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Acts of sabotage hit French trains as Paris Olympics kick off
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/07/2024
» PARIS - Train services in France, including the international Eurostar service, were disrupted on Friday, hit by what authorities called a coordinated sabotage effort just hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
France is busing homeless immigrants out of Paris before Olympics
New York Times, Published on 12/07/2024
» PARIS — The French government has put thousands of homeless immigrants on buses and sent them out of Paris before the Olympics. The immigrants said they were promised housing elsewhere, only to end up living on unfamiliar streets far from home or flagged for deportation.
French MPs battle over AI-assisted Olympics surveillance
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» PARIS: French government plans to trial surveillance cameras upgraded with artificial intelligence at the 2024 Olympics have opponents fuming at what they say is unnecessary and dangerous security overreach.
PSG face backlash over mockery of train travel option
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» PARIS: French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday faced accusations of failing to take climate change seriously, after coach Christophe Galtier and star Kylian Mbappe mocked a suggestion that they should take the train rather than private planes for short-haul travel.
Sports clubs no longer a family affair, strictly business only
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» NEW YORK - Time was when sports teams and franchises were largely family enterprises, but now it is investment funds and consortiums buying them despite a downturn in the global economy.
Fly less? Go vegan? How people can take climate action
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» PARIS - Individuals along with economy-wide efficiencies can make a major difference in the drive to avert the worst of global warming, UN climate experts say, estimating that sharp cuts to demand for energy-guzzling services could slash emissions up to 70 percent by 2050.
Badminton Association of Thailand obtains services of 3 new coaches
Sports, Published on 05/03/2022
» The Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) has hired three more coaches in an attempt to seek Olympic glory at Paris 2024.
Daily tests, cardboard beds: 24 hours at Tokyo's Olympic Village
AFP, Published on 13/07/2021
» TOKYO: For athletes competing at the Tokyo Games, the Olympic Village will be almost all they see, with strict coronavirus rules preventing them from leaving the compound except to train and compete.
Flags, flares and booze: English fan frenzy ahead of Euro 2020 final
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» LONDON: Tens of thousands of raucous England fans descended Sunday on Wembley Stadium and central London, singing songs, drinking beer and savouring the occasion, as the football-mad country reached fever pitch ahead of its first major tournament final in over half a century.
Record infections overwhelm India's hospitals
AFP, Published on 23/04/2021
» NEW DELHI - Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday and 13 Covid patients died in a fire, as India's healthcare system buckles under a new wave of infections.