French MPs say ‘non’ to English at the Paris Olympics
Having long battled the creeping use of English in advertising, music and film, French MPs have declared a new struggle: keeping their home Olympics this year free from anglicisms.
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Paris inaugurates massive water storage basin to clean up River Seine for Olympics
French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.
The art of taking a break: Are the French always on vacation?
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Paris rubbish collectors threaten Olympics strike over 'excessive workload'
Paris rubbish collectors could strike over the summer, a major French union said Thursday, raising the spectre of piles of stinking trash on the streets during the Olympic Games.
Macron reaffirms possibility of sending troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying the issue would "legitimately" arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request, in an interview with the Economist...
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French parliament agrees to investigate sexual abuse in cinema
The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations.
Ireland backs off threats to deploy police at NI border after Rishi Sunak warns 'commitments must be honoured' despite bitter row over migrants heading for Dublin to avoid Rwanda deportation
Taoiseach Simon Harris insisted 'of course there won't be' police checkpoints on the border after Rishi Sunak demanded 'urgent clarification'.
Record 711 migrants crossed the Channel yesterday - the highest number on a single day this year - after boat with 66 men, women and children on board was rescued off Dieppe
Some 711 people were detected crossing the English Channel on Wednesday, the highest number on a single day so far this year, according to provisional figures from the Home Office.
EU plan to make Brits scan their fingerprints and take their photo at the border is likely to cause travel chaos for UK holidaymakers, ministers fear (and we're relying on the French to make the checks work)
British and non-EU passport holders will have to go through fingerprint checks and face scans under the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES).
Chinese and Russian AI with access to NUKES could start WW3 and spark Armageddon: US fears computer miscalculation could see missiles launched at America
Washington, London and Paris have all agreed to maintain total human control over nuclear weapons, State Department arms control official Paul Dean said
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More than 120,000 take part in May Day protests across France, dozens arrested
French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day protests on Wednesday, though the demonstrations were far more subdued than last year.
Female asylum seeker who succeeded in getting to UK on her 31st attempt - including disastrous trip that saw five killed - fears she will now be sent to Rwanda
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Hundreds of migrants evicted from Dublin 'shanty town' arrive at tent encampment outside the city as Ireland decides what to do with the asylum seekers who fled Britain to avoid Rwanda deportation
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Workers take to the streets in worldwide May Day protests
Workers, activists and others around the world took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over the pressure of rising prices and calls for greater labor rights. Pro-Palestinian sentiments were also on display.
Paris 2024: Will the Olympics boost the French economy?
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