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Let’s be like Paris and ban pesticides in cities, say UK campaigners

More than 150 councillors join 15,000 members of the public calling for urban areas to be free of the chemicals

The Guardian - UK

Olympic disappointment to fuel Matildas: Fowler

The Matildas flopped badly at the Paris Olympics, with star attacker Mary Fowler determined to use the harsh lessons learned as motivation for the Asian Cup.

AAP

How Much Australian Paralympic Athletes Are Being Paid In 2024

The Paris 2024 Paralympics have kicked off, so how much are Australia's best athletes being paid?

Marie Claire - AU

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The Paris Olympics celebrated the gender-equal games. The picture isn’t so rosy for women Paralympians

Much has been written about the success of women athletes at the 2024 Paris games, dubbed the first gender-equal Olympics with equal numbers of men and women competing.

The Conversation

Telegram Founder Set To Learn Fate After France Arrest

Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, is set to learn Wednesday whether he will face charges and even be remanded in custody after his weekend arrest by French authorities over alleged violations at the messaging app.

International Business Times

Paralympics 2024: 10 GB stars going for gold in Paris

ParalympicsGB finished second in Tokyo table and are aiming to net up to 140 medals over the next fortnight

Evening Standard

Hannah Cockroft peps up Paris Paralympics with wedding preparation

The athlete is getting married three weeks after the Games but her focus is on adding to her success and entertaining the crowds

The Guardian - UK

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Fear, queer love and self-loathing: James Baldwin’s mid-century masterpiece, Giovanni’s Room

Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential books.

The Conversation

Paralympic classification isn’t just a way to organize sports – it also affects athletes’ experience

Athletes from around the world are in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games. The Games will feature more than 4,000 athletes with various disabilities competing in 549 medal events.

The Conversation

‘A true fervour’: Organisers rally locals to get behind Paris 2024 Paralympics

Exhilarating sport is guaranteed even if scepticism remains about scheduling the Games at the end of Les vacances

The Guardian - UK

Free speech and ‘homeland’: Moscow's ‘opportunistic’ response to Telegram boss Durov’s arrest

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said relations with France are at their “lowest” level following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at an airport outside Paris on Saturday. The arrest has prompted a stream of condemnations from those in power in Russia – even though the Kremlin…

France 24

Paris Paralympics 2024: everything you should know about the Games

The French capital hosts 11 days of elite competition that will produce new stars at a range of landmark venues

The Guardian - UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

‘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.

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The Guardian - AU

Paralympians to set the record straight as Australia’s golden decade beckons

Australia will have a 160-strong Paralympic team competing in Paris with human stories to sit amid remarkable athletic achievements

The Independent UK

ParalympicsGB has immense experience – but that also highlights the challenge at Paris 2024

Dame Sarah Storey will compete at a record ninth Games and has won 17 golds already

Sports Illustrated

After Switching Events, Jarryd Wallace Heads to Paris Paralympics Reinvigorated

After winning bronze in Tokyo in the 200 and feeling sapped from years of sprinting, the 34-year-old will now contend for a medal in the long jump. He hopes the decision will be yet another in his life that sets him on a better path.

Evening Standard

Who is Pavel Durov? Co-founder of Telegram app arrested in Paris

Here’s a closer look at the eccentric tech founder who has been arrested for his app’s compliance – or alleged lack of it

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Radio France Internationale

Paris metro accessibility a 'weak spot' ahead of Paralympics

Days before the opening of the Paris Paralympic Games, the head of the Paris transport authority urged a commitment to making the Paris metro accessible to all, admitting that the current system is nearly impossible for disabled people to navigate.

France 24

Russia warns France against trying to 'intimidate' detained Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has suggested the French government is trying to intimidate Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, who was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday for 12 alleged crimes related to drug trafficking, the sale of child sexual abuse material and fraud on the messaging…

Sports Illustrated

Joel Embiid Recording Bryce Harper's Phillies Walk-Off Was Peak Sports Fan Moment

Fresh off of winning his first Olympic gold medal in Paris with the men's basketball team, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid decided to take in a baseb

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events

Dates and times of all the events across 11 days of action in Paris this summer

Al Jazeera

All to know about Paralympic Games Paris 2024: Schedule, events, venues

When and where will the Paralympics opening ceremony be held? How many athletes will compete? Al Jazeera answers.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested In Paris For Platform Misuse

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris over platform moderation and illegal activities, defended by Durov and supported by Elon Musk and French Preside...

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners sue EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 climate targets

Groups challenging emissions limits in key sectors including agriculture, waste and transport

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