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Hurry up and wait: Servers speed-walk through Paris, reviving a century-old race

Some 200 servers speed-walked through Paris balancing trays of beverages and croissants on Sunday. Paris hasn't held a waiters race since 2011, but brought it back ahead of the Olympics.

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Moscow Attack Raise Fresh Concerns For Paris Olympics

The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France's interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be "ready".

International Business Times

Macron returns to French Guiana for thorny talks on autonomy and illegal mining

France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the overseas department of French Guiana on Monday for a two-day visit, to discuss poverty, crime and greater autonomy – a prickly topic between Cayenne and Paris. The trip will be followed by a visit to neighbouring Brazil, where Macron will address the issue…

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Have Poor And Troubled Paris Suburbs Won Olympic Gold?

Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics -- and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime.

International Business Times

Light fantastique: Paris through the eyes of the impressionists

From Monet to Degas, the light of Paris has inspired countless artists. As the city celebrates 150 years of impressionism it’s still shining bright

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The Guardian view on Aya Nakamura: gifted, black and French

Editorial: A racist backlash to rumours that the pop star may sing at the Paris Olympics should be resisted

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Paris Crowns Champion Waiters In One-of-a-kind 'Cafe Race'

Visitors to central Paris were treated on Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the mediaeval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games.

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‘Course des cafés’: Paris revives iconic waiters’ race ahead of Olympic Games

Visitors to central Paris were treated Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the city's medieval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games.

France 24

Missing for 80 years, Holocaust victim's artwork is finally returning to Paris

Works by the early 20th-century Jewish artist Ary Arcadie Lochakov are being sent from San Francisco back to Paris, where they'll be housed at the Museum of Jewish Art and History. There are few clues as to how the artworks mysteriously appeared in the US, eight decades after Lochakov's death…

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For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes' historic stadium regains its former lustre

One of France’s most historic sporting venues, the Colombes stadium northwest of the French capital was the principal venue when Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1924. After undergoing thorough renovations, the site will recover some of its former glory by again playing host to Olympic sport this summer.

France 24

Waiters race for glory as Paris revives century-old tradition

Some 200 aproned competitors will take their places on the starting blocks Sunday for a tradition that goes back more than a hundred years: the Paris waiters' race.

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Adam Peaty: ‘It takes huge wisdom to feel grateful for what we have’

Britain’s greatest male swimmer tells Donald McRae he is going for gold at the Paris Olympics after drink and burnout threatened to curb his glittering career

The Guardian - UK

Isabelle Huppert: ‘I was never the woman behind the man… the only place I could take was the main place’

As she prepares to play Mary, Queen of Scots, the French actor talks about her extraordinary career, and why she’d love to make a film in the UK – or play a Marvel villain

The Guardian - UK

France scrambling to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

Paris prepares for the Olympics by combating virus-carrying tiger mosquitoes, a growing threat in Europe, to protect athletes and fans.

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Scottie Scheffler Guarantees Spot At Paris Olympics After Players Championship Win

The World No.1 is set to make his Olympic debut later this year, after becoming the first player from the United States to be mathematically guaranteed qualification

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Football shares limelight with social projects in France's Olympic wonderland

This week's draw for the Olympic football tournament came amid a flurry of events aimed at highlighting the much-vaunted "legacy" component of the Paris 2024 Games.

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Steelers book spot at Paralympic Games

A comprehensive qualifying tournament win over Brazil has booked Australia's wheelchair rugby team a place at the Paralympics in Paris.

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Lopez grapples with history in quest for fifth Olympic gold

Cuban wrestler, Mijain Lopez is looking to match the Olympic achievement of Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust

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It still hurts, haven't been able to get over it: Savita Punia on lost Olympic dream

Indian women’s hockey captain Savita Punia has been an emotional wreck ever since the team failed to qualify for Paris Olympics, a massive downfall after the superb fourth-place finish in Tokyo just three years ago

The Hindu

Record-smasher Gudaf Tsegay dreams of Parisian gold

Elle St. Pierre's victory over Gudaf Tsegay at the World Athletics Indoor Championships sparks Tsegay's quest for Olympic glory.

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Flamboyant former culture minister and bad boy Frédéric Mitterrand dies age 76

Former culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand, a high-profile and sometimes controversial figure on France’s arts scene, died on Thursday in Paris at the age of 76 after several months battling cancer.

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Boho is back: Chloé show marks revival of hippy-adjacent style

Interest in look epitomised by Sienna Miller in 00s has surged after Chemena Kamali’s recent Paris fashion week debut

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Lisa Leslie Praises Caitlin Clark As A Game-Changing Basketball Phenom

Lisa Leslie praises Caitlin Clark's game-changing talent and potential to join her in Paris Olympics in a new State Farm commercial.

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NBC Network's Olympics Opening Ceremony Coverage to Make IMAX Debut

Olympic Games Paris 2024's Opening Ceremony on the River Seine will be presented live at 150+ IMAX screens nationwide, a first

France 24

France names its new Michelin-starred restaurants

From this year's new Michelin-starred restaurants and a chat with cast of new glam TV series "Palm Royale", to Banksy's defaced mural and US photographer Annie Leibovitz wielding a sword in Paris in the name of art, join Eve Jackson for a roundup of this week's culture news.

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