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Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win US Open title
• 8:43 PM
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Italy's Jannik Sinner beat American 12th seed Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the US Open men's final on Sunday, claiming his second Grand Slam title after he won the Australian Open earlier this year.
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Paris 2024: Eleven days of Paralympic action comes to an end
• 6:58 PM
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After eleven days of fierce action, the Paralympics are finally coming to an end in Paris. In today's edition of Paris Games, FRANCE 24 journalist Leo McGuinn is joined in the studio by Jean-Emile Jammine, James Vasina, Camille Knight and Gemma Stevenson
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Curtain is drawn on Paris Paralympics, ending French capital's Olympic summer
• 5:52 PM
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The Paris 2024 Games came to a close just like they started, in the rain, but amid a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France on Sunday to conclude the Paralympics – and put an end to six weeks of thrilling sport in the French capi
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Morocco’s El Idrissi wraps up Paris Paralympics with marathon world record
• 3:41 PM
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Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi of Morocco set a new world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments as the Paris Paralympics wrapped up on Sunday with China topping the medals table, ahead of Britain and the United States.
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2024 Paralympics: US women's team aims for wheelchair basketball gold
• 1:20 PM
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The USA women's team will aim to emulate the men in winning the wheelchair basketball title on the last day of the Games. Meanwhile the 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony will be held Sunday evening at the Stade de France. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports
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Saturday, september 7, 2024
French delight as hosts beat Argentina to Paralympic gold in blind football
• 8:55 PM
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Hosts France defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout on Saturday to win their maiden Paralympic gold medal in blind football, sparking boisterous celebrations at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris.
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2024 Paralympics: Judokas Cyril Jonard, Jason Grandry win bronze medals
• 3:25 PM
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French Paralympic Judokas Cyril Jonard and Jason Grandry both secured bronze medals in men's judo Saturday. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports from Paris.
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Friday, september 6, 2024
Thursday, september 5, 2024
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after boyfriend set her on fire
• 7:22 AM
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Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from her injuries after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend, the country’s Olympic Committee announced Thursday. Cheptegei sustained burns to 80 percent of her body in the att
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Messi left out, Spain dominates as Ballon d'Or nominee list revealed
• 4:32 AM
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For the first time since 2003, neither Argentina's Lionel Messi nor Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo feature as nominees for the Ballon d'Or, while Olympic champions Spain and Champions League winners Real Madrid headline the list of players vying for footba
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Wednesday, september 4, 2024
Tuesday, september 3, 2024
Passionate support at Paralympics raises hopes for future of para sports
• 8:48 PM
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Used to competing with relatively few spectators in the stands, Paralympic athletes have commented widely on the buzz they’re getting from competing in Paris, with enthusiastic French fans turning out en masse to support the more than 4,000 Paralympians
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Ugandan Olympian in intensive care after partner 'set her on fire'
• 9:41 AM
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Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei was in intensive care in Kenya on Tuesday after she was doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner in the latest horrific case of gender-based violence in the East African country.
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Monday, september 2, 2024
Sunday, september 1, 2024
2024 Paralympics: French wheelchair tennis team takes centre stage
• 3:22 PM
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The French wheelchair tennis team takes centre stage Sunday at Roland Garros stadium in Paris as the men's doubles gets underway. FRANCE 24 Sport Journalist James Vasina reports.
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Refugee Paralympic athletes: Khudadadi's victory 'a huge milestone'
• 12:44 AM
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Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi on Thursday became the first from the refugees team to clinch a medal at the Paralympics. "Zakia's victory is a huge milestone ... it's very big for us, it puts us in the limelight and showcases that these athletes deserve
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Saturday, august 31, 2024
French cyclist Alexandre Léauté wins bronze medal in men's 1000m
• 2:01 PM
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All eyes are on French cyclist Alexandre Léauté who bagged a bronze medal Saturday in the Paralympics after coming third in the men's 1000m time trial C1-3. Léauté secured a gold medal for France Friday in the men’s C2 3,000-meter individual pursuit. FRA
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Transgender sprinter makes Paralympic history as Brazil's Gabrielzinho wins third gold
• 1:23 PM
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Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a Paralympics on Monday, while Brazil's swimmer Gabrielzinho completed a golden treble with victory in the 200 metres freestyle S2 final.
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Thursday, august 29, 2024
Swimmer Ugo Didier collects France's first gold medal at Paris Paralympics
• 8:49 PM
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On the first day of the Paris Paralympic Games, the French delegation won three medals, including a gold for Ugo Didier in para-swimming. France are hoping to improve on the 11 golds they won in Japan in 2021, which placed them 14th in the medals table.
