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Portugal’s wildfires produce record emissions with smoke headed for France and Spain
• 3:03 PM
9 min
The smoke plume has significantly degraded local air quality is forecast to travel east in the coming days.
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‘We had just finished repairing our houses’: Flooding hits Italian city for third time in 16 months
• 2:30 PM
7 min
Some residents of the city of Faenza had just completed house repairs after devastating floods in 2023 when their properties were submerged again this week.
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Kyiv residents told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
• 10:48 AM
3 min
The Ukrainian capital topped a list of the most polluted major cities early on Friday in a real-time Swiss database.
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Global strikes across 50 countries demand action as two major climate events begin in New York
• 9:38 AM
5 min
New York is hosting Climate Week NYC, an annual event that promotes climate action, at the same time the UN General Assembly takes up the issue on several fronts.
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Yesterday
How does France keep developing generational talents?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Despite missing out on Euro glory and Olympic gold, France is one of the best international football teams in the world.
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4°C hotter in Paris and 2.2m in the path of flooding: France’s extreme weather only set to get worse
• 3:04 PM
13 min
The report’s authors hope it can act as a roadmap for local authorities to adapt and accelerate the green transition.
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‘Common sense solution’: How taxes on yachts and private jets could fund climate action
• 5:04 AM
8 min
The carbon emissions of the world's richest 1 per cent are thought to be the same as poorest two thirds of humanity.
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Wednesday, september 18, 2024
Civil society groups urge EU leaders to secure funding for fair transition in regions
• 3:00 PM
3 min
Central and eastern European countries are among the biggest beneficiaries of transition funds due to their historic dependency on the coal mining sector and heavy industries.
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Locals in this capital are happiest with their public transport. How do Europe's cities compare?
• 2:42 PM
8 min
Dissatisfaction with public transport in capital cities was more keenly felt in southern Europe and parts of the Balkans. How does your city compare?
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Tuesday, september 17, 2024
‘Dream team’: Green groups breathe a sigh of relief on von der Leyen’s climate choices
• 4:09 PM
5 min
Climate activists and the renewable energy lobby have broadly interpreted Ursula von der Leyen’s commissioner picks – the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra, Denmark’s Dan Jørgensen and Spain’s Teresa Ribera – as signalling continuity with the Green Deal that ma
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New environment commissioner tasked with tackling growing water crisis
• 3:53 PM
6 min
The European Commission president said today that ‘water resilience is a big priority’ for her second mandate as she picked Jessika Roswall for her new environment policy chief.
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You could be breathing in microplastics that then enter your brain, new research reveals
• 3:02 PM
7 min
New research has revealed that plastic from everyday items has the ability to infiltrate the brain.
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Monday, september 16, 2024
Italy and Spain at risk of austerity in climate-neutrality race, new study suggests
• 4:40 PM
3 min
Study suggests green financing will boost the economy but Mediterranean countries will endure fiscal challenges.
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EU bungled plastic waste tax, auditors say
• 3:28 PM
4 min
A new levy intended to discourage the landfill and incineration of plastic waste is plagued by dodgy data, and may have led to an uptick in crime, auditors warn
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Italian butterfly thieves handed highest-ever fine for wildlife crime in Sri Lanka
• 3:00 PM
3 min
The two men from northern Italy face two years in jail if they fail to pay the fine by 24 September.
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UK high court blocks first new coal mine in 30 years. Is it the end of the ‘climate-damaging’ plan?
• 2:05 PM
4 min
The developer’s claim that it would be a ‘net zero mine’ is legally flawed, according to the ruling.
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Zagreb Judo Grand Prix showcases young judoka talents
Sport • 8:30 PM
2 min
All the latest developments on day two of the competition.
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EU states lagging on carbon emission reductions, Commission tells MEPs
• 12:37 AM
3 min
Several member states still need to send their energy and climate plans to the European Commission, where strategies to slash emissions are laid out.
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Friday, september 13, 2024
Rising Stars Shine at Judo Grand Prix Zagreb 2024
Sport • 9:17 PM
3 min
All the latest developments on the first day of the World Judo Tour.
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Climate change triggered a mega-tsunami that caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days
• 3:04 PM
5 min
Scientists were baffled by seismic signals which were recorded from the Arctic to Antarctica for more than a week last September.
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Von der Leyen moots ‘nature credits’ market to avert ecosystem collapse
• 2:05 PM
4 min
The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.
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Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels
• 1:11 PM
5 min
Oxfam argues that despite caps introduced in recent years the EU continues to drive demand for food crops and land to be diverted into fuel production, but the biofuel industry continues to insist it is part of the solution to climate change.
