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Authorities extend detention of Telegram app founder Pavel Durov after Paris arrest

Russian-born billionaire said to have ‘miscalculated’ by visiting France during inquiry into crime on his platform

The Guardian - UK

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Detained By French Authorities

French authorities detain Pavel Durov, Telegram founder, in Paris for lack of moderation on the app.

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France remembers heroic liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation, 80 years ago

France commemorates on Sunday the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from German Nazi occupation, nine months before the end of World War II. RFI looks at what's being remembered and how.

Radio France Internationale

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Paris Paralympics: five new British faces to watch out for

From world champion Archie Atkinson to Boston marathon winner Eden Rainbow-Cooper, this quintet will be on the hunt for medals

The Guardian - UK

Paralympics 2024: meet Thomas Young, a ‘regular 24-year-old’ with big ambitions beyond parasport

The Paralympic T38 100m champion tells Paul MacInnes he is ‘just a normal guy’, but as well as more gold he is targeting a ‘whole new playing field’

The Guardian - UK

Lauren Steadman: "I use sport as a vehicle - I might have an arm missing, but I'm just as strong as you are."

The Paralympic champion and MBE owner discusses her most important life lessons.

Marie Claire

Manu Bhaker's list of favourite Indian cricketers includes...

Pistol ace Manu Bhaker is the toast of the nation after she won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics to create history as the first woman shooter to finish on the Games podium and first athlete post-independence to win two medals for India in the same edition of the…

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Telegram Chief Pavel Durov Arrested At French Airport

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP. The Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French capital…

International Business Times

Telegram chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is due to appear in court in the coming days after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP.

Radio France Internationale

Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

Pavel Durov, Franco-Russian billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris, French media reported, citing unidentified sources, and is set to appear in court Sunday. Russian-born Durov, 39, founded Telegram with his brother in 2013, and the encrypted messaging app is…

France 24

How France's diverse forces were 'whitewashed' during the liberation of Paris

As France commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris this weekend – a pivotal victory over Nazi forces – there's a renewed focus on the long-forgotten colonial soldiers who were excluded from much of the liberation, the victory parade and the subsequent battles of 1944.

Radio France Internationale

British athletes light Paralympic Flame in birthplace of Games near London

Four days before the Paris Paralympics begin, the torch was lit on Saturday next to the English hospital where the idea for the competition was born. The flame arrives in France on Sunday via the Channel tunnel.

Radio France Internationale

Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land

Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village of Stoke Mandeville, where the idea for the competion was conceived. A group of British athletes will embark on the underwater journey through the Channel…

France 24

Marie-Amélie Le Fur lost a leg at 15. Nine medals later she faces her biggest challenge

The head of Paris’s Paralympics committee hopes the Games can help improve accessibility to sport for disabled people in France

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Should the Paralympics have a responsibility to address social issues? Yes, it should

In the first of his columns during the Paralympics, Ade Adepitan argues that while performances at Paris 2024 will be greater than ever, it only highlights the lack of change for disabled people in society

The Independent UK

Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is beginning an exceptional journey

The Paris Paralympics flame is arriving

AAP

Bell tolls final time for Aussie sevens skipper Malouf

Australian men's rugby sevens skipper and three-time Olympian Nick Malouf has made the Olympic Games in Paris his swansong.

The Times of India

Indian hockey team had the quality and calibre to play in final at Paris Olympics: Sreejesh

All these years, as a 'lone ranger' beneath the bar, P R Sreejesh has always had Team India's back. Now, as he adjusts to a less frenetic life post-retirement, he focuses on how he can bring his trademark commitment and energy to his new job as the junior Indian team's…

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France 24

Olympics over, Macron walks a tightrope in search for new prime minister

A political whirlwind summer saw French President Emmanuel Macron dissolving parliament, calling snap elections, and then facing a hung National Assembly. It is now time for him to undo the political Gordian knot he has tied and choose the next prime minister. A handful of potential picks are under scrutiny…

Sports Illustrated

Paralympian Ezra Frech Has Big Ambitions for Paris—And Beyond

The 19-year-old is headed to his second Games with hopes of capturing his first gold medal, but he also has bigger dreams of using his platform to normalize disability.

Broadcasting & Cable

Toyota Returns as Presenting Sponsor of NBCU’s Paralympic Games

Coverage from Paris begins Aug. 28

The Guardian - UK

The London & Paris, Folkestone, Kent: ‘Numerous devil-may-care twists’ – restaurant review

There’s effort in every turn to pack in extra interest, flavour or pizzazz

GoodToKnow

Get ready for the Paralympic games – an explainer for kids by The Week Junior

Athletes with disabilities will compete in Paris this summer

The Guardian - US

The Killer review – John Woo’s John Woo remake is a low-stakes fun time

The director revisits his 1989 classic with a Paris-set update that doesn’t attempt anything all that daring but reconfirms his action credentials

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen and Niemann impress as Paris grudge rematch approaches

The pair will meet early next month for the first time across the board since the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, where their game sparked cheating allegations and a $100 million lawsuit

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