Jill Biden, royalty but no Putin: top guests at the Paris Olympics
France is preparing to welcome over a hundred heads of state and government, royalty and US First Lady Jill Biden for the Summer Olympics which begin with a dazzling ceremony on the river Seine on Friday.
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Olympic partner Coca-Cola chided over French taxes
The French tax authorities have claimed Olympics sponsor Coca-Cola owes it millions of euros, documents showed Wednesday, in the latest such allegation just days before the Summer Games kick off.
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Salt Lake handed 2034 Winter Olympics but with IOC warning
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned they could be stripped of the Games if US authorities maintain their feud with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Anti-poverty campaigners put UK govt under pressure on child welfare
Simeera Hassan works at a women's community centre in East London, where she says many mothers are "really struggling" because of limits on UK government child welfare payments and a wider cost-of-living crisis.
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Star French rapper faces trial for alleged rape
French rapper Naps must face trial for rape, an investigating magistrate has ruled, after allegedly assaulting a woman in her sleep in 2021.
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Australia squeeze past Samoa in rugby sevens opener
Australia laid down a marker to home favourites France and double Olympic champions Fiji, kicking off the rugby sevens tournament Wednesday with a 21-14 win over Samoa at a packed Stade de France.
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Covid hits Australian Olympic water polo team
Five members of Australia's women's water polo team have tested positive for Covid-19 just days before the Paris Olympics, officials said Wednesday.
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Germany bans Islamist group over alleged Hezbollah, Iran links
Germany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon's Hezbollah group and its links to Iran.
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Ledecky 'likes her chances' in blockbuster 400m freestyle
Katie Ledecky Wednesday threw down the gauntlet to Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh ahead of a blockbuster 400m Olympic freestyle showdown, warning: "I like my chances."
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Olympic swim star Ledecky demands transparency over Chinese doping cases
Multiple Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky said Wednesday that questions remain over the case of Chinese competitors who failed doping tests, urging transparency from authorities.
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