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A guide to the 2024 Paris Paralympics: sports, venues and stars to watch

With eye-catching venues, inspiring athletes, thrilling sports and a historic curtain-raiser on the Champs-Élysées, the 2024 Paralympic Games promise to be every bit as spectacular as the recent Paris Olympics. Here’s a guide to the 11-day sporting extravaganza that opens Wednesday and runs through September 8.

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When Paralympic athletes fake the extent of their disability

More than 4,000 athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

The Conversation

Paralympians head to Paris to set sporting standards and show need for change

Just days after the commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German occupation during World War II, Paris city centre will be the stage for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games.

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‘Differently abled’: new Paris exhibition reveals how attitudes to paralympic sport have changed

Soon after the closing of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Channel 4 began promoting its Paralympic coverage with the strapline: “Thanks for the warm-up”. It followed up with its biggest ever marketing campaign, “Meet the Superhumans”, that garnered critical acclaim.

The Conversation

Paralympics body says 88 Russians to compete as neutrals in Paris

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that 88 Russian competitors will take part under a neutral banner at the Paris Paralympics.

Radio France Internationale

Refugee athletes send 'message of hope' as they head to Paris Paralympics

Eight athletes who fled conflict and persecution in their homelands are hoping to earn medals in six sports as part of an international refugee team competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games, which begin in Paris next week.

Radio France Internationale

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, UN experts warn

The number of acutely malnourished children has increased by 34% compared with last year, a United Nations report says.

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Deadly floods in Sudan displace thousands, hinder aid delivery

The United Nations refugee agency said that flood conditions in Sudan have hindered the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing hunger and famine, including to a camp in North Darfur for those who have fled ongoing fighting.

Radio France Internationale

Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says

The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing starvation and famine, including to a camp for those who have fled the ongoing fighting in North Darfur

The Independent UK

Famine conditions in Sudan's North Darfur are likely to continue through October, IPC warns

A global authority on food security has warned that famine conditions in Sudan have spread in the North Darfur region and are likely to continue through October due to the ongoing conflict that has torn the country for over 15 months

The Independent UK

How to win the debate against Skott in Honkai: Star Rail 2.4

Help Yanqing outwit this troublesome IPC employee to continue the version quest.

PC Gamer

Has famine arrived in Gaza? UN experts say it has

A group of independent UN experts warn famine has spread throughout Gaza after more than nine months of war.

Al Jazeera

Largest Refugee Team To Compete At Paris Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Tuesday unveiled a nine-member refugee team for the upcoming Games in Paris.

International Business Times

What’s Sudan like after 15 months of war, displacement, and brutality?

Fighting has been reported in the towns of Sinja, Sennar and Dinder, prompting an exodus of civilians.

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The Conversation

Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record

After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on 27 June, reveals a grim picture: more than half the population of 47.2 million is facing acute food insecurity. This signifies severe lack of food,…

Salon

Extreme food insecurity in Gaza

"The IPC estimates that 96% of the population in Gaza . . . are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity"

International Business Times

Aid Groups Press To Stop Sudan 'Man-made' Famine As 755,000 Projected To Starve

Aid groups are warning that Sudan's "man-made famine" could be even worse than feared, with the most catastrophic death toll the world has seen in decades, without more global pressure on warring generals.

The Conversation

Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations

As Israel’s offensive in Gaza rages on, people across the entire Gaza Strip find themselves in increasingly dire circumstances, with nearly the entire population experiencing high levels of food insecurity, including malnutrition, hunger and starvation. A famine review analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported on June 25,…

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Over Half Of Sudanese Face 'Acute Food Insecurity': UN-backed Report

More than half of Sudan's population is facing high levels of "acute food insecurity", a situation exacerbated by the country's devastating war, said a report cited by the United Nations on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Over 750,000 people in Sudan at risk of starvation: Global hunger monitor

United Nations’ hunger monitoring system says famine is a risk in 14 areas of Sudan if the conflict escalates.

The Guardian - UK

One in five households in Gaza go whole days without food, draft UN report says

Latest snapshot also finds half of households have had to sell or swap clothes for food, despite pressure on Israel to improve aid deliveries

The Independent UK

Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north

A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now

The Guardian - UK

Pat Coyne obituary

Other lives: Publisher who spent a turbulent period in the early 1990s as chief executive of New Statesman magazine

International Business Times

Paralympics Should Put Disability Back On Global Agenda, Says IPC Chief

The Paris Paralympics are expected to give the movement the biggest boost since the mould-breaking 2012 London Games - and organisers hope they will help to move the rights of disabled people to the top of the list of global priorities.

The Guardian - UK

Paralympics countdown: ‘We want to positively influence lives of 1.2bn people’

With 100 days to go until the Paris Games, the IPC’s Andrew Parsons says it is vital for disability rights they are the best ever

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