Paris 2024 Olympics - World news, culture and opinion (2024)

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News Paris mayor says snap elections weeks before Olympics 'extremely troubling' Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was 'stunned' to hear President Emmanuel Macron call for early elections that will take place less than a month before the start of the Paris Games.

Published today at 2:15 pm (Paris), updated at 5:22 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Profile Subscribers only Paris 2024: Gardener Elena Secondo brings blooms to Versailles Responsible for the flowerbeds at the Grand Trianon, the Italian 'art gardener' will plant several thousand flowers with her teams to decorate the equestrian events taking place in the château's gardens.

Published on June 8, 2024, at 11:00 am (Paris) Marie-Béatrice Baudet

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News Paris 2024: Olympic test event in Seine canceled after heavy rain A practice event scheduled for Monday was canceled. The river's discharge is currently too strong, following heavy rainfall in the past weeks.

Published on June 7, 2024, at 4:41 pm (Paris), updated on June 7, 2024, at 4:43 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024 Olympics: Coca-Cola's mixed messages on single-use plastic The exclusive drinks distributor at the Paris Olympics is promoting its fountains, returnable cups and glass bottles, but more than 40% of drinks will come in plastic bottles.

Published on June 7, 2024, at 2:00 pm (Paris) Stéphane Mandard

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News Paris 2024: Olympics organizers unveil Olympic rings mounted on Eiffel Tower To celebrate the 50-day mark before the July 26 to August 11 Summer Games kick off in France's capital, the iconic monument was decorated with a recycled steel display of the the Olympic Games' iconic 5-ring logo.

Published on June 7, 2024, at 7:58 am (Paris), updated on June 7, 2024, at 2:02 pm Le Monde with AP

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Review Subscribers only 'Under Paris': The new 'Jaws' in freshwater A celebration of Paris' river police brigade, Netflix's new feature movie turns a monster shark attack into a moment of truth for the capital's mayor, on the eve of a triathlon.

Published on June 7, 2024, at 1:37 am (Paris), updated on June 7, 2024, at 9:55 am Thomas Sotinel

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In Depth Paris 2024 Olympics revive dream of 'river metro' along the Seine The Seine will be a central feature of this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. It's an opportunity to revisit the question of using boats as a means of everyday transport for Paris' population.

Published on June 5, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on June 5, 2024, at 10:01 am Olivier Razemon, Laetitia Van Eeckhout, Jules Benveniste and Le Monde infographics

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News Paris' metro Line 14 completes tests 20 days before inauguration Tests of the trains, without passengers, on the newly extended north-south automatic metro line have begun.

Published on June 4, 2024, at 10:33 am (Paris) Sophie Fay Emeline Cazi

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Column Subscribers only The creatures of the deep that could sink Olympic swimming in the Seine This month, Netflix will release 'Sous la Seine,' a film in which a killer shark preys on athletes. With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner, let's take a look at the critters lurking in the river due to host swimming events.

Published on June 3, 2024, at 5:09 pm (Paris) Marjorie Philibert

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News Paris 2024: Thierry Henry unveils preliminary France squad with Lacazette, but no Mbappé or Griezmann 'for now' The coach of France's Olympic football team announced a squad of 25 players for the Paris 2024 Games, which is set to still change over the summer. PSG's Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaïre-Emery are also included.

Published on June 3, 2024, at 12:07 pm (Paris), updated on June 3, 2024, at 2:00 pm Sports department

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Investigation Paris 2024: Cycling already a winner The 'first cycling Games in history,' as the organizers call them, are based on the promise of 415 kilometers of bike lanes, some of which have been specially created for the event and will be retained after the Olympic Games. Some hope that the sporting event will stimulate bike use in the Paris metropolis, as it did after the pandemic.

Published on June 1, 2024, at 4:24 pm (Paris) Olivier Razemon Le Monde infographics

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News An 'Islamist-inspired' attack targeting an Olympic event has been foiled, says Interior Ministry An 18-year-old Chechen was arrested in southeast France, according to the ministry's press release, which stated this was the 'first foiled attack' on the Paris Olympic Games. The suspect has been indicted and imprisoned, according to the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office.

Published on May 31, 2024, at 6:55 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Gallery Lascaux cave, Bordeaux vineyards: The Olympic flame's third week in France, in photos The Olympic torch is making its way around France ahead of the start of the Paris Games on July 26.

Published on May 29, 2024, at 2:56 pm (Paris) Photography desk

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News French police arrest 15 for drug trafficking near Olympic village The arrests took place at a dealing point that police have been monitoring in the run-up to the Olympic Games, according to a police source, as police have increased their operations in the lead up to July 26, expecting a spike in crimes during the Games.

