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France to bring artisanal know-how to 2024 Olympic Games

With just one year to go, France is getting ready for the summer Olympic games that will begin with an extravagant ceremony scheduled for 26 July 2024. While organisers race to finalise security details, French brands and sponsors are also putting their best foot forward to get their share of…

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Delays to French trains and flights increased sharply last year

2022 was one of the worst years of the past decade for train and air travel in France, an official evaluation has found, with more trains and planes delayed than in any year since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

First giant panda born in France says farewell and heads to China

The first giant panda cub born in France has returned to his ancestral China after an emotional send-off from his French zoo on Tuesday.

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The joy of citron pressé: why dry July in Paris makes a refreshing change

Giving up alcohol for a month wasn’t hard, even in the apéritif-loving capital. But it opened my eyes to one of France’s simplest pleasures, says writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK

As it happened: Yara Kastelijn wins Tour de France Femmes stage 4 as Vollering gains time

The longest stage of the race, taking in 177.1 kilometres and 2,400m of elevation promises to test the race leaders

Cycling News

Paris 2024 Olympic Village: A welcome makeover of Seine-Saint-Denis?

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games a year away, construction for the Village that will host some 14,000 athletes is in full swing in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, which is the poorest in mainland France.

France 24

In a Paris suburb, young people learn how to handle discriminatory police stops

When police shot dead a teenager of Arab origin during a traffic stop near Paris last month, it triggered riots across France – and brought the long-standing issue of racial profiling by French police back into the spotlight. In one Parisian suburb, a former police officer is aiming to teach…

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A guide to how Paris will welcome fans and stage 32 sports at the first post-pandemic Olympics

Paris is on track to host millions of visitors and successfully stage 32 sporting events next year when the 2024 Olympics open on July 26

The Independent UK

Olympic torch comes into play for countdown to Paris 2024 Games

A year before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, organisers revealed the torch, launching a countdown to Olympics ecstasy full of steely plans in a troubled and divided land.

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Parisians expect to cash in with Airbnb during 2024 Olympics despite tighter regulations

A year ahead of the Olympic Games, Parisians are already preparing to leave the city and rent out their flats on Airbnb as prices for the period skyrocket.

France 24

First panda born in France says goodbye and heads to China

The first panda ever born in France bid farewell to the French zoo where it grew up and set off Tuesday for its new home in China

The Independent UK

What went wrong for dsm-firmenich in Tour de France Femmes stage 3 sprint?

'In the Tour, you don't make mistakes; if you do, you don't get rewarded with the win,' says Team dsm-firmenich director

Cycling News

991km, 1 yellow jersey and $10,000 in debt: the incredible journey of one cyclist's historic Tour de France win

Marianne Martin's 1984 Tour de France was a world apart from today's Tour de France Femmes

Cycling Weekly

Paris 2024, one year out: radical Olympics reboot amid French unrest

Organisers begin countdown confident France will come together despite recent raft of strikes and civil disobedience

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Van de Velde went for mountain points and almost won Tour de France Femmes stage 3

Belgian promises to show herself on queen stage across Tourmalet

France 24

Revolution in a glass? The rise of alcohol-free drinks in wine-loving France

With European summer well and truly upon us, many people will no doubt be relaxing with a refreshingly chilled glass of wine. But in France, not everyone will be getting light-headed. Non-alcoholic wine, beer and spirits are a fast-growing market, a surprising trend in a country famous for its wine-growing…

The Hindu

Peace-themed torch unveiled for Paris 2024 Olympics

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch unveiled: Designer Mathieu Lehanneur's creation is a lightweight polished steel with a champagne colour, featuring a relief pattern that mimics the Seine river. Symbolizing peace and equality, it conveys a peaceful energy and will be lit in Greece before a relay in France and…

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Belgian Grand Prix live stream: how to watch the F1 free online from anywhere, what TV channel

Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo will be under the microscope at the last race before F1's summer break – follow our guide on how to watch a Belgian Grand Prix live stream anywhere.

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France, Germany oppose extending Ukraine grain curbs

France and Germany on Tuesday opposed a push to extend restrictions on sales of Ukrainian grain exports in five eastern European countries that have enraged Kyiv.

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Macron urges New Caledonia to build future after independence vote

President Emmanuel Macron urged "compatriots" in New Caledonia to forge a common future Tuesday during a landmark visit, more than a year after the overseas territory's disputed vote to remain part of France.

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Striking French Sunday newspaper journalists 'more determined than ever'

Journalists at France's national weekly Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on Tuesday vowed to press on with a strike in protest at the appointment of a young new editor close to the far right. Their action is unprecedented in the French press since 1975.

The Independent UK

10 best cheap ski holidays for 2023/24: Deals to France, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and more

From resorts offering high-altitude slopes to family-friendly packages, here are the top ski deals to book now for next season

France 24

Russia is trying to 'fund its war machine at the expense of Africa', Ukraine's FM says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba condemned Russia's recent strikes on Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the wake of Moscow's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. "Russia's objective is to provoke the increase of [a] global food crisis, export its own grain without any…

The Independent UK

Sleek and shiny torch for Paris Olympics unveiled with carbon footprint in mind and a year to go

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games next July is a sleek silver-colored steel cylinder gracefully tapered at both ends that is being made in limited numbers to save resources

The Independent UK

Watch: Jill Biden meets France’s first lady to celebrate US rejoining Unesco

Jill Biden met France’s first lady Brigitte Macron on Tuesday, 25 July, as she visited Paris to mark the United States’ official re-entry into United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).

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