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French hard-left party moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

France's leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron's contentious pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The bill seeks to reverse changes that sparked widespread protests last year.

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Inside the operation to dress Australia's Olympic team for success

With 460 athletes and nearly as many officials descending on Paris, Australia is sending one of the world's largest delegations to the 2024 Olympic Games – and getting a team of that size and all its equipment across the globe is no mean feat. RFI went behind the scenes to…

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Tennis star Murray to play final tournament at Paris Olympics

Former world number one Andy Murray revealed on Tuesday that the Paris Olympic singles tournament would be the final competition of his career.

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'Au revoir Ratatouille' says Paris pest control ahead of Olympics

Paris authorities say they have put in place extra measures to make sure visitors don't encounter any of the capital's notorious furry inhabitants during the summer Olympics.

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Geopolitics loom over Paris Olympics 2024 amid global conflicts

The Olympic Games remain the most watched sporting event worldwide. As a result, geopolitics increasingly come into play, and Paris 2024 is no exception, with notable examples being the conflict in Ukraine, the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the war between Hamas and Israel.

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Final results confirm Paul Kagame's landslide victory in Rwanda's presidential election

Rwandan President Paul Kagame's crushing election victory has been confirmed in final results, although his ruling party saw its representation in parliament reduced.

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Paris Street vendors share Paris Olympics 2024 hopes and concerns

Three people, Franck, Amel and Diawara, working on the open food markets in Paris told RFI what they make of the Olympic Games and how it may change their life while it lasts.

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French icon Bardot lashes out at Japan over arrest of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson

French film star Brigitte Bardot has slammed Japan for its "manhunt" of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, detained under an international warrant issued by Tokyo.

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Paris Olympics sustainability sage Yunus hails 'lightning rod' effect of Games

Muhammad Yunus, the brains behind the drive of the Paris Olympics organisers to connect the Games to less privileged parts of society, set aside his personal anguish over the civil strife in his native Bangladesh to hail the impending event as an inspiration for other sports competitions.

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Far-right National Rally shut out of leadership of France's parliament

After a series of votes to fill leadership roles in the newly elected French parliament, the far-right National Rally has ended up without any key positions – despite being the biggest single party in the assembly.

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World musicians mourn the loss of Mali's 'king of kora' Toumani Diabate

Malian music star Toumani Diabate passed away after a short illness, his family announced over the weekend. Music lovers across the planet paid tribute to a master instrumentalist who helped share Mali's rich traditions with the world.

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Macron insists 'France is ready' to host the Paris Olympics

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was "ready" to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes' Village.

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Uganda police surround opposition leader's party HQ ahead of protests

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the authorities.

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Liberia contemplates moving capital after disastrous flooding

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country.

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Rising French tennis star outwits Zverev to lift Hamburg Open

French tennis player Arthur Fils entered the top 20 in the world rankings for the first time on Monday following his impressive surge to the Hamburg Open title.

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Biden chose interest of his country, says speaker of French parliament

President Joe Biden's decision to step down as the Democratic Party's nominee for president opens the door for other contenders to become the Democratic nominee in November. After his announcement on Sunday, reactions poured in from around the world – including France.

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France says multiple Olympic accreditation requests rejected over security fears

French security services rejected more than 4,000 applications for Paris 2024 Olympics accreditations, including over espionage and cyberattack concerns, according to the country's interior ministry.

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Pogacar wins third Tour de France title in time-trial finale on French Riviera

Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour de France for the third time and celebrated in style with a victory in Sunday's final stage – a time trial ending in Nice.

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How training dogs to dodge snakes helps protect livestock and save Namibia's cheetahs

Dogs trained to guard goats and sheep against cheetahs in Namibia are being felled at an alarming rate by venomous snakes – so conservationists are piloting a new training method to teach the dogs to avoid them.

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India wages war on online scammers with new cybercrime centre

India plans to launch a dedicated cybercrime centre to crack down on online scams, which are estimated to have cost victims nearly 200 million euros in the first four months of this year alone.

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France recalls Olympic-branded water bottles over contamination fears

French authorities have recalled Olympics-branded water bottles for children containing excessive levels of endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A, a week ahead of the Paris Games' opening.

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Air pollution found to be above safe levels at Paris Olympic sites

Some 95 percent of sports venues in the Paris region exceed the World Health Organisation's air quality recommendations, according to a French watchdog.

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French police disperse demonstrators from port blockade over reservoir construction

French police removed demonstrators from the western port of La Rochelle with tear gas this Saturday, as environmentalists and small farmers mobilised against massive irrigation reservoirs under construction.

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After cabinet sackings, Kenya's youth protesters call for President Ruto to go

Despite President William Ruto’s decision to dismiss nearly his entire cabinet following nationwide protests by young people, the anti-government demonstrations have evolved into demands for his resignation.

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Olympic torch continues its final relay across France

Hundreds of French towns and cities have hosted the Olympic flame since the torch relay began on 8 May in Marseille. RFI was in Eaubonne, northwest of Paris to catch the action on 19 July.

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