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AP’s top sports photos of the year are worth a close look
2 weeks ago

AP’s top sports photos of the year are worth a close look

Associated Press  

From the Paris Olympics to the Super Bowl. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Mike Tyson, left, fights Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Tyrrell Hatton, of England, reacts on the 11th …

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The Olympic rings are everywhere -- even on some athletes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Olympic rings are everywhere -- even on some athletes

Associated Press  

PARIS — Athletes proudly displayed their Olympic rings tattoos on various parts of their body during the Paris Olympics. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Alice D’Amato, of Italy, has an Olympic tattoo during the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, …

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Summer McIntosh: The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Summer McIntosh: The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other

CNN  

Paris CNN — What have you been up to so far in the summer? An underwater view shows Canada’s Summer McIntosh competing in the heats of women's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 29, 2024. “To see what she’s done in the …

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Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic swimming medals and chances for more
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic swimming medals and chances for more

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Not so long ago at her Ontario elementary school, Summer McIntosh and her peers would practice singing the Canadian national anthem in both English and French. “But just being able to give them a big group hug, it was very amazing.” Summer McIntosh, of Canada, is embraced by her family after winning the women’s 400-meter individual medley …

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A French community honors a teen killed by police. Political and racial tensions are the backdrop
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A French community honors a teen killed by police. Political and racial tensions are the backdrop

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — One year after a French teenager with North African origins was killed by police — a shooting that sparked shock and days of rioting across France — his mother led a silent march Saturday to pay homage to her son. For many across France, he was the embodiment of young French Black and North African men who, …

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Maradona family bid to block 1986 World Cup 'Golden Ball' trophy sale in France
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Maradona family bid to block 1986 World Cup 'Golden Ball' trophy sale in France

New Indian Express  

NANTERRE, FRANCE: Diego Maradona's heirs have taken legal action in France to block the controversial sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup. In 2022, Maradona's Argentina jersey from the 1986 tournament sold for close to $9.3 million, while the "Hand of God" ball from the quarter-final against England sold for $2.4 million …

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France struggles to confront one of its biggest taboos: race
1 year, 5 months ago

France struggles to confront one of its biggest taboos: race

LA Times  

A woman holds a sign during a march for 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, on June 29, 2023, in Nanterre, a suburb outside Paris. “Just bringing up that he was, as Americans would say, ‘brown,’ and that police treat people differently because of race, is almost radical for our culture.” Here is a look at the French reckoning and how it compares …

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France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties - and extra police, after recent unrest
1 year, 5 months ago

France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties - and extra police, after recent unrest

Associated Press  

PARIS — French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a moment of much-needed festivity after mass protests, riots and political divisions that have riven the country this year. Fighter jets and military helicopters whooshed Friday above the site where 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk …

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Explained | Why were there riots in France?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | Why were there riots in France?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 27, Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old unarmed French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan descent, was fatally shot by police after being stopped for a traffic violation in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. France witnessed violence across the country despite authorities detaining the police officer on charges of voluntary homicide. The shooting has also reignited …

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Nahel Merzouk police shooting: Where are the riots in France?
1 year, 5 months ago

Nahel Merzouk police shooting: Where are the riots in France?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery French police officers patrol in …

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France sees itself as blind to race. After a teen is killed by police, how does one discuss racism?
1 year, 5 months ago

France sees itself as blind to race. After a teen is killed by police, how does one discuss racism?

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — The race of the police officer who fatally shot a French teenager during a traffic stop last week hasn’t been disclosed, and there’s no reason why it would be. The Paris police chief, Laurent Nunez, said Sunday he was shocked by the U.N. human rights office’s use of the term “racism” in its criticism of French law …

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France riots: Where is the violence? Is Paris safe to travel to?
1 year, 5 months ago

France riots: Where is the violence? Is Paris safe to travel to?

