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French President due to address the nation later today on no-confidence vote

  French President Emmanuel Macron is due to address the nation later today after the country's government lost a no-confidence vote. Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted as far-right and left-wing legislators joined forces to support the motion against him. Barnier had tried to push through a contentious budget without parliamentary approval. France24 reporter in Paris - Catherine Norris-Trent - says it's an uncertain time for France and its president. […]

todayDecember 5, 2024 5

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French far-right leader goes on trial

The French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has gone on trial for embezzlement in Paris. She and 26 other National Rally party politicians deny misusing European Union funds. Ross Cullen reports.     According to the Associated Press, Le Pen denied violating any rules. The veteran politician told journalists that she remained confident. She vowed to present the judges with “extremely serious and extremely solid arguments.″  

todaySeptember 30, 2024 23

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WHO calls for greater access to assistive tech

As the 2024 Paralympic games get underway in Paris, the head of the World Health Organisation has urged greater access to the so-called assisted technology that many people with disabilities rely on. WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the devices which include running blades, wheelchairs, and prosthetic limbs are important for the Paralympians. However, around the world, many still do not have access to these technologies due to the […]

todayAugust 29, 2024 25

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Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing?

  By Anne Tjønndal, Nord University   Imane Khelif will be competing for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcoming a furore that erupted around her and another boxer a few days earlier. Ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raised their head in elite women’s sport, as they did in the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting failed a […]

todayAugust 7, 2024 19

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Warholm ready to rip vest open at Paris Olympics

      One of the most iconic images of the Covid-delayed Tokyo Olympics was the sight of Karsten Warholm ripping open his running top after shattering the world record in winning the men's 400m hurdles gold. The Norwegian recorded the mind-boggling time of 45.94 seconds, a time many 400m flat runners would struggle to make, let alone with 10 hurdles in the way. Warholm, a three-time world champion, wrapped […]

todayJuly 24, 2024 5

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France’s Macron has gambled. Can he win?

      By Clare BYRNE     In the seven years since he swept to power on a mission to rejuvenate France's jaded political landscape, President Emmanuel Macron has developed a reputation for risk-taking. But in calling snap legislative elections after a trouncing in the European elections at the hands of the far right National Rally (RN) he has taken his biggest gamble yet. And one, according to analysts […]

todayJune 20, 2024 12

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Zelensky urges West to do more for ‘fair peace’ after D-Day

        By Stuart Williams and Aurelia End   President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged the West to do more to achieve a fair peace as Ukraine battles the Russian invasion and expressed confidence that Kyiv would emerge victorious in the conflict. One day after Western leaders descended on northern France to mark the 80 year anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II, Zelensky addressed the […]

todayJune 7, 2024 27

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