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Thursday, september 12, 2024
Introducing the new UEFA Champions League format
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
Europe’s premier club competition is back, with more teams and a refreshed draw process.
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Wind and solar have risen to ‘new highs’ in the EU overtaking fossil fuels for the first time ever
• 2:04 PM
6 min
Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU is now “well equipped” to meet climate neutrality goals.
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‘Punitive instrument’: Brazil says EU deforestation laws will affect one third of exports
• 2:03 PM
7 min
Brazil made €42 billion from exports of products from its forests in 2023 alone.
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Wednesday, september 11, 2024
Green recovery funds misapplied, unassessed according to EU auditors
• 3:31 PM
4 min
Spending overestimation on climate projects and miscount of actual sums spent in EU countries flagged by the latest report from the European Court of Auditors.
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EU still hesitant to sanction Russian gas as report highlights scale of ongoing imports
• 3:04 PM
5 min
The annual State of the EU Energy Union report shows Europe still relies on Russia for nearly a fifth of its gas imports, while the EU executive is concerned at the slow pace of the transition away from fossil fuels.
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European governments are using ‘harsh, overly broad’ laws to silence climate protesters
• 3:00 PM
6 min
Some Western nations are using old legislation or enacting harsh new laws to restrict the right to peaceful protest and impose disproportionate penalties, a report warns.
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Landmark EU report embraces green energy transition - but advocates for softer rules on PFAS
• 2:04 PM
6 min
The landmark Draghi report says the green energy transition is key to saving Europe's economy.
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‘They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats’: Why did Trump accuse immigrants of eating pets?
• 9:23 AM
9 min
‘There have been no credible reports of pets being harmed’, officials say.
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Tuesday, september 10, 2024
‘Irreversible coma’: Largest glacier in Italy’s Dolomites could disappear completely by 2040
• 4:00 PM
3 min
Since 1888, the glacier has lost more than 80 per cent of its surface area.
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CO2 isn’t the only greenhouse gas: Where are the most potent coming from and can they be stopped?
• 2:00 PM
15 min
Though it is the most well-known and second most abundant greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide is only one of the gases we need to tackle.
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Monday, september 9, 2024
Hungary slammed for 'absurd' proposal to delay aviation fuel levy until 2049
• 4:38 PM
4 min
While the diesel, petrol and electricity used for rail and road transport is heavily taxed, airlines and maritime transport – from fishing boats to cruise ships – continue to enjoy a free ride – a situation that may encourage environmentally harmful trave
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‘Three weeks without a drop of rain’: How the Balkans grappled with hottest summer in over 130 years
• 2:04 PM
11 min
Southeast Europe was “trapped” this summer under a subtropical warm air mass from Western Africa and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Sunday, september 8, 2024
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New Dutch coalition climate plans: Why the regions are fighting to keep a successful rural programme
• 3:03 PM
6 min
There are concerns on what the new coalition’s plans will be for nature and the environment in the Netherlands.
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The country that invented ‘flight shame’ is scrapping their tax on flights
• 2:02 PM
6 min
The decision by the country’s right-wing coalition government has caused outrage among environmentalists.
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Summer 2024 is the hottest on record making it likely this will be the hottest year ever
• 8:00 AM
5 min
Europe was hit by deadly heatwaves and extreme weather from as early as June, with certain populations more at risk than others.
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Thursday, september 5, 2024
2024 Summer Transfer Window Round-Up: Who made the best deals?
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
The summer transfer period has now ended, with spending plunging across the big European leagues and even Saudi Arabia – with one notable exception…
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EU lawmakers call for release of marine activist Paul Watson in Denmark
• 3:59 PM
3 min
American-Canadian activist was arrested in Greenland over a 2010 encounter with a Japanese whaling ship.
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Vegan Nutella has hit the shelves for its 60th birthday: Here’s how food and carbon experts rate it
• 3:55 PM
4 min
Replacing milk cuts the spread’s carbon footprint, but experts say that removing palm oil would have a bigger environmental impact.
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Today is Plastic Overshoot Day: A world-first international treaty could stem the tide of waste
• 2:00 PM
8 min
We are just three-quarters of the way through the year, but the earth has already produced too much plastic waste. What needs to be done?
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Wednesday, september 4, 2024
Create new EU energy agency, think tank urges new Commission
• 4:35 PM
3 min
Researchers at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel offered a number of energy, environment and climate policy recommendations for the new European Commission.
