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Sports quiz of the week: champions, challengers, scorers, Ashes and Traitors

Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, baseball, cricket, hockey, boxing, tennis and baseball?

The Guardian - UK

France vs South Africa is a battle of the best — and one factor could give the Springboks the edge

A rematch of a colossal 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final could be the highlight of the rugby year

The Independent UK

How Louvre heist has led to uncomfortable conversations about France’s colonial past

Experts say the robbery is an opportunity to pressure the Louvre and Europe’s other museums to explain their collections' origins more honestly

The Independent UK

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Tech Brief (Nov. 7): Netherlands Expects Chip Supply From Nexperia China to Resume

Autonomous driving firms Pony AI and WeRide slump on Hong Kong debut, France moves to ban Shein’s online platform

Caixin Global

A queer uprising 60 years before Stonewall: the 1905 Les Douaires riot

The 1969 Stonewall riot, a pivotal episode of LGBTQ+ resistance to a police raid, was a turning point in the western gay rights movement. Today, Pride events are held each year at the end of June in memory of this uprising. Yet, Stonewall was not the first queer rebellion.

The Conversation

A con artist traveled to France and ‘sold’ the Eiffel Tower to a scrap metal dealer for 70,000 francs. Then he returned to pull off the scam again

The Eiffel Tower steals people's hearts, but Victor Lustig decided to sell it to scrap.

We Got This Covered

Egan Bernal's 2019 Tour de France-winning bike stolen

'I hope that everything will be revealed quickly' Colombian says of yellow Pinarello Dogma F12

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Podcast: Brigitte Macron, lauding open-air markets, France's Brazilian colony

How French media silence helped false stories claiming First Lady Brigitte Macron is a man to go viral. The unsung praises of France's street markets, which bring people together around buying and selling food. And France's short-lived colonial foray into Brazil.

Radio France Internationale

French competition authority slaps €4.6 million fine on telehealth app Doctolib for unfair practices

France’s competition authority slapped a €4.6 million fine on telehealth firm Doctolib for what it said was anticompetitive behaviour.

Euronews

French auditors slam Louvre bosses over lavish spending, weak security

France’s top auditors sharply criticised Louvre Museum bosses on Thursday for spending millions of euros on high-profile exhibitions and expensive purchases instead of improving security and maintaining the historic building.

Radio France Internationale

France urges EU to crack down on online seller Shein over illicit products

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Thursday called on European Union business enforcers to get tough with the online platform Shein for defying trading rules, less than a day after the retailer opened its first physical store in the world in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Ntamack and France aim to rid themselves of ‘trauma’ from World Cup defeat

Fly-half was not involved in heartbreaking quarter-final loss two years ago but is optimistic Les Bleus can exact revenge against South Africa – even without Antoine Dupont

The Guardian - UK

Siya Kolisi to earn 100th cap as Springboks reveal team for colossal France clash

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu continues at fly half for South Africa in Paris

The Independent UK

Could this team set up by YouTubers race the Tour de France in 2026? It's starting to look likely

The Unibet Rose Rockets have the points, the marquee riders, and the charm to lure a Tour wildcard

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The Independent UK

France urges EU to investigate Shein for selling illegal items including child-like sex dolls

France is urging the European Union to investigate how Shein has been able to sell illegal items like child-like sex dolls and weapons on its platform

Radio France Internationale

French interior minister admits concern over police actions during eco protest

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Thursday admitted that he was unhappy with the behaviour of police officers seen in video footage during a protest against a giant reservoir in Sainte-Soline, south-western France, in March 2023.

Euronews

French auditors slam Louvre for focusing on projects over security following jewel heist

France's audit office reported that the Louvre prioritised acquisitions over security, leaving fire safety plans incomplete for 20 years and lagging in camera installations.

The Independent UK

Louvre issued with stark warning just weeks before $102m jewel heist

The Louvre’s new security equipment modernisation plan faced repeated delays

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Caixin Global

Business Brief (Nov. 6): China to Lift Export Controls on U.S. Firms

China extends visa-free policy for France, Shenzhen to host APEC meeting next year

The Independent UK

These are the most beautiful railway stations in the world

Entries from France, Belgium, Australia and China were among those praised

Cycling News

Victor Lafay reconsiders early retirement and signs with Unibet Rose Rockets in boost to team's Tour de France ambitions

'My love for the bike never really disappeared. It just needed the right environment to come alive again' says former Tour and Giro stage winner

Euronews

Is France going to link its digital ID to your social media accounts?

Misleading narratives about digital IDs are commonplace online, as various European countries and the EU itself gear up to introduce them to the public.

Radio France Internationale

Probe into Thales defence group looking at Indonesian contract

A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP investigation has showed.

International Business Times UK

Shein Under Investigation in France Over Sale of 'Childlike' Sex Dolls: 'Despicable and Indecent'

France probes Shein over childlike sex dolls sold online as the retailer vows transparency, handing over details of sellers and buyers to prosecutors.

Evening Standard

Revealed: 'Green king' Sadiq Khan has clocked up 100,000 air miles since becoming London mayor

Full extent of London mayor’s foreign travel catalogued for first time since he was elected to City Hall in 2016

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