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The Latest Breaking News on Rain puts a dampener on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony down the River Seine

Rain puts a dampener on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony down the River Seine

A total of 85 boats sailed down the river carrying team delegations while the likes of Laga Gaga performed and the rain came down.

The Independent UK

Who were the masked torchbearer and horse rider at the Olympics opening ceremony?

The armour-wearing horse rider was revealed but the torchbearer remains a mystery

The Independent UK

All the celebrity sightings at the 2024 Paris Olympics so far

The Paris 2024 Olympics will start on July 26 and run through August 11

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Paris Olympics Security: Massive Operation Ensures Safety

Paris tightens security for the Olympics, facing vandalism, robberies, and thwarted plots.

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How to Fix the Dark Side of the Olympics

The Olympics are a great sports event, but one that also often causes great harm. Here are five reforms that can fix that.

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Who launched attack on the French rail network – and why?

Arsonists used crude methods but disruption to opening of the Olympic Games in Paris was severe

The Guardian - UK

Paris deploys massive security to keep the Olympics opening ceremony safe

A massive security operation has been deployed Friday in Paris to keep the opening ceremony of the Olympics safe

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‘It’s peanut butter and jelly’: Snoop Dogg embraces Olympic torch baton role

Rapper working in Paris for US TV network which is hoping to energise its coverage after criticism during Tokyo Games

The Guardian - UK

What we know about 'malicious' attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening

French transport was thrust into chaos Friday just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of coordinated “malicious acts” upended high-speed train lines

The Independent UK

Eurostar cancels one in four trains after France arson attacks

Disruption to continue all weekend and long diversions in place as passengers asked to postpone if possible

The Guardian - UK

Everything we know about France’s Olympic rail chaos as Kremlin responds to arrest of Russian citizen

The ‘coordinated’ disruption will see 800,000 passengers facing delays, with up to 250,000 affected just before the opening ceremony

The Independent UK

'Sabotage' On French Rail Network Before Olympics: What We Know

Arson attacks scrambled France's high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of "sabotage" just hours before the Paris Olympics opened.

International Business Times

OPINION - The Standard View: Bonne chance to Team GB in Paris

From the audacious opening ceremony — the first to take place outside of a stadium — to the allegedly “anti-sex” beds in the Olympic village, Paris 2024 is doing things a little bit differently.

Evening Standard

They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust

Small business owners in Paris expected a boon in visitors once the Olympics arrived

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'Paris will be wrecked by the Olympics': why locals are fleeing the city

Parisians have been pushed to the edge by intense traffic, the closure of bridges and metro stations, and 6ft barriers lining the streets in preparation for the upcoming Games. Agnès Poirier reports

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