Author: Oleg Cetinic
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Paris 2024 unveils only purpose-built Olympics venue in city, five months ahead of Summer Games
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In a significant stride in its preparations for the 2024 Olympics, Paris has inaugurated the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle
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Macron calls the fatal police shooting of teen ‘inexcusable’
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NANTERRE, France • French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police “inexcusable” and pleaded for calm while justice takes its course. The government heightened the police presence in Paris and other big cities Wednesday after the killing triggered a night of scattered violence. The death of 17-year-old Nael…
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French towns swim in floodwaters that are rising in Paris
VILLENNES-SUR-SEINE, France — Floodwaters have transformed the streets of scenic French towns into mucky canals, swallowed up picturesque parks and drained the demand for river boat cruises through Paris. And the waters are still rising. Swollen by weeks of heavy rains, the Seine river is expected to reach its peak in the French capital late…