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Inside Paris' long history with the Olympic Games
BBC News· 17 hours ago“If Greece is the cradle of the Olympics, Paris represents its home.” Paris, wrote the author hopefully, is where the Olympic movement “rediscovered its...
The Olympic torch lights up France's Bastille Day military parade
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoFollowing its Bastille Day appearance, the torch relay will pass by Notre Dame Cathedral, the...
What’s Left for France’s Left?
New York Times· 5 hours agoTwo weeks ago a coalition of left-wing parties came first in the legislative elections. When a left-wing coalition came first this month in France’s...
French left propose Huguette Bello as compromise PM pick, but Socialists are on the fence
France 24 via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoAs France's left-wing alliance scrambles to agree on a candidate for prime minister after taking the most parliamentary seats in the July 7 snap election, the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) ...
France's Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 4 days agoPARIS (AP) — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic...
Celebrity sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer dies at 96
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoWhile in Palestine, a bomb exploded in her dormitory that severely injured her legs. In 1950, Dr...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer Dies: Pop Culture Sexologist Was 96
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoDr. Ruth Westheimer, whose grandmotherly approach as a sex therapist made her a pop icon in the...
French Parliament to Test New Power Balance for First Time
New York Times· 2 days agoLawmakers gathered for the first time since an election produced a deadlocked Parliament to elect a...
The Olympic Torch lights up Paris for Bastille Day!
Olympics.com· 4 days agoThe Olympic Torch Relay then visited the Panthéon and an artistic performance by Yohann Bourgeois, then Saint-Germain-des-Prés, which played host to a...
Dr. Ruth death: What was sex therapist’s net worth?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoShe immigrated to the United States six years later, earning a masters degree in sociology from... School. In 1970, Westheimer received a doctorate in...