Published on May 29, 2024, at 12:38 pm (Paris), updated on May 29, 2024, at 12:49 pm Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris 2024: Hotels and Airbnb rental prices continue to fall due to oversupply Some 145,000 homes have been listed on Airbnb for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, compared with 65,000 in normal times. But many have yet to be rented.

Published on May 27, 2024, at 10:13 am (Paris) Marjorie Cessac

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News Man held over suspicions he planned to attack Olympic torch relay in Bordeaux The suspect, a 26-year-old with no previous criminal record, was taken into custody Tuesday after posting 'a worrying message' online about a 2014 mass killing in California.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 4:37 pm (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 5:29 pm Le Monde with AP

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris Olympics: Rail staff offered bonus of up to €1,900 for working during Games In the wake of a well-attended strike, the national rail company SNCF has offered a bonus of €95 gross per day to the 50,000 SNCF agents mobilized during the Games, up to a maximum of €1,900. Unions are expected to agree.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 10:50 am (Paris) Jean-Michel Bezat

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News Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo set to swim in the Seine on June 23 The socialist elected official invited a number of VIPs to swim in the river on Olympic and Paralympic Day. Should weather conditions prove unfavorable, or water quality inadequate, the swim will be postponed until June 30.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 3:22 am (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 8:16 am Philippe Le Coeur

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris 2024: To win medals at home, France has recruited abroad In the run-up to the Olympic Games, the National Sports Agency has allowed some sports disciplines to hire foreign coaches.

Published on May 21, 2024, at 11:33 am (Paris) Jérôme Porier

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Column Subscribers only Paris 2024 Olympics: 1 million football tickets still available Tickets for the men's and women's Olympic football tournaments are struggling to sell. Of the 2.5 million tickets, 1 million have yet to be snapped up.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 3:58 pm (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 3:59 pm Philippe Le Coeur

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News 100 days before Paralympics, Paris seeks to boost ticket sales Organizers have launched an advertising campaign for the Paralympic Games that begin on August 28. Two-thirds of the tickets are still available.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 10:10 am (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 10:14 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Paris train drivers to go on strike Tuesday over Olympic Games bonuses Rail workers' unions are pressuring SNCF in negotiations over bonuses for working through the Olympic period.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 9:02 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: Olympic torch relay begins with popular success The first 10 days of the torch's route, which began in Marseille on May 9, have been better attended than the authorities had forecast.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 11:04 pm (Paris), updated on May 19, 2024, at 8:58 am Philippe Le Cœur

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News New Caledonia removed from Olympic torch's route following unrest The French territory in the Pacific Ocean is under a state of emergency since violent clashes have broken out as French lawmakers adopted a constitutional reform to change voter lists there.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 7:16 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Feature Subscribers only Paris 2024: 55,000 spectators turn out to cheer the Olympic torch in Toulouse The Olympic torch relay in Toulouse on Friday came to a climactic close in an enthusiastic Stade Ernest-Wallon.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 3:51 pm (Paris), updated on May 19, 2024, at 12:11 pm Audrey Sommazi

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News Paris 2024 Olympics: Three major Paris roads closed to traffic from Friday The first road closures in Paris began on Friday, May 17, to allow for the construction of infrastructure for the Olympics.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 6:00 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 6:04 pm Service Sports

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News Putin rejects Macron's call for Ukraine ceasefire during Olympics The French president restated on Friday his idea of 'an Olympic truce so that Russia ceases its current operations' in Ukraine, to Putin's disapproval.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 5:56 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Video Paris 2024 Olympics: What was promised and what will actually be ready? In 2016, Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics boasted lofty ambitions. But as the city counts down the days until the opening ceremony on July 26, some of these promises have fallen through.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 4:10 pm (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 2:24 pm Marion Huysman Félix Pommier Diana Liu 04:00

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News Paris Olympics 2024: 500 recipes on the athletes' menu, but no burgers or fries The restaurant in the Athletes' Village, open 24/7 for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will have to meet competitors' high standards, nutrition being key to sporting success.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 11:37 am (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 11:45 am Laurence Girard

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News Paris 2024 Olympics: Wembanyama headlines France's basketball roster Head coach Vincent Collet has announced a list of 19 players – featuring NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert – which will be trimmed to 12.

Published on May 16, 2024, at 11:09 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 8:36 am Le Monde with AFP

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Gallery The first week of the Olympic torch relay in pictures From lagoons to historic landmarks, the Olympic flame has already gone on an impressive journey across southern France.

