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Rugby World Cup kicks off as France faces key test
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» PARIS - Hosts France kick off the Rugby World Cup against three-time champions New Zealand on Friday in a mouth-watering appetiser to a tournament that will provide a key test of the country's organisational skills ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Paris airports under intense pressure for Olympics
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» PARIS - Paris' airports face a double challenge during the Olympics next year -- already under huge pressure, they will also be the first impression that many foreign visitors get of the Games.
Commuters escape Mexico City gridlock in new cable car
AFP, Published on 13/07/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Commuters soared over one of the world's biggest and most traffic-clogged cities as a new cable car system went into operation in the Mexican capital on Monday.
How the first Tokyo Olympics changed the face of Japan
AFP, Published on 13/04/2021
» PARIS: The 1964 summer Olympic Games were Japan's great return to the world stage after its defeat and destruction two decades earlier in World War II.
'The Virgin will protect': pilgrims easy prey for Lourdes thieves
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» LOURDES, France: Christian pilgrims to the holy town of Lourdes in southern France, lulled into carelessness by the promise of heavenly protection, are increasingly falling victim to pickpockets, local authorities say.
Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Francis Madagascar mass
AFP, Published on 09/09/2019
» ANTANANARIVO - Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday gathered on the outskirts of the Madagascan capital Antananarivo to hear Pope Francis say mass and deliver a homily condemning "privilege and exclusion" on the second leg of his three-nation African tour.
Strike over staff shortage shuts Louvre in Paris
AFP, Published on 27/05/2019
» PARIS: Staff at the Louvre in Paris went on strike Monday, forcing the museum to close and disappointing tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of the Mona Lisa and other masterworks.