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Paris Olympics Medals Table

Paris Olympics medals table after Saturday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 39 27 24 90 USA 38 42 42 122 Australia 18 18 14 50 Japan 18 12 13 43 France 16 24 22 62 Great Britain 14 22 27 63 South Korea 13 8 9 30 Netherlands 13 7 12 32 Germany 12 11 8 31 Italy 11 13 15 39 Canada 9 7 11 27 New Zealand 9 7 2 18 Uzbekistan 8 2 3 ...

Seine-Sational! Paris Bids Triumphant 'Au Revoir' to Olympics

Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France as Paris bid farewell on Sunday to an Olympics hailed as one of the most successful in history. Cruise descended on a wire in front of 71,500 spectators, grabbed the Olympic flag and jumped on a motorbike, to the delight of athletes and fans. In a preview of what the world ...

French Wildfires Force Thousands to Flee

Two wildfires in southern France forced several thousand people to flee before the blazes were brought under control, officials said on Monday. Some 3,000 holiday makers were evacuated from a camping site to a municipal building in the coastal town of Canet-en-Roussillon, near the city of Perpignan, in the face of a fire fanned by strong winds, ...

Russia: France 'refusing to cooperate' over Telegram owner arrest

The Russian embassy in Paris on Sunday accused French authorities of "refusing to cooperate" after the arrest of Telegram messaging platform owner Pavel Durov. Durov, who has Russian and other nationalities, was detained at Paris Le Bourget airport on Saturday and was expected to appear in court on Sunday for alleged offenses related to the ...

Paris Paralympics Officially Open

The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open during a ceremony in a balmy Place de la Concorde in central Paris -- the first time a Paralympic opening ...