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Fencing at the Paris 2024 Olympics was transparent and triumphant
Sport • 3:19 PM
6 min
The inexorable desire to subordinate sports to politics is disappointing. People should compete only in sports and do it fairly — and fencing attacks should only occur in a fair bout on the fencing field, FIE Interim President Emmanuel Katsiadakis writes.
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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania launch Black Sea power line to bring green energy to EU
• 3:04 PM
3 min
The undersea infrastructure could send Caspian Sea wind power and other renewable energy supplies to European countries.
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Agriculture report could signal dramatic change in EU farm subsidies
• 3:02 PM
6 min
Seven months of intense debate behind closed doors appears to have produced what election campaign tubthumping and rowdy street protests failed to deliver: the outline of way forward for Europe's unsustainable food production model.
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French central bank governor calls for green securitisations to boost lending
• 2:29 PM
3 min
The controversial financial instruments are finding favour again as policymakers switch priorities from stability to growth.
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400 million students have experienced climate-related school closures since 2022, new report says
• 1:40 PM
5 min
Climate change isn’t just having a direct impact on education, it is also overlooked in climate finance spending.
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Food retailers demand labelling of new-generation GM crops
• 5:30 AM
4 min
Without labelling requirements for food made from a new class of 'GMO-lite' crops, consumers will be deprived of choice and the organic sector could face an existential threat, retailers have warned.
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This chemical-free method for treating seeds is winning over sceptical farmers in Sweden and beyond
• 4:05 AM
8 min
Following success in Sweden and Norway, the creator of ThermoSeed now aims to take over Asia.
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Tuesday, september 3, 2024
Sweden’s ‘largest environmental crime’: 11 people on trial accused of illegally dumping waste
• 4:08 PM
4 min
Waste management company Think Pink is accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of rubbish.
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Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EU investment bank
• 3:30 PM
3 min
Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU.
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‘Drowning in fashion’: How much water could you save by buying second-hand jeans and T-shirts?
• 2:05 PM
4 min
Globally, the fashion industry uses enough water to fill 37 million Olympic-sized swimming pools a year.
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Monday, september 2, 2024
Airlines must monitor vapour trails under new EU climate rules
• 4:17 PM
3 min
The controversial new green plans, opposed by the industry, were agreed by officials on Friday
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Desalination and circularity: How Catalonia is planning to solve its water crisis without rain
• 4:07 PM
7 min
The regional government wants to avoid severe episodes of scarcity like Catalonia has seen in the past four years.
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EU eyes access to critical raw materials in Angola investment deal
• 3:19 PM
3 min
The EU hopes a first-of-a-kind investment deal with Angola will increase access to key resources needed for the green transition, while encouraging the west African state no to become over-reliant on its substantial oil reserves.
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Uppsala, Faro, Reykjavik: Which cities have the best and worst air quality in Europe?
• 3:00 PM
6 min
New European Environment Agency data ranks urban centres based on fine particulate matter pollution, which has the highest negative health impacts.
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Electric cars, fracking, LNG: Harris and Trump have starkly different approaches to climate
• 2:05 PM
16 min
From electric cars to fracking, here's where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on key climate issues.
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Saturday, august 31, 2024
Formula 1: 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Hamilton as new Mercedes driver
Sport • 3:25 PM
2 min
Antonelli will be the first Italian to compete in F1 since Antonio Giovinazzi in Abu Dhabi with Alfa Sauber in 2021.
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Ashley, Bert, Conall: Storm names for next season revealed, after a particularly stormy year
• 3:04 PM
6 min
They include the name of a former meteorologist who made “the most important forecast” the Met Office has ever produced.
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Why is water-related violence getting so much worse - and what can be done to stop it?
• 8:04 AM
11 min
A new study has shown that the rapid growth in water as a trigger, weapon and casualty of violence got significantly worse in 2023.
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Friday, august 30, 2024
Ecuador voted to stop oil drilling in its Amazon. So why are hundreds of wells still open?
• 3:04 PM
6 min
Supporters were jubilant last year when almost 60 per cent of voters supported the referendum on ending drilling.
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Tips on flight-free travel across Europe from a woman who won a race from London to Istanbul
• 5:04 AM
10 min
Here’s what Eleanor’s trip of a lifetime taught her about public transport voyages across Europe.
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Thursday, august 29, 2024
Who are the next generation of great coaches? Part 2: Rest of the World
Sport • 5:00 PM
1 min
As global standards rise, Europe is no longer the only source of top football managers. A new generation of influential coaches are making a name for themselves from outside of Europe.