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The 2024 Paralympics explained: How the event classification system works
• 5:58 PM
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The first events of the Paris Paralympics kicked off early on Thursday, introducing many viewers unfamiliar with parasports to C4-5 track cycling races, SL3 badminton matches and S9 swimming heats. Based on the type and degree of impairment, the Paralymp
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Paralympics ‘have a special place in our hearts’, Australia’s governor-general tells FRANCE 24
• 11:05 AM
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Australian athletes enjoyed a hugely successful Olympics in Paris, winning a total of 52 medals and 17 golds – a feat the sports-loving nation is looking to replicate as the Paralympics get under way this week. FRANCE 24 speaks to Sam Mostyn, Australia’s
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Wednesday, august 28, 2024
Paris Paralympics to open in City of Light
• 1:57 PM
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The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday with a spectacular opening ceremony in the centre of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of intense competition.
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2024 Paralympics: The cutting-edge tech behind parasports
• 1:37 PM
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The Paralympic Games are a celebration of human strength, perseverance and the power of sport to transcend barriers. Leveraging technology plays a pivotal role and the event is often seen as a tech accelerator of certain innovations that will eventually
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A guide to the 2024 Paris Paralympics: sports, venues and stars to watch
• 12:54 AM
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With eye-catching venues, inspiring athletes, thrilling sports and a historic curtain-raiser on the Champs-Élysées, the 2024 Paralympic Games promise to be every bit as spectacular as the recent Paris Olympics. Here’s a guide to the 11-day sporting extra
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Monday, august 26, 2024
Saturday, august 24, 2024
Wednesday, august 21, 2024
Paris prepares to host the Paralympic Games
• 11:34 AM
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With one week until the Paralympic games get underway, the transformation of Olympic sites is almost finished, with modifications to properly host the sometimes little known Paralympic disciplines. Story by France 2 and Carys Garland.
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Century-old metro faces difficulties in Paris's attempt to improve transport accessibility
• 10:06 AM
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Paris promised to transform itself in terms of accessibility when it won the 2024 Olympic bid. While there have been improvements since then, much of the capital's public transport system is still far from fulfilling that promise of accessibility for all
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Refugee athletes deliver 'a message of perseverance' as they seek medals at Paris Paralympics
• 12:22 AM
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Athletes on the Refugee Paralympic Team are looking to send a message of hope as they strive for the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games that begin in Paris next week.
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Tuesday, august 20, 2024
Monday, august 19, 2024
Friday, august 16, 2024
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Wednesday, august 14, 2024
Mbappé scores first Real Madrid goal in Los Blancos' UEFA Super Cup final win
• 10:18 PM
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Real Madrid's superstar signing Kylian Mbappé wasted no time getting on the scoresheet for his new club, netting the Champions League-winning side's second goal in a 2-0 victory that brought Los Blancos its sixth UEFA Super Cup trophy, and Carlos Ancelot
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Kylian Mbappé set for Real Madrid debut in UEFA Super Cup
• 11:31 AM
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Kylian Mbappé could make his debut for Real Madrid when they face Atalanta in the Super Cup on Wednesday. But coach Carlo Ancelotti remained tight-lipped on whether the French forward would start the game.
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French football league begins post-Mbappé era weakened by TV rights debacle
• 2:33 AM
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France's Ligue 1 kicks off a new season on Friday stripped of star player Kylian Mbappé and crippled by a broadcast deal that secured a far lower price than initially hoped, leaving it further behind Europe's other leading domestic leagues.
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Tuesday, august 13, 2024
Monday, august 12, 2024
‘Gold medal’: France wins plaudits for security after high-risk Olympic Games
• 3:28 PM
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Amid rising tensions over the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, threats from the Islamic State group, and France’s history of homegrown Islamist terror plots as well as far-right extremism, there were real concerns about France’s ability to ensure adequate secur
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France bids farewell to Paris Olympics, greats Paralympics
• 3:24 PM
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France bid a reluctant farewell on Monday to an "enchanted" fortnight of Olympic sport as athletes headed home from Paris praising a dazzling edition of the Games that has breathed new life into the biggest show on earth. FRANCE 24 Sports Editor Leo McGu
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Olympics equipment heads for 'second life' as Paris Games come to a close
• 1:33 AM
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The stands have fallen quiet and the Athletes' Village is emptying. What happens to all the equipment now the 2024 Paris Olympics are over? Organisers have plans for it.
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Sunday, august 11, 2024
France lose to US in thrilling women’s basketball final at the Paris Games
• 3:23 PM
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The United States won a 67-66 thriller over France in the women's basketball final on Sunday, claiming an historic eighth consecutive Olympic crown while denying the hosts the golden finish to the Paris Games that seemed within their grasp.