Published on May 15, 2024, at 9:50 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 5:49 pm Photography desk

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News Paris 2024: The Olympic torch relay in maps The relay began on May 9 in Marseille, a day after the torch arrived from Greece on a 19th century ship. It will reach Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony after 68 stages, including six overseas territories.

Published on May 15, 2024, at 3:00 pm (Paris) Le Monde's infographic department

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News Phone alert titled 'extremely serious' surprises Parisians ahead of Olympics Social media was flooded with anxious messages after the French government tested a security measure during peak hours on mobile phones, without warning.

Published on May 14, 2024, at 12:32 pm (Paris), updated on May 14, 2024, at 12:45 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Column Subscribers only 'Paris 2024 scored a win in Marseille, now it's up to everywhere else to follow suit' The city of Marseille set the tone for the start of the Olympic Torch Relay. It remains to be seen whether the success of the May 8 event can be replicated throughout the journey, ending in the capital on July 26.

Published on May 13, 2024, at 9:33 am (Paris) Philippe Le Coeur

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Feature Subscribers only Paris 2024: In synchronized swimming, the Aleksiiva twins determined to 'show Ukraine's fighting spirit' Forced to flee the destroyed swimming pools of Kharkiv, twins Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva are preparing for the Olympics as best they can.

Published on May 11, 2024, at 3:00 pm (Paris) Agathe Beaudouin

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Investigation Subscribers only Coca-Cola and the Olympics: The story behind a sweet relationship The American giant, the Olympic torch relay's official sponsor, has enjoyed a close relationship with the IOC for nearly a century. Despite health and plastic pollution concerns, the partnership has become so close that it's hard to say who runs the Games.

Published on May 9, 2024, at 7:54 pm (Paris), updated on May 9, 2024, at 7:55 pm Yann Bouchez

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: How are Olympic torchbearers selected? The process of selecting 10,000 torchbearers from all over France was rather unclear.

Published on May 9, 2024, at 3:00 pm (Paris) Julie Bienvenu

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Editorial Making Paris 2024 into a source of collective happiness The success of the Olympic flame's arrival in Marseille on Wednesday shows just what the Olympic and Paralympic Games can be: an opportunity to come together in a festive and universal moment that France needs more than ever.

Published on May 9, 2024, at 2:20 pm (Paris), updated on May 10, 2024, at 12:50 pm Le Monde

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Long Read Subscribers only Marseille welcomes Olympic torch in festive kick-off for Paris 2024 – and 'it feels good' Some 230,000 people attended the arrival of the Olympic torch aboard the Belem ship. The ceremony included an airshow by the Patrouille de France and the surprise appearance of local star rapper Jul as torchbearer.

Published on May 9, 2024, at 10:30 am (Paris), updated on May 9, 2024, at 12:33 pm Eric Collier Sylvia Zappi Gilles Rof

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News Images of Olympics torch entering Marseille's Vieux-Port Tens of thousands of people gathered Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Games in Paris.

Published on May 8, 2024, at 7:55 pm (Paris), updated on May 9, 2024, at 10:35 am Le Monde with AP and AFP

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News Olympic torch arrives in Marseille with fanfare and high security Thousands of spectators lined the French port to welcome the arrival of a majestic ship carrying the Olympic torch from Greece.

Published on May 8, 2024, at 1:55 pm (Paris), updated on May 8, 2024, at 1:58 pm Le Monde with AP

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Feature Subscribers only Paris 2024: Marseille's northern districts, so close and yet so far from the Olympics The Olympic flame will reach Marseille on May 8. Despite the local authorities' best efforts, residents of the city's working-class districts have struggled to grasp the sporting event's appeal.

Published on May 8, 2024, at 10:00 am (Paris), updated on May 8, 2024, at 10:09 am Sylvia Zappi

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Long Read Subscribers only Paris 2024: Olympic torch 'could only' arrive in France via Marseille After a highly contentious start, France's second-biggest city used its persuasive power to convince the Organising Committee to entrust it with the torch welcoming ceremony on May 8.

Published on May 8, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on May 9, 2024, at 9:24 am Gilles Rof

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: Ukraine's Mariia Vysochanska, a torchbearer and symbol of hope While her father fights the Russian invasion, the 21-year-old Ukrainian gymnast has been selected to be one of the athletes who will welcome the Olympic torch when it arrives in Marseille on May 8: a highly symbolic choice, and a source of pride.

Published on May 7, 2024, at 5:31 pm (Paris) Anna Koriagina

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris Olympics are prime target for cybercriminals Authorities are preparing for a multitude of informational attacks, whether carried out for financial gain or to tarnish France's image.