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Solar panels and crops could meet 68% of central Europe’s energy demand
• 3:19 PM
3 min
Combining farming with green energy production could also increase food security and generate additional income for farmers, according to a new study.
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UK seeks closer EU cooperation on energy security, net-zero
• 2:59 PM
3 min
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to "reset" EU relations after saying the Brexit deal was "botched"
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Victory for South Korean climate activists as government ordered to improve carbon cutting plans
• 7:47 AM
4 min
It is the first ever legal case in East Asia challenging national climate policies so it could set a precedent.
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'No rain for two years': Northern Greece faces significant water crisis as drought persists
• 4:30 AM
2 min
Prolonged drought conditions exacerbated by successive heatwaves this summer have seen northern Greece facing a major water crisis.
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Wednesday, august 28, 2024
Legislators urged to address mining waste as domestic production quotas loom
• 3:28 PM
6 min
With targets to ramp up raw material extraction across Europe, policymakers are urged to address the problem of mining waste.
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Did European countries spending more on sports perform better at the Olympics?
Sport • 5:15 AM
6 min
Euronews conducted a statistical analysis to explore the potential link between the number of medals won at the Paris 2024 Olympics and the government spending and employment rates in sports across Europe.
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Equestrian world body looks to helmets and vests to keep riders safe
Sport • 2:47 PM
3 min
Rider safety is an ongoing issue for the sport's international governing body.
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Paris Olympics: Why is breakdancing not being introduced in Paralympic Games too?
Sport • 9:04 AM
3 min
As breakdancing, or breaking, is about to make its Olympic debut, the sport did not make it to the Paralympics. Some call out its exclusion, contrasting with the sport's egalitarian beginnings.
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Thursday, august 8, 2024
CrossFit Games athlete dies in Texas lake swimming event
Sport • 7:03 PM
2 min
A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event on Thursday in a Texas lake.
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Is owning multiple football clubs damaging the game?
Sport • 5:30 PM
1 min
Over 300 football clubs worldwide are now part of a 'multi-club' system. What does this mean, and how is it affecting the game?
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Wednesday, august 7, 2024
Russian athletes face backlash as 'neutral' competitors in Paris Olympics
Sport • 10:00 PM
4 min
In Russia, the Olympics aren’t being shown on TV and some politicians and media figures have even described those willing to compete in Paris as traitors.
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No limits to love: Alice Finot joins growing list of athletes getting engaged at Paris Olympics
Sport • 6:40 PM
4 min
A video of French runner Alice Finot proposing to her boyfriend after the Olympics women's 3,000 metres final has gone viral on social media, in the latest episode of athletes getting engaged at these Summer Games.
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Paris Olympics: Two Portuguese triathlon athletes fall ill after swimming in the Seine river
Sport • 5:04 PM
2 min
Two triathlon athletes from the four-member Portuguese team who swam in the triathlon competition in the River Seine got sick amid concerns about the river’s water quality.
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Table tennis fan arrested as Paris Olympics spark anger on social media in China
Sport • 3:31 PM
3 min
The Paris Olympics have triggered major arguments between "ultra fans" in China, leading to the removal of thousands of social media posts and the suspension of hundreds of users.
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Paris Olympics: Australian field hockey player detained after allegedly attempting to buy cocaine
Sport • 2:39 PM
1 min
Police say they interrupted a drug transaction outside a building in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
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Dual national Kaylia Nemour's gymnastics gold for Algeria has France feeling left out
Sport • 11:26 AM
3 min
Nemour's success in Paris contrasted sharply with the French gymnastics team's failure, as none of the women's competitors managed to qualify for the apparatus finals.
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Tuesday, august 6, 2024
Léon Marchand, four-time Olympic champion is still in his bubble, unfazed by new-found global fame
Sport • 8:13 PM
3 min
The 22-year-old French swimmer won four gold medals and a bronze medal in the team event at the Olympic Games. A record unmatched in France.
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Solar panel subsidies tripled UK installations. What help is available for homeowners?
• 2:04 PM
5 min
Solar panel installations tripled in the UK thanks to incentives, analysis shows.
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French museum network, including those hosting Olympic events, hit by ransomware attack
Sport • 1:27 PM
1 min
The Olympics are going on without disruption even after a ransomware attack hit several Paris museums that are hosting events.
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Olympic Games: From drones to special shoes, here’s how tech has been used to get ahead
Sport • 7:48 AM
12 min
The so-called “Dronegate” scandal plaguing the Canadian women’s football team is the latest use of technology being used to gain an advantage at the Olympic Games.
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Monday, august 5, 2024
