Jun 18 Olympic games are a billion-dollar business and proxy for geopolitical influence By Stephen Wade, Associated Press The Olympics are a giant business generating billions and a proxy for geopolitical influence. Continue reading
Jun 14 Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Seine River less than 2 months before Paris Olympics By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Biden and French President Macron affirm close alliance during state visit in Paris By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press President Joe Biden said France was America's “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at… Continue reading
May 09 Olympic flame’s journey across France kicks off with torchbearers in Marseille By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The will be carried by about 10,000 bearers as it passes through more than 450 towns until the Games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. Former soccer player Basile Boli, who played with the Marseille team in the 1990s,… Continue reading
Apr 26 Paris names new king of the crusty baguette in its annual bread-baking prize By Associated Press Competing baguettes were evaluated for taste, look, texture, airiness and the quality of the baking. Continue reading
Apr 16 Despite poor weather, the Paris Olympics flame is lit in Greece By Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the flame lighting combined “a pilgrimage to our past in ancient Olympia, and an act of faith in our future.”… Continue reading
Mar 29 France asks for foreign police and military help for Paris Olympics security By John Leicester, Associated Press Organizers are finalizing security planning for the Olympic Games in Paris, the French capital’s first in a century, while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry is seeking over 2,100 foreign security reinforcements. Continue reading
Feb 23 Angry French farmers protest with their tractors again in the streets of Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Angry farmers are back in Paris on their tractors on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital, in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations. Continue reading
Dec 03 French police arrest man who killed German tourist in Paris, official says By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said. Continue reading
Nov 23 Massive security operation for Paris Olympics will include 15,000 French soldiers By Associated Press In the skies, the military is also planning to deploy Reaper surveillance drones and AWACS airspace-monitoring planes, fighter jets, airborne refueling planes and helicopters that can carry sharpshooters and equipment to disable drones. Continue reading