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The attacks paralysed French high speed rail travel

Tech & Science

Fibre optic cables targeted in new infrastructure attack in France

France was probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games.

AFPJuly 29, 2024

World

French police arrest ultra-left activist after sabotage attacks: source

French authorities have arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF, days after sabotage attacks...

AFPJuly 29, 2024

LVMH got 'free' publicity at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, marketing experts believe

Business

LVMH’s publicity in Olympics ceremony raises eyebrows

The world's largest luxury group has eked everything possible out of a partnership with the IOC which cost LVMH a reported 150 million euros...

AFPJuly 28, 2024

President Emmanuel Macron had long defended the ambitious opening ceremony

Sports

Macron says Olympic opening ceremony made France ‘extremely proud’

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hailed the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

AFPJuly 27, 2024

French national rugby players Hugo Auradou (2nd from left) and Oscar Jegou (in green) were arrested in Buenos Aires two days after their team played Argentina in the city of Mendoza

Sports

French rugby players accused of rape granted house arrest for now

Two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman while on tour in Argentina were temporarily granted house arrest.

AFPJuly 17, 2024

France captain Baptiste Serin said the build-up to the second Test against the Pumas had been a 'very complicated week'

Sports

French players affected by ‘complicated’ build-up to Argentina defeat

France captain Baptiste Serin insisted his side has given "everything we had" in Saturday's second Test defeat by Argentina.

AFPJuly 14, 2024

French national rugby players Hugo Auradou (2nd R) and Oscar Jegou (4th L) are escorted by Argentinian Federal Police, as they leave the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires for the city of Mendoza, prior to an experts' report in the case of rape

World

French rugby players taken to Argentine city where accused of rape

Two French international rugby players on tour in Argentina were being transferred Thursday from Interpol’s Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where...

AFPJuly 11, 2024