Today: September 18, 2024
Today: September 18, 2024

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France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge

France says it has asked 46 countries if they can supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics

France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
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Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

The flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics has been kindled at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
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Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

Olympic organizers have unveiled their plans to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports
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Police clear out a migrant camp in central Paris. Activists say it's a pre-Olympics sweep

French police have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River

Police clear out a migrant camp in central Paris. Activists say it's a pre-Olympics sweep
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Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she is confident water quality will be up to the Olympics standards this summer

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine
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Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony

The head of the Paris airports operator says skies over the French capital will be closed completely for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
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The windmill sails at Paris' iconic Moulin Rouge have collapsed. No injuries are reported

The iconic windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian lifestyle, has collapsed after a show

The windmill sails at Paris' iconic Moulin Rouge have collapsed. No injuries are reported
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Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents

Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route

Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
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Paris crowns a new king of the crusty baguette in its annual bread-baking prize

Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette

Paris crowns a new king of the crusty baguette in its annual bread-baking prize
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Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition on soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports

Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition on soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue
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Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies

Some 40,000 meals will be served each day during the Paris Games to over 15,000 athletes from 200 different countries housed at the Olympic village

Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies
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Windmill sails fall from Paris cabaret club Moulin Rouge

The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret club in Paris, fell to the ground overnight in the early hours of Thursday

Windmill sails fall from Paris cabaret club Moulin Rouge
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Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them

Airbnb says it's going to give customers a chance at overnight stays in a Paris museum, a bedroom filled with Ferrari racing cars, and other exotic settings

Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
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Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January

Victor Wembanyama will return to Paris, he hopes as an Olympic champion, when the San Antonio Spurs face the Indiana Pacers in two regular-season NBA games early next year

Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January
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Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming

French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons

Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
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French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics

Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event

French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics
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Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in Marseille before Summer Games

Tens of thousands welcomed the Olympic torch in the southern French city of Marseille, marking another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris

Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in Marseille before Summer Games
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Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games

Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris one spring morning and blew open a

Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games
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STORY REMOVED: AS--New Caledonia-Unrest

Please disregard AS--New Caledonia-Unrest, published at 8:50 EST on May 16, 2024, and datelined in PARIS

STORY REMOVED: AS--New Caledonia-Unrest
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Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games

Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the Olympic Games

Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games
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Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'

French police are hunting for armed robbers who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris’ poshest streets

Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'
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Curtain falls on Paris puppet theatre to make way for Olympics

Blue and pink lights lit the stage as the curtain rose at the Champs de Mars puppet theatre in Paris, with audience members welcomed to the show by a Guignol

Curtain falls on Paris puppet theatre to make way for Olympics
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A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet's 'Poppy Field'

An environmental activist was detained after sticking a protest sign to a Monet painting in Paris’ famed Orsay Museum

A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet's 'Poppy Field'
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A Paris judge questions 3 men suspected of 'psychological violence' at Eiffel Tower

French prosecutors say three people have been released from custody pending further investigation after they allegedly placed five coffins at the foot of the Eiffel Tower

A Paris judge questions 3 men suspected of 'psychological violence' at Eiffel Tower
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Olympics-Egypt ambitious for Paris success with an eye on 2036

Egypt will take its biggest ever delegation to the Paris Olympics with the hope of exceeding its record medal haul from three years ago and continue to build its

Olympics-Egypt ambitious for Paris success with an eye on 2036

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