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Paris 2024 Olympics: 35K police officers to be deployed for opening ceremony: An 11-page security protocol reveals some of the gritty details involved in ...
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Paris 2024 Olympics: 35K police officers to be deployed for opening ...
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How To Attend the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris: PARIS (AP) — To pull off the most audacious opening ceremony in Olympic history ...
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How To Attend the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris
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Paris 2024 Olympics: 35K police officers to be deployed for opening ceremony: An 11-page security protocol reveals some of the gritty details involved in ...
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Paris 2024 Olympics: 35K police officers to be deployed for opening ...
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How To Attend the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris: PARIS (AP) — To pull off the most audacious opening ceremony in Olympic history ...
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How To Attend the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris
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French far-right leader Bardella: ‘My heart leans toward Trump’ in U.S. presidential race
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French far-right leader Bardella: ‘My heart leans toward Trump’ in U.S ...
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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in ...
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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks
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French parliament condemns 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians: PARIS: The French parliament’s lower house on Thursday approved a resolution condemning as “bloody ...
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French parliament condemns 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians
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France will help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines, Macron says: President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would help Brazil develop nuclear ...
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France will help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines, Macron says
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Olympic Flame lghting ceremony to take place on April 16: The Olympic Flame lighting ceremony ahead of the Paris Olympic Games will take place at the ancient ...
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Olympic Flame lghting ceremony to take place on April 16
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Manatee cow finds new home, pressure to breed, in French zoo: A Paris zoo has welcomed a young manatee cow from a zoo in central France, hoping it will breed ...
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Manatee cow finds new home, pressure to breed, in French zoo
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Missing for 80 years, Holocaust victim's artwork is finally returning to Paris: Works by the early 20th-century Jewish artist Ary Arcadie Lochakov are being sent ...
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Missing for 80 years, Holocaust victim's artwork is finally returning to ...
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Will Paris really host the first gender-equal Games?: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it had achieved full gender parity for the first time ...
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Will Paris really host the first gender-equal Games?
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Flying bells and giant omelettes: 8 ways the French celebrate Easter: Food, drink, family gatherings and egg hunts all feature at Easter in France - plus some ...
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Flying bells and giant omelettes: 8 ways the French celebrate Easter
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Notre-Dame rebuild 'meeting deadline and budget': Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on December 8th ...
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Notre-Dame rebuild 'meeting deadline and budget'
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Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris apartment sells for $10.8 million: A Paris apartment owned by the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has sold for €10 ...
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Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris apartment sells for $10.8 million
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Olympic flame to burn in front of Louvre museum during Paris 2024 Games: The Olympic flame is set to burn in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Louvre museum ...
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Olympic flame to burn in front of Louvre museum during Paris 2024 Games
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Paris: headscarf dispute - School principal resigns after death threats: At the end of February, a school principal in Paris got into an argument with a student ...
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Paris: headscarf dispute - School principal resigns after death threats
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The must-see European art exhibitions to check out this spring : Europe is a treasure trove of top-notch art exhibitions, and this spring is no different! Check ...
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The must-see European art exhibitions to check out this spring
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Novak Djokovic: Will he forego Wimbledon in favor of the Olympics?: What's next for Novak Djokovic in 2024? After the separation from coach Goran Ivanisevic ...
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Novak Djokovic: Will he forego Wimbledon in favor of the Olympics?
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Paris houseboats pump sewage onshore to help Olympic swimmers: As Paris races to clean up the River Seine for the Olympics, houseboat owner Stephane Bachot is ...
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Paris houseboats pump sewage onshore to help Olympic swimmers
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Comment: France threatens to become a risk for Europe: The French deficit for 2023 is 5.5 percent, well above estimates. Now President Macron's lax budget policy ...
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Comment: France threatens to become a risk for Europe
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Olympic Games: France asks for more than 2,000 police officers from abroad: Securing the Olympic Games poses major challenges for France. Colleagues from abroad ...
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Olympic Games: France asks for more than 2,000 police officers from abroad
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France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly removing headscarf
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France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly ...
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Budget deficit: France's government has a financing problem: The French budget deficit is significantly higher than expected. Domestic political pressure on ...
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Budget deficit: France's government has a financing problem
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Event caterer Stolzenhoff in Lünen turns 75: "The customers have made us great": Event caterer Stolzenhoff from Lünen also caters for guests in London ...
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Event caterer Stolzenhoff in Lünen turns 75:
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Paris race celebrates the waiters and waitresses who nourish city’s life and soul
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Paris race celebrates the waiters and waitresses who nourish city’s life ...
Quick Glance: Parisian Waiter Race Before Olympic Games
  • Paris revives 110-year-old waiter race ahead of the Olympic Games.

