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IOC Clears Russians To Compete In Paris As Neutrals

Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, outside of team events and as long as they did not actively support the war on Ukraine.

International Business Times

Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC

The athletes had initially been banned from competing internationally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution

‘It’s a form of social justice,’ says Anne Hidalgo of move to target richest drivers to tackle climate breakdown

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From the Paris agreement to COP28, how oil and gas giants try to influence the global climate agenda

There is “no science” behind demands to phase out fossil fuels, according to the current COP president. This level of cynicism at the top of the annual climate summit makes it less surprising that the conference has also been used as an oil trading venue.

The Conversation

Notre Dame Cathedral will re-open to public after blaze in a year, Emmanuel Macron vows on visit

Spire of world-famous cathedral is once again on Paris skyline as restoration efforts continue

Evening Standard

Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics

The IOC said Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

French police address fear factor ahead of the Olympic Games after a deadly attack near Eiffel Tower

The bar was already high, but the security challenge ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games only grew with a knife attack last weekend that killed a tourist near the Eiffel Tower

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Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals at Paris 2024 Olympics

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games, although not under national flags

The Independent UK

The IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status

The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

7 of the best Interrail routes for an unforgettable European train holiday

Enchanting cities, captivating coastline and beautiful countryside – see it all on one trip with Europe’s most convenient travel ticket

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Ready-to-wear, spring-summer 2024: Japanese masters of fashion

Japanese stylists have been making their mark on the Paris fashion scene since the 1980s, and continue to prove their mastery of the art of merging form and movement. Yohji Yamamoto, Yusuke Takahashi for CFCL, Maiko Kurogouchi and Satoshi Kondo for Issey Miyake – all these designers have a knack…

France 24

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, The Latest US Chain To Try Its Luck In France

US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has opened its first shop in Paris, hoping to follow in the footsteps of other American fast-food franchises have won over the French in recent years.

International Business Times

OPINION - Rizz: The word of the year is all about cheerful, carnal appeal — you can’t buy that

The most charismatic man I ever met was the LA rapper, musician, designer and generational hero, Tyler the Creator. I was shadowing him during a spring jaunt in Paris for the gentlemanly fashion magazine, Fantastic Man. He’d just won his first Grammy. Many of the loose collectives of scrappy, visionary…

Evening Standard

‘The drugs were good, the music was good, the sex was good’ – cult French writer Ann Scott on her techno years

She ran away to punk London at 12, becoming a drummer, a skinhead and a model. Then she wrote Superstars, about the hard-raving 90s. Now the writer is back – with a novel about a Marvel movie composer relocating to the coast

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France's Macron Says Notre Dame Cathedral To Reopen On Time

French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Friday that the restoration of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, badly damaged by fire in 2019, would be completed in time for its planned reopening next December.

France 24

Macron marks one-year countdown to reopening with visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral

French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Friday that the restoration of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, badly damaged by fire in 2019, would be completed in time for its planned reopening next December.

France 24

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The United States' deputy representative at the UN, Robert Wood, said the resolution was "divorced from reality" and "would have not…

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 chief pledges to find solutions to keep Olympic surfing in Tahiti after coral damage

The Paris 2024 organizing committee president says he still wants the surfing competition at next year’s Olympics to take place in Tahiti despite the controversy surrounding the construction of the judging tower at the site, where coral has been damaged

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French Fragrance Brands That Deliver that Classic Je Ne Sais Quoi

Channel your inner Brigitte Bardot.

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Paris knife attack suspect charged with terror offences

A man suspected of stabbing a German tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower was charged late Wednesday with carrying out a terror attack and placed in solitary confinement, his lawyer said.

International Business Times

Ukraine 'Very Concerned' Over Russian Olympics Call: Sports Minister

The Ukrainian government is "very concerned" by the call from sports federations and National Olympic Committees to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at next year's Paris Olympics, its acting sports minister has told AFP. Matviy Bidnyi said Kyiv was concerned that the move gave the impression that the…

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Rousseau to defend world diving title as Paris looms

Cassiel Rousseau will lead the Australian team at the world diving championships as they aim for several Paris Olympics quota berths.

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Dior celebrates its women collaborators in new exhibition at the house’s Paris gallery

The exhibition at La Galerie Dior charts the house’s ongoing collaboration with women artists, particularly under current womenswear creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri

France 24

🔴 Live: Fighting rages across Gaza as Israel-Hamas war enters third month

Heavy urban combat raged throughout Gaza on Thursday with some of the war’s most intensive fighting so far reported in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the north and Khan Younis in the south. Aid groups warned that Gazans are running out of places to flee as Israeli strikes were also…

AAP

Opals captain Madgen backs Melbourne on road to Games

Opals captain Tess Madgen has tipped Jade Melbourne as a future leader for Australia and a chance of making an impact on the road to the Paris Olympics.

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