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France rejects 3,500 Olympics jobseekers including 130 on terror blacklist
The Sun· 1 day agoFRANCE has rejected 3,500 Olympics jobseekers over security risks and terrorism threats. The country...
Soldier stabbed in central Paris just days before start of Olympic Games
Metro· 15 hours agoParis is deploying about 30,000 police officers each day for the Olympics, which run from July 26 to...
Have poor and troubled Paris suburbs won Olympic gold?
AFP via Yahoo Sport· 6 days agoLess than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics...
The Paris Olympic Games in numbers
Shropshire Star· 4 days agoThis summer’s Olympic Games in Paris will officially begin with the opening ceremony along the River Seine on July 26. 34 – the Games will feature 34...
‘It might actually be cool’: wary Parisians seduced by prospect of Olympics
The Guardian· 4 days agoBus drivers may need to be taught to be nice, few think the Seine will be swimmable and breakdancing...
Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of Olympics
Daily Echo· 13 hours agoParis is on high security alert, 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. A French military official said the soldier was taken to hospital with a shoulder blade injury but ...
France's annual Bastille Day parade highlights Olympic flame relay, D-Day landings
France 24 via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoFrance celebrates its annual national holiday marking the start of its 1789 Revolution and the...
Your guide to the iconic Paris landmarks serving as Olympics venues
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sport· 1 day agoModest temporary venues for four sports, none with a capacity of more than 7,300 spectators, will...
French farmers face losses amid heavy and frequent rainfall
EuroNews· 5 days agoHeavy and frequent rainfall is causing a severe impact on harvest in France, with soft wheat...
Paris Olympics 2024: Scott, Wiffen and Keenan - Who are the athletes heading to the Games?
BBC News· 5 hours agoWith the start of the 2024 Olympics just around the corner, BBC Sport NI looks at the athletes from...