  • Waiters and waitresses serve as crucial ambassadors for the French hospitality sector.

  • The race signifies Paris' readiness for the upcoming Olympics.

  • Highlighting the significance of cafes and restaurants in Parisian life.
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France beefs up cybersecurity ahead of Paris Olympics : With Paris gearing up to host the 2024 Olympics the French armed forces are reviewing their cyber ...
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France beefs up cybersecurity ahead of Paris Olympics
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'Disturbing': Rough sleepers removed from Paris ahead of Olympics : Hundreds of migrants and rough sleepers have been relocated from Paris to regional ...
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'Disturbing': Rough sleepers removed from Paris ahead of ...
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Paris museum takes visitors back 150 years to Impressionism's birth: The Orsay Museum in Paris is marking 150 years of Impressionism from Tuesday with an ...
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Paris museum takes visitors back 150 years to Impressionism's birth
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group: France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday ...
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group
Quick Glance: France Increases Terror Alert After Deadly Attack in Russia
  • France's government increased its security alert posture to the highest level on Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and Islamic State's claim of responsibility.

  • President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency security meeting after Friday's attack in a Moscow suburb killed over 130 people and was claimed by an Islamic State affiliate.

  • France was already on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this year, expected to draw millions of visitors. Security concerns are notably high for the opening ceremony on July 26, with boats on the Seine River and large crowds watching from the embankments.

  • The country has been previously targeted by deadly Islamic State attacks, such as the Bataclan theatre massacre in 2015 where extremists shot concertgoers and held hostages for hours. French forces have also taken action against extremists in other regions.
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What second-home owners need to know about French taxes: If you have a second-home in France you will need to get involved in the French tax system - here's ...
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What second-home owners need to know about French taxes
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Quick Glance: Resignation Following Headscarf Incident: Politicians Condemn 'Islamist' Attack on Education
  • After an incident involving a student where a headmaster faced death threats, he resigned from his position at a high school and college in eastern Paris.

  • Secularism and religion are contentious topics in France, leading to deep tensions in the country.

  • Politicians from various political spectrums expressed shock over the resignation, labeling the incident as a collective failure.

  • A 26-year-old man has been arrested for making death threats against the principal on the internet and is set to stand trial in April.
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Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been lauding itself for having achieved full ...
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Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?
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Successful auction: Karl Lagerfeld's apartment is no longer for sale: Three, two, one ... off the market. Anyone who would have liked to snatch up the apartment ...
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Successful auction: Karl Lagerfeld's apartment is no longer for sale
Quick Glance: Karl Lagerfeld's Paris Apartment: Auction and Insights
  • Karl Lagerfeld's last Parisian apartment was auctioned for nearly 10 million Swiss Francs.

  • The 260-square-meter apartment on Quai Voltaire was his home with his cat Choupette.

  • The apartment, overlooking the Seine and the Louvre Museum, housed Lagerfeld's carefully curated designer furniture.

