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Olympic chief backs 'iconic' Paris opening ceremony despite security fears

Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris Olympics: Bach to AFP

6,000 French police to welcome Olympic torch amid bonus boost

6,000 French police to welcome Olympic torch amid bonus boost

Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts

Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago

World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts

The world is on the cusp of a neurotechnology revolution that could transform human health and welfare, but urgent action is needed to protect brain data, experts told AFP on Friday

US stocks rebound on tech earnings, London hits new record

Buoyant big tech earnings lifted US stocks on Friday while London scaled another peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies

Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts

Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago

Football: French Ligue 1 table

French Ligue 1 table ahead of this weekend's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)

US stocks rebound on tech earnings, London hits new record

US stocks rebounded Friday on the back of buoyant big tech earnings while London hit another record peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies

Lahore-Paris rally to highlight the positive image of Pakistan; Rana Mashhood

London stocks hit new record peak on takeovers

London's stock market fired its way to another record peak on Friday, with investors gripped by a series of eye-catching takeovers this week for listed UK companies

Famine-threatened Sudan's 'race against time' to plant crops

WADA asks 'independent prosecutor' to examine Chinese swimmers case

Stocks fall as tech shares sink, US economy slows

London's stock market bucked the trend in reaching another record high on Thursday but Wall Street and eurozone equities tumbled as tech shares sank after Meta signalled an AI spending spree and data showed slower US economic growth

Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike

Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in two decades

India's IndiGo to buy 30 A350 planes: Airbus

Airbus said Thursday that Indian airline IndiGo had agreed to buy 30 A350 long-range jets as the carrier made its first-ever order for wide-body passenger planes

Paris landmark Moulin Rouge's windmill sails collapse

The sails of the windmill above the Moulin Rouge cabaret, one of the most famous landmarks in Paris, collapsed overnight, with its operator saying there was no foul play

Olympic Games Paris 2024: How teams qualified

The countdown to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has hit double digits and the excitement continues to mount within the global hockey community

Macron warns 'mortal' Europe needs stronger defence

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States

Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike

Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in decades

COP29 host says deal on climate aid essential but offers few details

The world must agree this year on how to raise billions of dollars to help poorer countries adapt to global warming, the president of the UN climate talks said Thursday

Paris landmark Moulin Rouge's windmill sails collapse

London stocks hit new record on blockbuster mining takeover bid