Category: Organization
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Heat Warning Hits Paris Amid Olympic Games As Temperature Soars | France 24 English
France’s meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected on Tuesday as it hosts the Olympic Games. The agency put in place a “yellow alert” — the second of four levels — for the capital as a heatwave brings searing temperatures…
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Day In The Life Of An Elite Swimmer | Loughborough University
Loughborough and Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen breaks down his typical day as a student athlete.
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French Fiber Optic Cables Cut in Latest Olympic Attack | Bloomberg Television
A number of fiber optic cables carrying broadband service across France were cut overnight in the latest attack on the country’s infrastructure during the Olympic Games. Officials says the Games weren’t impacted. Bloomberg’s Benoit Berthelot reports.
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IOC Apologizes To South Korea Over Olympics Ceremony Gaffe | Reuters
The International Olympic Committee apologized to South Korea after its athletes were introduced as being from North Korea at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
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Olympics Opening Ceremony ‘Last Supper’ Parody Sparks Anger Among Catholics, Conservatives | France 24
A parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous fresco ‘The Last Supper’ featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among some Catholic clergy and far-right politicians, while supporters praised its message of tolerance. The deputy prime minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini, who also leads the right-wing anti-migrant League party, slammed…
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Local 10 Editorial: Swim South Florida Campaign Aimed To Raise Awareness, Save Lives | WPLG Local 10
Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us.
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A Parisian Opening To The Olympics | South China Morning Post
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on the Seine River in Paris on July 26, 2024. Some 10,500 athletes were carried by 100 boats, sailing from the upper to the lower bank of the scenic river. It was the first time the Olympics opening ceremony was held outside a stadium and…
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French Train Network Hit By ‘Malicious’ Attacks Before Olympics Ceremony, Rail Firm Says | BBC News
A series of fires have hit French high-speed rail lines, hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Rail company SNCF said it is a “massive attack aimed at paralysing the network” and France’s transport minister condemned the “co-ordinated malicious acts”. Some 800,000 customers are affected with disruption expected all weekend, the rail firm said.
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Inside China’s Secretive Olympic Training Program | Explained with Dom
Inside China’s Secretive Olympic Training Program