Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics

French railway company SNCF says it has made significant progress in restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted several lines ahead of Friday night’s Olympic Games opening ceremony on the Seine River

French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics
Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Olympic cauldron to rise into Paris skies each night

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will rise again every evening

Olympic cauldron to rise into Paris skies each night
Europe|Travel

Italy’s famous ‘Path of Love’ reopens after more than 12 years

Italy’s famous ‘Path of Love’ reopens after more than 12 years

Italy’s famous ‘Path of Love’ reopens after more than 12 years
Europe|Sports

Olympic moment of the day: Married couple makes history as Romania’s flag bearers

Olympic moment of the day: Married couple makes history as Romania’s flag bearers

Olympic moment of the day: Married couple makes history as Romania’s flag bearers
Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Olympics-Fourteen gold medals up for grabs on Day One of Paris Games

France's capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get under way in earnest on the back of an opening ceremony as dazzling as

Olympics-Fourteen gold medals up for grabs on Day One of Paris Games
Entertainment|Europe|News

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade
Arts|Entertainment|Europe

Olympics-Dion makes return to live stage in Paris opening ceremony

Celine Dion made a comeback to the live stage on Friday singing Edith Piaf's classic "L'Hymne A l'Amour" to close the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Olympics-Dion makes return to live stage in Paris opening ceremony
Europe|Sports

French gold medallists Perec and Riner light Olympic cauldron

French three-times Olympic gold medallists Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner capped a spectacular opening ceremony at the Paris Games on Friday by lighting the

French gold medallists Perec and Riner light Olympic cauldron
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe

Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians

Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded

Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians
Europe|Travel

Locals hope Croatian bay becomes world's smallest sea

Residents of a beautiful bay on Croatia's Adriatic coast are hoping that the place they have always called the Karin Sea can be officially designated the world's

Locals hope Croatian bay becomes world's smallest sea
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Lady Gaga flutters in dazzling feathery performance to kick off Olympic Games in Paris

Lady Gaga flutters in dazzling feathery performance to kick off Olympic Games in Paris

Lady Gaga flutters in dazzling feathery performance to kick off Olympic Games in Paris
Europe|Sports

What to watch for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27

The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics is over, and the competition is really going to rev up on Saturday all across France

What to watch for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27
Entertainment|Europe

Celine Dion returns to stage for dramatic performance at Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris

Celine Dion returns to stage for dramatic performance at Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris

Celine Dion returns to stage for dramatic performance at Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris
Entertainment|Europe|Opinion|Sports

Olympics-Pioneer Billie Jean King hails extraordinary progress in women's sport

The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women's sports, tennis champion and pioneer Billie Jean King told

Olympics-Pioneer Billie Jean King hails extraordinary progress in women's sport
Business|Europe|Political|Sports

Macron's political crisis hurts business morale ahead of Paris Olympics

As President Emmanuel Macron welcomes business leaders including Elon Musk to Paris ahead of Friday's Olympic opening ceremony, there are early signs France's political deadlock is

Macron's political crisis hurts business morale ahead of Paris Olympics
Europe|Technology

Paris Olympics broadcasters diverge on AI approach

The Paris Olympics will be a showcase of generative AI for American viewers but European audiences won't see a similar approach, a contrast that reflects how global media

Paris Olympics broadcasters diverge on AI approach
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Tennis-Djokovic looks to prolong era with unfinished business at Roland Garros

Serbia's Novak Djokovic is adamant he will be the last man standing from tennis's 'Big Four' with twice-Olympic champion Andy Murray bidding farewell to the sport

Olympics-Tennis-Djokovic looks to prolong era with unfinished business at Roland Garros
Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

EU and Singapore agree digital trade deal

The European Union and Singapore concluded a digital trade agreement on Thursday designed to ease cross-border data flows and shape global rules for data.

EU and Singapore agree digital trade deal
Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Olympics-Skateboarding-'You get yelled at': Skaters keep off their boards at Olympic village

The Paris Games have fully embraced skateboarding, with its youthful appeal and blockbuster television ratings, but skaters say they have to stay off their boards

Olympics-Skateboarding-'You get yelled at': Skaters keep off their boards at Olympic village
Entertainment|Europe

The show must go on: Fashion week to return to Kyiv for the first time since 2022

The show must go on: Fashion week to return to Kyiv for the first time since 2022

The show must go on: Fashion week to return to Kyiv for the first time since 2022
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe

Irish museum pulls Sinéad O’Connor waxwork after just one day due to backlash

Irish museum pulls Sinéad O’Connor waxwork after just one day due to backlash

Irish museum pulls Sinéad O’Connor waxwork after just one day due to backlash
Business|Europe|Health

Germany's Merck raises 2024 forecast on healthcare, electronics units' performance

Germany's Merck on Friday raised its forecast for the group, mainly driven by a strong operating performance at its healthcare and electronics units.

Germany's Merck raises 2024 forecast on healthcare, electronics units' performance
Europe|Health

EU regulator backs use of GSK's RSV shot in adults aged 50 to 59

The European Union health regulator on Friday recommended expanded use of GSK's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in adults aged between 50 and 59.

EU regulator backs use of GSK's RSV shot in adults aged 50 to 59
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Tennis-Paolini hunting medals, and Rafa selfie

Italian Jasmine Paolini's breakout year could be about to get even better as she prepares for the Paris Olympics with strong medal prospects in singles and doubles

Olympics-Tennis-Paolini hunting medals, and Rafa selfie
Europe|Political

Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says

Italy has decided to appoint an ambassador to Syria "to turn a spotlight" on the country, its foreign minister said on Friday, making it the

Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says

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