Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Olympics-Grieving family hurt by police officer's role in Olympic ceremony

A French police officer who fatally shot a teenager of Tunisian heritage during a traffic stop in 2021 was among BMX riders who took part in the Paris Olympics

Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|Sports

Olympics-Hijab compromise fails to quell France's discrimination debate

Days before the Paris Olympics began, French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla was stuck in a row with her government over the right to wear a hijab at the opening ceremony.

Olympics-Hijab compromise fails to quell France's discrimination debate
Crime|Europe|Sports

Olympics-Convicted Dutch rapist booed on Olympics beach volleyball debut

There were boos, and mixed feelings amongst the crowd, as Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist, made his Paris 2024 debut for a

Olympics-Convicted Dutch rapist booed on Olympics beach volleyball debut
Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Sports

France struggles with its hijab rules for Olympics opening ceremony

French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony

France struggles with its hijab rules for Olympics opening ceremony
News|Political

France's North African doctors consider emigration with rise of far right

In the southern French town where Tunisian doctor Tasnime Labiedh works, the far-right National Rally (RN) came top with 41% in the first round of France's election.

France's North African doctors consider emigration with rise of far right
News|Opinion|Sports

Mbappe's call to vote resonates with youth in his old neighbourhood

In the Paris suburb where footballer Kylian Mbappe grew up, 22-year old Leana Aggoune said that she agrees with the French striker's call on young people to vote in

Mbappe's call to vote resonates with youth in his old neighbourhood
News|Opinion|Political

Journalist challenges rule banning hijab in French press card photos

A Paris-based Moroccan journalist who wears the hijab said on Friday she was appealing against a rule that bans women from covering their head in photos on the French

Journalist challenges rule banning hijab in French press card photos
News|World

The colonial-era inequalities that fuelled the New Caledonia crisis

(This May 23 story has been corrected to say that 50% of the Kanak population live in Noumea, not 50% of the Noumea population is Kanak, in paragraph 13.)

The colonial-era inequalities that fuelled the New Caledonia crisis
News|Travel|World

Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates

A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an

Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates

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