  • The auction required a one million Swiss Franc upfront payment, and the anonymous buyer was represented by a lawyer on-site.
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Moscow attack raise fresh concerns for Paris Olympics: The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for ...
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Moscow attack raise fresh concerns for Paris Olympics
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USWNT's Midge Purce will miss Olympics, NWSL season with torn ACL: 'I'm heartbroken'
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USWNT's Midge Purce will miss Olympics, NWSL season with torn ACL: 'I'm ...
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Olympics 2024: 45,000 volunteers have been selected: Paris 2024: Training has begun for the 45,000 volunteers selected for the Olympic Games ...
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Olympics 2024: 45,000 volunteers have been selected
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French government ministries to trial four-day working: France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced that a large-scale trial to assess the impact of a ...
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French government ministries to trial four-day working
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European Stocks Rise, Frankfurt Hits New High; Repsol Gains After JV Deal: On Tuesday, European stock markets ended on a high note. This uptick was spurred by ...
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European Stocks Rise, Frankfurt Hits New High; Repsol Gains After JV Deal
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The story behind the luxury handbag Taylor Swift took to lunch with Travis Kelce: Ramesh Nair's phone blew up in Paris with messages after Taylor Swift was ...
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The story behind the luxury handbag Taylor Swift took to lunch with Travis ...
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Excitement or dread? Public enthusiasm for Olympic Games low in France: The general attitude towards the major sporting event is distinctly unenthusiastic ...
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Excitement or dread? Public enthusiasm for Olympic Games low in France
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98: Laurent de Brunhoff, whose father created the “Babar” series before dying of tuberculosis ...
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98
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France Doubles Down on Weapons to Ukraine, Top Official Says Russia Leaves No Option but Arms Build-Up
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow massacre: Deadly attack in Russian concert hall heightens French fears with the Paris Olympics 4 months away.
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow massacre
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Paris: France declares highest security level after attack near Moscow: Following the attack on a concert hall in Moscow that left more than 130 people dead ...
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Paris: France declares highest security level after attack near Moscow
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Thinaah turns childhood dream into reality after sealing ticket to Paris: PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttler M. Thinaah is living her childhood dream.
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Thinaah turns childhood dream into reality after sealing ticket to Paris
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France to charter evacuation flights for citizens stranded in Haiti: France will provide special flights for its "most vulnerable" citizens to leave Haiti ...
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France to charter evacuation flights for citizens stranded in Haiti
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For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes' historic stadium regains its former lustre: One of France’s most historic sporting venues, the Colombes stadium northwest of ...
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For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes' historic stadium regains its former ...
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Will the 2024 Olympics change image of Paris region’s troubled Seine-Saint-Denis?
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Will the 2024 Olympics change image of Paris region’s troubled ...
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Charlize Theron posts rare photos of daughters at Disney: 'Spring break mode activated'
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Charlize Theron posts rare photos of daughters at Disney: 'Spring break ...
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School principal resigns after receiving death threats in hijab row: French politicians from across the spectrum Wednesday expressed dismay over the resignation ...
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School principal resigns after receiving death threats in hijab row
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Paris Olympics Guide: How Metro tickets, passes and apps work: There are various different types of tickets, passes, apps, cards, carnets for Paris' public ...
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Paris Olympics Guide: How Metro tickets, passes and apps work
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Tied-up body in Schmelz - police continue to investigate the crime scene after arrest near Paris (with photo gallery)
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Tied-up body in Schmelz - police continue to investigate the crime scene ...
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Macron returns to French Guiana for thorny talks on autonomy and illegal mining: France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the overseas department of French ...
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Macron returns to French Guiana for thorny talks on autonomy and illegal ...
Quick Glance: Macron reveals origin of attackers in Russia
  • President Emmanuel Macron disclosed the connection of the gunmen who killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow to an Islamic State branch that had attempted to attack France in recent months.

  • The increase in security alert level in France was emphasized due to the Islamic State claiming responsibility for the Moscow attack.

  • Additional soldiers were announced to patrol sensitive sites in France and implement heightened security measures.

  • France offered to enhance cooperation with Russian intelligence services to effectively combat groups targeting multiple countries.
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France to evacuate vulnerable citizens from Haiti as unrest rages: France will provide special flights for its "most vulnerable" citizens to leave Haiti ...
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France to evacuate vulnerable citizens from Haiti as unrest rages
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Nagelsmann is relieved after DFB victory: "The nice thing about Toni Kroos is that he ..."
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Nagelsmann is relieved after DFB victory:
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Migrant transfers from Paris ahead of Olympics anger French mayors and NGOs: Mayors in rural and small-town France are increasingly angry over the transfer of ...
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Migrant transfers from Paris ahead of Olympics anger French mayors and ...
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It's time to honour the late Kiptum with Olympic medals: French sports envoy Ducroquet says Miramas is yearning to welcome Team Kenya.
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It's time to honour the late Kiptum with Olympic medals
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Aboard the eyes in the sky charged with keeping Paris Olympics secure : They have the best seats in the house for this summer’s Paris Olympics ...
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Aboard the eyes in the sky charged with keeping Paris Olympics secure
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Coco Gauff Continues Winning Streak At Miami Open On The Heels Of Qualifying For The 2024 Paris Olympics
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Coco Gauff Continues Winning Streak At Miami Open On The Heels Of ...
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‘Feels like I’m flying’: Aussie swimmers get high-tech togs for Paris: The Australian swim team is hoping to dominate at the Paris Olympics, and new Speedo ...
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‘Feels like I’m flying’: Aussie swimmers get high-tech togs for Paris