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Paris Olympics: with 365 days to go, will this mega-event clinch a sustainability gold medal?

Mega-events such as the Coachella Music Festival, the pilgrimages to Mecca and the World Cup have become increasingly prominent in contemporary times, yet we often neglect to consider the environmental impact of bringing tens of thousands and sometimes millions of people together.

The Conversation

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

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

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Competitions will span the globe from Paris to Tahiti

Plans are under way for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to take place at iconic locations in and around Paris. But some events will kick off further afield, including surfing competitions at legendary Teahupo'o wave in Tahiti.

France 24

NATO slams 'dangerous' Russian blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports

NATO condemned Russia's "dangerous" moves to block Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea after urgent consultations with Kyiv on Wednesday following Moscow's withdrawal from a key grain deal last week. Earlier in the day, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea, with delegations from Moscow and Beijing…

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…

Radio France Internationale

London bosses ramp up calls for Jeremy Hunt to axe ‘tourist tax’ making Paris, Madrid and Milan ‘winners’

Dispute rolls on over the cost and benefits of restoring tax-free shopping for international visitors

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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

Paris 2024 Olympics organiser Tony Estanguet: 'We're still on time and on budget'

From infrastructure to security, transport to ticketing, Paris still has a series of challenges ahead before it hosts the world's biggest sporting event from July 26, 2024. One year before the Games begin, FRANCE 24 sat down with Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee,…

France 24

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.

Radio France Internationale

Mauricio Pochettino addresses Kylian Mbappe to Chelsea transfer rumours

French striker linked with huge Premier League move after failing to extend contract with Paris Saint-Germain

Evening Standard

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

Team GB chief in confident mood ahead of ‘most inspirational’ Paris Olympics

Wednesday marks one year to go until the Games opening ceremony.

The Independent UK

5 stars to watch with a year to go until Paris Olympics

Sky Brown will be looking to improve on her Tokyo bronze.

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Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terror attacks that killed 32 people

Both the Brussels and Paris attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group

Al Jazeera

Belgian court convicts suspects over role in 2016 Brussels attack

Six men have been convicted for two coordinated attacks claimed by ISIL that shook Belgium’s capital.

The Guardian - UK

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

France 24

Belgian court finds Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam guilty of murder in 2016 Brussels bombings

A jury on Tuesday found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks in 2016 that killed 32 people, Belgium’s worst peacetime violence, according to Belgian media.

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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…

The Independent UK

Watch: Paris holds parade to welcome Olympic torch ahead of 2024 Games

Watch as Paris held a special event along the banks of the Seine River, which will serve as the venue for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

France 24

First lady Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO at Paris ceremony

U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking Washington's official reentry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus.

Evening Standard

Paris to allow swimming in the Seine for the first time in a century

The city is cleaning up the river in time for the Olympic Games next year

The Independent UK

Watch live: Jill Biden celebrates US rejoining Unesco at Paris headquarters

Watch live as Jill Biden speaks at an event on Tuesday, 25 July, as she visits Paris to mark the United States’ official re-entry into United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).

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

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