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Paris Olympics: Dutch runner Sifan Hassan wins marathon
• 10:35 AM
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Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday. The Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete came into the marathon on the back of two bronze medals won in the 5,0
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Netherlands’ Hassan wins Olympics women’s marathon with sprint finish
• 9:28 AM
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Dutch runner Sifan Hassan won the women's marathon with a perfect sprint finish on Sunday, the final day of the Paris Games, and set an Olympic record with a time of 2hr 22min 55sec. Hassan also won bronze medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m competitions he
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From Simone Biles to Novak Djokovic: Stars of the Paris Olympics
• 2:09 AM
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Many athletes had starring roles at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, capturing the interest and admiration of the French and fans from all over the world. The US’s Simone Biles and Noah Lyles, France’s Leon Marchand and Antoine Dupont, and Serbia’s Novak Dj
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Saturday, august 10, 2024
France's Wembanyama sets his sights on Olympic gold in 2028 after loss to US
• 11:37 PM
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French star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday's loss to the United States in the men's basketball final at the Paris Games would motivate him and his teammates to go for a gold medal at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Even though France also lost to Team
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Algerian boxer Khelif files complaint for online harassment after Olympics gender row
• 6:39 PM
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Algerian boxer and 2024 Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment on Saturday, said her lawyer, who described it as “misogynist, racist and sexist”. Khelif, who had been at the centre of a row over gende
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Paris Olympics: France defend men's volleyball title
• 2:32 PM
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France defended its Olympic gold medal in men's volleyball on Saturday after winning three sets in a row and beating Spain. Meanwhile the French basketball team are hoping to win its first gold against the US, which have won every edition since 2008. FRA
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Sensational Spain quash French comeback to claim Olympic football gold
• 2:13 PM
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It's heartbreak in the football for France, as Spain beat them 5-3 in the gold medal match. Elsewhere, teenage sensation Félix Lebrun inspires the hosts to table tennis bronze. We take a sneak peak into the athletes' village, and we also talk to Irish sp
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Paris Olympics: France to play Spain in men's volleyball final
• 10:41 AM
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France are looking to defend their Olympic title Saturday in the men's volleyball final against Spain. France won the gold medal three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. FRANCE 24’s Selina Sykes reports.
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Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola breaks Olympic record to win men's marathon
• 9:49 AM
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Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola broke the Olympic record to win the men's marathon on Saturday as Victor Wembanyama's France hoped to topple the mighty USA in a dream basketball final. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.
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Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic marathon as France hope to dethrone US in basketball
• 9:47 AM
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Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the men's marathon on Saturday while setting a new Olympic record with a time of 2hr 06min 26sec. With the US and China tied for first place in the gold medal count on the penultimate day of the Games, France’s men’s basketbal
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins gold at Olympics overshadowed by gender row
• 8:46 AM
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her gender.
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Friday, august 9, 2024
Henry hails 'magical' France as hosts fall short in rollercoaster Olympic football final
• 9:45 PM
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France coach Thierry Henry described his team's Olympic performance as "magical" despite their agonising extra-time defeat against Spain in the men's football final in Paris on Friday.
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after tumultuous run at Paris Games
• 9:29 PM
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Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, defied misinformed scrutiny of her sex to win gold on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.
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Richardson rescues US relay, Thiam wins third consecutive heptathlon gold
• 8:33 PM
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Sha'Carri Richardson powered the US to an Olympic sprint relay gold with a storming anchor leg at the Paris Olympics on Friday, while Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam clinched a historic treble of heptatholon golds.
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Destination Paris: Memorable 2024 moments, from Paris to Los Angeles, cauldron’s fate up in the air
• 5:38 PM
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The finale of Paris Destination features plenty of finals. François Picard's panel reviews iconic moments from the past fortnight, including the swimming marathons showcasing the River Seine as the centerpiece of Paris 2024. What will Los Angeles look li
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Tahitian surfing champion Kauli Vaast takes victory lap along the Seine
• 4:45 PM
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After winning the gold medal in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kauli Vaast thrilled fans again by surfing along France's iconic River Seine. The 22-year-old was pulled by a boat, and surfed the small waves it created with the Eiffel Tower in th
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Urban sport of breakdancing makes high-energy Olympic debut in Paris
• 2:53 PM
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Breaking, also known as breakdancing, made its debut at the Paris Olympics on Friday with the women's competition, featuring 17 dancers known as B-Girls laying down their moves in front of a panel of judges. The sport's appearance at the Olympics may be
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Paris 2024: breaking makes both Olympic debut and final bow
• 1:10 PM
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The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form in the 1970s in the Bronx hardly dreamed of. More information with FRANCE 24 journalist Selina Sykes
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