paris 2024 Games loom
PARIS - Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help reduce the risks of pollution in the...
May 2, 20241 min read
Riot police, protesters clash in Paris during May Day protests
PARIS - French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day protests on...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-No joke as Kid Karam eyes breaking new ground in Paris
PARIS - Weeks before his eighth birthday, Karam Singh joked about becoming a break dancer while watching a Justin Timberlake video and,...
Apr 30, 20241 min read
Adidas could not match Nike's offer for Germany soccer federation, CEO says
LONDON - Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden said the German brand could not match Nike's offer for Germany's national soccer federation...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Soccer-PSG forced to wait for title win after thrilling 3-3 draw with Le Havre
PARIS -Paris St Germain were held to a 3-3 draw at home to relegation-battling Le Havre on Saturday and will need to wait before...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Olympics-Riverboat captain can't wait for Paris 2024 opening ceremony
PARIS - Khalid Driouech can't wait - the 60-year-old Seine riverboat captain is one of 94 set to transport the 10,500 Olympic athletes...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Olympics-Surfer Moore braced for Teahupo'o swansong
NEW YORK - Olympic champion Carissa Moore hopes Teahupo'o, the infamous Tahitian break where this year's Paris Games will hold its...
Apr 28, 20245 min read
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
VILLEPINTE, France - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024...
Apr 28, 20243 min read
Tennis-Tunisia's Echargui gets chance to realise Olympic dream
LONDON - As a tennis-mad teenager growing up near Tunis it was always Moez Echargui's dream to play at Roland Garros but having entered...
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