Published on May 7, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris) Florian Reynaud

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Feature Subscribers only Keeping the Olympic flame alive aboard the 'Belem' Three sailors take continuous turns on the French boat to ensure that the sacred fire, protected inside a lantern, is never extinguished, in accordance with the strict protocol.

Published on May 5, 2024, at 11:00 pm (Paris) Patricia Oudit

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: Students left unsure of their fate after agency requisitions accommodation for Olympic Games By mid-April only around 100 students had been rehoused out of over 1,400 applications.

Published on May 5, 2024, at 2:46 pm (Paris), updated on May 5, 2024, at 4:20 pm Soazig Le Nevé

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: High-end offers struggle to win over VIP clientele On Location, the exclusive hospitality provider for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, admits that it has to adapt to last-minute purchases for services that can cost tens of thousands of euros.

Published on May 3, 2024, at 2:57 pm (Paris) Nicolas Lepeltier

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News Paris garbage collectors threaten Olympics strike The union representing the trash collectors warned the strike could start in May and go on throughout the Olympic Games, which take place in the capital from July 26 to August 11.

Published on May 2, 2024, at 1:15 pm (Paris), updated on May 2, 2024, at 3:02 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Interview Subscribers only Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics: 'The Olympics are too strong to be damaged by Russia' In an interview with Le Monde, the head of the international athletics federation president goes back over the reasons for his firm stance on Russian athletes and insists the Paris 2024 Games will be 'exceptional.'

Published on May 1, 2024, at 2:00 am (Paris) Yann Bouchez Nicolas Lepeltier

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News French charity boycotts Olympic torch relay over Coca-Cola partnership A French environmental charity said it had turned down the chance to take part in the torch relay ahead of the Paris Olympics over the role of Coca-Cola as a major sponsor.

Published on April 30, 2024, at 2:20 pm (Paris), updated on April 30, 2024, at 2:24 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Paris police clear migrant camp near City Hall ahead of Olympics Police, who said the operation was carried out for security reasons, woke around 100 teenage boys and young men from West Africa, telling them to pack their tents and belongings.

Published on April 30, 2024, at 12:43 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Feature Subscribers only The nave of the Grand Palais, a French engineering masterpiece, is being transformed for the Paris Olympics The work, which will continue after the Games, aims to restore the building's spatial coherence and bring it up to modern standards.

Published on April 30, 2024, at 4:06 am (Paris), updated on April 30, 2024, at 7:57 am Isabelle Regnier

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News Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts The Paris Olympics flame was formally handed to French organizers in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.

Published on April 26, 2024, at 8:27 pm (Paris), updated on April 26, 2024, at 8:40 pm Le Monde with AP and AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only Mayors worry their police officers will be 'sucked into' Olympics security arrangements To reassure mayors, especially those in tourist areas worried about the massive influx of Parisians fleeing the Olympic Games this summer, the Interior Ministry has said neither police nor gendarmes will be allowed to take time off.

Published on April 26, 2024, at 7:19 pm (Paris) Benoît Floc’h

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News Paris 2024: France plans 6,000 police to secure Olympic torch arrival The deployment of extra officers was announced though 'no specified threat' to the event has been identified.

Published on April 26, 2024, at 4:42 pm (Paris), updated on April 26, 2024, at 4:57 pm Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only Paris 2024: All the details on the opening ceremony's security perimeters Paris police presented the traffic bans, restricted areas, and other measures that will be put in place starting on July 18. Two security perimeters will be set up around the Seine river.

Published on April 26, 2024, at 2:43 pm (Paris) Nicolas Lepeltier

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News Subscribers only The Olympic Games, an ancient geopolitical forum Since Athens in 1896, the Games have always echoed the upheavals of history. The 'Olympism: a History of the World' exhibition at the Palais de la Porte-Dorée in Paris explores this 130-year epic.

Published on April 25, 2024, at 1:00 am (Paris) Benoît Hopquin

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: Moroccan police officers and bomb disposal experts to support French forces On an express visit to Rabat ahead of the summer Olympics, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin praised the security cooperation between France and Morocco.

Published on April 24, 2024, at 3:17 pm (Paris) Alexandre Aublanc

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News Subscribers only Paris 2024: The Louvre and major Paris museums aim to capitalize on the Olympics The Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée de l'Orangerie, the Quai Branly and the Pompidou Center have joined forces to offer a different view of their works.

Published on April 24, 2024, at 9:40 am (Paris), updated on April 24, 2024, at 10:21 am Sylvia Zappi

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