Tag: Paris

Leaders gather in Paris to discuss boosting vaccine production in Africa

Several senior African politicians are in Paris on Thursday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at a global summit where a billion dollars will be formally pledged to increase the production of vaccines in Africa. Leaders of Botswana, Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal as well the heads of the World Health Organization (WHO), the African […]

Extreme heat making summer Olympics ‘impossible’, athletes warn ahead of Paris

Leading athletes and climate scientists have warned that extreme heat will make it “impossible” to hold the Olympics during the summer months amid fears of dangerous conditions at this year’s Paris Games. A group of Olympians collaborated with climate scientists and heat physiologists from the University of Portsmouth to assess the threat warming temperatures could […]

Battle tank concepts mushroom at Paris arms show

PARIS — If Europeans fail to pull off a common next-generation battle tank design, it will not have been for a lack of ideas. Industry frenemies KNDS and Rheinmetall each presented new concepts here touting major improvements to existing tank fleets, keenly aware that the fluid schedule of the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System could […]

Gardaí to be sent to France to help security operations at Paris Olympics

Gardaí are to be sent to France to help security operations at both the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games which begin next month. Following a request from the French authorities, An Garda Síochána has been approved to deploy Garda members to France for the duration of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games during July, August […]

Paris Loses Crown as Europe’s Biggest Stock Market to London

(Bloomberg) — France’s political upheaval has led the country to lose its spot as Europe’s biggest equity market, less than two years after stealing that crown from the UK. Most Read from Bloomberg President Emmanuel Macron’s shock announcement of a snap election sparked a rout that wiped off about $258 billion from the market capitalization […]

French left-wing leaders join anti-far-right protest in Paris

STORY: :: France’s left-wing alliance leaders join thousands in Paris protesting against the far-right National Rally (RN) :: June 15, 2024 :: Ilan Gabet :: Scuffles broke out between French police and demonstrators :: Ian Brossat, French Communist Party leader “We are here, we are here because we will never entertain the idea that these […]

IOC gives 14 Russians and 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics

The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics, in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Five sports, though not tennis, swimming or judo, were assessed by an International Olympic Committee vetting panel in the first round of decisions. Cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting […]

IOC gives 14 Russians and 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics

The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics, in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Five sports, though not tennis, swimming or judo, were assessed by an International Olympic Committee vetting panel in the first round of decisions. Cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting […]