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Paris welcomes Olympics Games with groundbreaking opening ceremony on the Seine
Gazette & Herald, Ryedale· 1 day agoA total of 85 boats then began carrying the team delegations on a six-kilometre journey through the centre of Paris, with more than 300,000 spectators lining the banks of the river. The weather ...
Typhoon Gaemi weakens as it leaves Taiwan for China
Digital Journal· 3 days agoThe day before, the storm had forced Taiwan to cancel some of its annual war games, shutter schools and offices, and evacuate thousands from high-risk,...
Lady Gaga, Celine Dion add sparkle to star-studded Olympic show
The Nation· 3 hours agoThe first-ever opening ceremony held outside a stadium -- on the River Seine -- had to battle driving rain that cast a pallid gloom over the City of Light. The fast-moving ...
Upset bishops and mixed reviews for Paris Olympics ceremony
Digital Journal· 3 hours agoFrench bishops complained Saturday about alleged “mockery of Christianity” during the norm-breaking...
Opening ceremony lights up Paris in unique style
BBC via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 day agoThe 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively performers on bridges, banks...
Here's how Jill Biden thinks the US can match the French pizzazz at the LA Olympics
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 9 hours agoPARIS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden praised Paris' “spectacular” Olympics opening ceremony and looked...
Sporadic rain couldn't drown out the cheers at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Winnipeg Sun· 1 day agoThe national weather service Meteo France was predicting “flooding rains” later Friday evening as...
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic begins his quest for gold with a win; Alcaraz and Swiatek follow
The Globe and Mail· 12 hours agoDjokovic began his fifth Olympic Games with an emphatic victory over Australia’s Matthew Ebden after...
Opening Ceremony Misses the Boat
New York Times· 1 day agoThe Paris Games began with a new look and sparkled with Celine Dion. About six hours before Celine Dion gutted out the final number of the Paris Olympics...
Butterflies, Balloons and Paris Olympics: Photos of the week
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoRescue teams retrieved the bodies of 229 people killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, after...