Daily Mail  

France has been rocked by six nights of protests after a 17-year-old boy was shot dead at point-blank range by a policeman during a traffic stop in a Parisian suburb on Tuesday. Several cities in France have seen widespread demonstrations, some of which turned violent with incensed protesters smashing up property, setting cars alight and fighting in the streets with …

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Crowds across France show solidarity at town halls targeted in rioting following police shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Crowds across France show solidarity at town halls targeted in rioting following police shooting

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of violence touched off by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in suburban Paris. This is enough!” The crowd responded with the chant “Enough!” President Emmanuel Macron made a surprise visit to a northern Paris district reportedly to …

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Mayor’s home on fire after Paris rioters crash car and injure his wife and children in France protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Mayor’s home on fire after Paris rioters crash car and injure his wife and children in France protests

The Independent  

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Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence

Associated Press  

PARIS — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a suburban mayor’s home that injured family members. The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel, identified only as Nadia, said in a telephone interview with French news …

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France riots: Who was Nahel M — the 17-year-old teen shot dead by police in Nanterre?
1 year, 5 months ago

France riots: Who was Nahel M — the 17-year-old teen shot dead by police in Nanterre?

Hindustan Times  

Massive protests and riots rocked across France, especially in the neighbourhood of Nanterre in Paris, after the killing of a 17-year-old teenager by a police officer during a traffic stop. French riot police officers stand guard next to a burnt out trash bin during a demonstration against police in Marseille, southern France on July 1, 2023, after a fourth consecutive …

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France unrest: Teen laid to rest, clashes continue; hundreds arrested on fifth night. Top updates
1 year, 5 months ago

France unrest: Teen laid to rest, clashes continue; hundreds arrested on fifth night. Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Nahel M, the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked riots across France, was laid to rest. French riot police officers walk next to a vehicle upside down during the fifth day of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Paris. As many as 45,000 …

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France braces for new violence as teen laid to rest
1 year, 5 months ago

France braces for new violence as teen laid to rest

The Hindu  

French authorities on July 1 prepared for a fifth consecutive night of rioting by sending reinforcements to flashpoint cities as the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to rest. Police arrested 1,311 people overnight Friday to Saturday, the highest figure since the violent protests began over the point-blank killing by a policeman of Nahel …

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Macron shelves Germany state visit over France riots crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

Macron shelves Germany state visit over France riots crisis

The Hindu  

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday informed Berlin he was postponing a state visit to deal with the urban rioting that has rocked France for the last four nights, as the 17-year-old whose killing by police sparked the protests was laid to rest. "The time of violence must give way to that of mourning, dialogue and reconstruction," the team said in …

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France Protests: 900 Arrested After Rioters Clash With Police
1 year, 5 months ago

France Protests: 900 Arrested After Rioters Clash With Police

Deccan Chronicle  

PARIS: Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest. France's national soccer team Â- including international star Kylian Mbappe, an idol to many young people in the disadvantaged …

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In Pictures | Unrest in France
1 year, 5 months ago

In Pictures | Unrest in France

The Hindu  

French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and continued to make hundreds of arrests, on the fifth night of unrest in France sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old- Nahel M. who was laid to rest. French riot police officers walk next to a vehicle upside down during the fifth day of protests in Paris, France, on July …

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Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter
1 year, 5 months ago

Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing by police has triggered days of rioting and looting across the nation. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s office said Macron phoned Saturday to request a postponement of what …

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France riots | More than 1,300 people arrested after fourth night of rioting over teen’s killing by police
1 year, 5 months ago

France riots | More than 1,300 people arrested after fourth night of rioting over teen’s killing by police

The Hindu  

Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as massively deployed police made more than 1,300 arrests and the country braced for more riots on Saturday triggered by the teenager who was killed by an officer during a traffic stop. The government said the violence had “lessened” compared to previous nights, but the interior ministry still reported …

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1 dead, 45,000 troops deployed as France unrest enters fourth day | Top points
1 year, 5 months ago

1 dead, 45,000 troops deployed as France unrest enters fourth day | Top points

India Today  

France continued to witness large-scale violence on the fourth day as young rioters clashed with police officers, vandalised public property and looted several shops, including an Apple retail store. Here are the top points of what unfolded in France during the riots so far: In the eastern city of Strasbourg, an Apple store was ransacked by rioters who entered from …

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